Trainer Shark Hanlon is leaning towards the Ryanair Chase with Hidden Cyclone following Cue Card’s defection.

John ’Shark’ Hanlon is looking forward to Hidden Cyclone taking on the best two-milers around in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

The Dermot Weld-Davy Russell combination hasn’t exactly set the winter alight, but can begin to redress the balance by landing the Online Discounts @fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle at the Co Meath track this afternoon with Zafayan.

Next month’s Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown is a likely next port of call for Hidden Cyclone following another admirable effort at Leopardstown over the festive period.

Henry de Bromhead said it was “50-50” which race Sizing Europe will run in at Cheltenham after he was officially scratched from the Betfred Gold Cup.

Sizing Europe faces just four rivals as he completes his racecourse preparations for the Cheltenham Festival in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.

Trainer Henry de Bromhead will step up Sizing Europe’s Cheltenham Festival preparations when he runs the 11-year-old in the Grade 2 Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown on Sunday.

Sizing Europe is set to take in either the Tied Cottage Chase or the Hennessy Gold Cup ahead of his fifth trip to the Cheltenham Festival in March.

Henry de Bromhead reports Sizing Europe to be “bouncing” as he bids to end his season on a high in today’s Boylesports.com Champion Chase.

Last year’s winner Sizing Europe heads a select field of eight declared for tomorrow’s sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Last year’s winner Sizing Europe heads a select field of eight declared for Wednesday’s sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Sizing Europe and Big Zeb, the first two home in the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase last year, are on course for a rematch at Cheltenham next Wednesday.

Sizing Europe passed his final serious test before the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase with a satisfactory workout at the Curragh yesterday.

Sizing Europe passed his final serious test before the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase with a satisfactory workout at the Curragh today.

Kauto Star is only “50-50” to make the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after a fall when schooling last week, according to trainer Paul Nicholls.

Big Zeb is reportedly in fine shape ahead of his bid to regain the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Tony Martin is no hurry to commit Bog Warrior to Cheltenham following his all-the-way win at Naas on Saturday.

Colm Murphy faces a race against time to get Quito De La Roque ready for Cheltenham after the Grade One winner scoped badly last week.

The action from across the water has been decimated by the weather and if Ffos Las falls foul of an inspection, British racegoers will really be struggling for meaningful action.

Big Zeb’s owner Pat Redmond is placing a second victory in the Sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase as a greater priority than Sunday’s Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.

I was due to be at Sandown today, but that went west yesterday morning, so have to settle for just one ride at Fairyhouse, Maggie Connolly.

SIZING Europe and Big Zeb will clash in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase on February 5.

CHAMPION CHASE hero Sizing Europe remains on course for next month’s Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown ahead of the defence of his Cheltenham crown.

TRAINER Colin Murphy has confirmed the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown on February 5 as the next target for Big Zeb, who made it two wins from two runs this season in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on Tuesday.

KAUTO STAR showed his well-being ahead of the Guinness Gold Cup at the Punchestown Festival with a pleasing piece of work at the weekend.

COLM Murphy is excited by the prospect of seeing Big Zeb defend his sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase crown a week on Wednesday.

THE prolific Golden Silver is not a definite runner in Sunday’s paddypower.com Chase at Naas.

SIZING EUROPE is to be aimed at the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase after he was scratched from his two other entries at the Cheltenham Festival.

COLM Murphy would still not swap Big Zeb “for anything else” as his stable star builds towards going for back-to-back victories in the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next month.

Colm Murphy would still not swap Big Zeb “for anything else” as his stable star builds towards going for back-to-back victories in the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next month

Henry de Bromhead is in no rush to decide Sizing Europe’s Cheltenham target after his creditable effort in Sunday’s Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

Golden Silver (3-1) got the better of Big Zeb at the fifth attempt in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

TRAINER Philip Fenton has revealed he might give Dunguib an entry in the Coral Cup as an alternative to the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

BIG ZEB is on course to run at Punchestown later this month before attempting to defend his crown in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Paul Townend was coolness personified as he brought Golden Silver to deny the enterprisingly-ridden Rubi Light in the feature Tote Pick Six Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse.

Big Zeb will just have one more run before bidding to retain his crown in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

WILLIE MULLINS has yet to make any hard and fast plans for his stable stars’ return to the race course but reports most of them to be in fine fettle as the National Hunt season kicks into gear.

TONY McCOY has been confirmed as Forpadydeplasterer’s jockey in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on March 17.

DUAL winner Master Minded heads 24 entries for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Big Zeb bids to further enhance his claims for the Cheltenham Festival when he lines-up in Sunday’s Amazing Thailand Chase at Punchestown.

Kazal and Don’t Be Bitin will have Grade One targets at Punchestown as they spearhead a strong Eoin Griffin raid on the upcoming Festival.

KICKING KING pleased trainer Tom Taaffe in a workout yesterday morning prior to his run in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran on Saturday.

Newmill could make a quick reappearance at Punchestown on Sunday following his fine effort on unsuitable ground at Gowran Park.

Wednesday’s re-scheduled meeting at Fairyhouse has been abandoned as the course is still waterlogged.