Jockey Robert Thornton accepts his mount Invictus has questions to answer in tomorrow’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Melodic Rendezvous is “95% likely” to take his chance in the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

Jockey Ruby Walsh believes there is a lot more to come from Annie Power, despite having extended her unbeaten run to eight races at Ascot on Saturday.

Ante-post favourite My Tent Of Yours will face 11 rivals in the William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Paul Nicholls’ Lexus hero Tidal Bay is one of the 16 entries in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on February 9.

Ruby Walsh gets his challenge to be named top festival jockey at Cheltenham for a fifth successive time underway today on board Prospect Wells in the William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

A total of 91 entries have been received for the William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival.

Ffos Las are clinging to the hope that they will be able to stage Saturday’s meeting, which features the SIS Live Welsh Champion Hurdle, despite the track currently being covered by a light dusting of snow.

LEOPARDSTOWN’S meeting on Sunday, featuring the MCR Hurdle, is under threat due to adverse weather.

Ffos Las are to stage the rescheduled Tolworth Hurdle should their big meeting on Saturday go ahead.

Verasi was left unchanged at 33-1 with totesport for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase following his victory in the Chris Poole And George Ennor Celebration Novices’ Chase at Plumpton.

A bumper entry of 130 has been received for the opening race at the Cheltenham Festival, the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

My Turn Now has fully recovered from his fall in the Tolworth Hurdle and is likely to take his chance in Thursday’s vcbet.co.uk Sidney Banks Memorial Novices’ Hurdle at Huntingdon.

Charlie Mann is to target his promising juvenile hurdler Mobaasher at the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton on February 24 as the gelding’s warm-up race for the Cheltenham Festival.

Nicky Henderson is fearful of the threat posed by ante-post favourite Acambo to his trio of intended runners in totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

Paul Webber is keeping an eye on the Totesport Trophy for De Soto as long as conditions are suitable at Newbury on February 10.

Paul Nicholls took up from where he left off as Natal ran out an easy winner of the opening contest on Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup day at Newbury.

Connections of Lingo have yet to decide whether he will make his eagerly-awaited comeback at Cheltenham on Sunday.

ALBUHERA was a surprise withdrawal from the totesport Trophy Hurdle at yesterday’s confirmation stage.

Rooster Booster could bid to win the Agfa Hurdle for the second time in three years at Sandown on Saturday.