FLYING FALCON looks the one to beat in the Sunderlands Imperial Cup – the feature event on Sandown’s traditional pre-Cheltenham Saturday card.

Gaspara can continue David Pipe’s fantastic first season as a trainer as she looks a worthy favourite for tomorrow’s Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown.

Wet conditions throughout the country look set to disrupt jump racing for the rest of the week at least.

Dempsey could swerve the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival for a tilt at the Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown the weekend before.

Hasty Prince and Tarlac are both on course to make the starting line-up in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on November 12.

Studmaster will bypass Saturday’s Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown and could also miss next week’s Cheltenham Festival.

United could make her seasonal reappearance in the Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown on Saturday.

United could make her seasonal reappearance in the Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown on Saturday.

IRIS’S GIFT will go straight to the Cheltenham Gold Cup without a prep run.

KICKING King’s victory in the Gold Cup was enough to convince me that he has what it takes to dominate the blue riband of the Cheltenham Festival for many years to come.

KICKING KING gets my vote to reign in the Gold Cup this afternoon.

Royal Ascot hero Riyadh is set to head a two-pronged challenge by champion jumps trainer Martin Pipe in Saturday’s Foster’s Lager Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

Polar Red is reported to be bang on course for Cheltenham on Thursday after his thrilling victory in Saturday’s Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown.