Ruby Walsh has admitted he would not have ridden Big Buck’s any differently in last Saturday’s Cleeve Hurdle.

Richard Johnson is confident Wishfull Thinking is ready to run up to his best as he looks to defy top-weight in today’s Betfred Monet’s Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

Owner Graham Wylie has confirmed John Smith’s Grand National gamble On His Own is set for an imminent return to action.

Neil Mulholland’s Mad Max heads 15 runners declared for the Betfred Becher Chase at Aintree on Saturday.

MON Parrain is all the rage for this afternoon's Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham and it's very easy to see why.

DENIS O’REGAN performed miracles on Australia Day to the relief of favourite backers at Huntingdon yesterday.

LAST year’s winner Church Island is in a field of 25 left in the bet365 Gold Cup Chase at Sandown Park on Saturday.

THIS Grand National is one of the most open there has been in years. The weather in Aintree was beautiful yesterday, with a very big crowd on ladies day, and some of those ladies even wearing bikinis.

BIG BUCK’S bids to take his unbeaten run over the smaller obstacles to 12 when he attempts to win the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle for the third year running at Aintree tomorrow.

Dessie Hughes feels Vic Venturi and In Compliance are ready to do themselves justice in the John Smith's Grand National on Saturday.

VOY Por Ustedes is on course to bid for a third success in the John Smith’s Melling Chase on Friday week following his fine comeback effort at Cheltenham.

Dessie Hughes’ In Compliance will continue his Grand National preparations in the Kilcash Chase at Clonmel on Thursday.

SILVER BIRCH, winner of the 2007 John Smith’s Grand National, has been retired following his run at Aintree last week.

Past winners Mon Mome (2009) and Comply Or Die (2008) are among a maximum field of 40 declared for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Whinstone Boy stayed on best in the testing conditions to land the Tendrleen Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park under Sean Flanagan.

Nigel Twiston-Davies could be doubly represented in Sunday’s totesport.com Becher Chase at Aintree with both Hello Bud and Irish Raptor pencilled in for the stamina-sapping contest.

Charlie Swan is already looking forward to next year’s John Smith’s Grand National, when he could have two runners in Offshore Account and Oodachee.

Aintree specialist Sam Waley-Cohen is taking nothing for granted with Katarino as the 13-year-old attempts to provide him with a third victory in the John Smith’s Fox Hunters’ Chase this Thursday.

Kim Bailey has made back-up plans for Longshanks should his stable flag-bearer again fail to make the line-up in the John Smith’s Grand National.

Malcom Jefferson’s Roman Ark is set to bid for glory in the John Smith’s Topham Chase at Aintree.

Trainer Richard Phillips hopes recent recruit Pak Jack can make it third-time lucky over the Grand National fences when he lines-up for the totesport.com Becher Chase on Sunday.

Our Ben led all the way to run out an easy winner of the Imperial Call Chase at Cork.

Nicky Henderson will run just Liberthine in the John Smith’s Grand National next month, which will leave stable jockey Mick Fitzgerald looking around for a ride in the big race.

Degas Art advertised his Triumph Hurdle credentials with a gutsy performance in the Weatherbys Bank Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree.

Sam Waley-Cohen completed a famous double over the National fences when he steered Liberthine to success in the John Smith's And Spar Topham Chase.

Ferdy Murphy believes outsider Haut De Gamme is a “massive price” for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week.

D’ARGENT has been all the rage for Saturday’s Gala Casinos Daily Record Scottish Grand National and is now as low as 6-1 favourite for the Ayr showpiece.

Kim Bailey will enter John Smith’s Grand National hopeful Longshanks in the Topham Chase on the Friday of the Aintree meeting as consolation in case he fails to get into the big race itself.

Scotmail Boy has been retired after breaking down during last Saturday’s Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown.