Jonjo O’Neill has put an end to speculation on who will partner Keen Leader in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Beef Or Salmon will work after racing at Limerick on Thursday as he continues his build up to a repeat crack at the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

With doubts surrounding Back In Front’s participation in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle, Irish trainer Edward O’Grady is looking to Pizarro to lead his Cheltenham Festival team.

BACK IN FRONT’S bid for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle is “in the balance”, according to trainer Edward O’Grady.

Venn Ottery gave Paul Nicholls his 100th winner of the season with a remarkable performance in the Manny Bernstein Hedging For Bookmakers Maiden Chase at Leicester today.

Willie Mullins remains hopeful that stable star Florida Pearl can win his third race at the Cheltenham Festival next month as the veteran lines up at the meeting for the seventh time.

Two beaten horses stole the limelight on a weekend of clues for the Cheltenham Festival and both look sure to be in the thick of the action when the major races are played out at Prestbury Park next month.

Sue Smith’s Artic Jack, one of the front-runners in the betting for the Martell Cognac Grand National, could well take his chance in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

WILLIE MULLINS yesterday confirmed that Florida Pearl has emerged fit and well from his historic victory at Leopardstown on Sunday and will now bid to win the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup at the fourth attempt.

Willie Mullins today confirmed that Florida Pearl has emerged fit and well from his historic victory at Leopardstown yesterday and will now bid to win the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup at the fourth attempt.

WILLIE MULLINS will appeal against yesterday’s disqualification of 2002 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup winner Be My Royal.

Ferdy Murphy is to suspend operations at his Middleham stable for the next fortnight because of an illness which has affected his recent runners, including Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Truckers Tavern.

OWNER David Johnson yesterday refused to rule out a tilt at the Tote Cheltenham Gold with his promising novice Therealbandit.

SIR REMBRANDT can secure his place in the line-up for chasing’s blue riband with victory in the Pillar Property Chase at Cheltenham today.

A rejuvenated Florida Pearl promises to be the star attraction for racegoers at Ascot on Saturday.

Valley Henry will bid to get back on the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup trail when he tackles the Pillar Property Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday.

TONY DOBBIN is the new partner for Truckers Tavern in both this weekend’s Pillar Property Chase and the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

Popular veteran Florida Pearl has another tilt at the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup on the agenda following his decisive win at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Henrietta Knight yesterday reported Best Mate “in great form” two months ahead of his attempt at a third consecutive Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

FLORIDA PEARL begins what is very likely to be his final assault on the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup when he has his first race for almost nine months at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

Robert Alner has reassured punters that Kingscliff remains on course for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

Jim Lewis, owner of Best Mate, confirmed at a lunch at Leopardstown racecourse yesterday that his dual Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup winner would return to Ireland next Christmas.

What’s Up Boys, off the track since injuring a hock at Wetherby 18 months ago, is on course to return to action next month as he starts his build-up for another crack at the Martell Cognac Grand National.

Beef Or Salmon has recovered from a slight setback and is on course for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Owner David Johnson has warned punters that his promising novice Therealbandit is unlikely to tackle the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

FLORIDA PEARL could be back in action this weekend as he begins his build up to another tilt at the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

BEST MATE remains odds-on across the board to win an historic third Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup following the publication of the entries yesterday.

Florida Pearl could be back in action this weekend as he begins his build up to another tilt at the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Best Mate heads the 32 entries revealed today for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup, which takes place on March 18.

Beef Or Salmon appears to have recovered from the bug which resulted in a below-par effort when a well-beaten third behind Best Mate in the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

AZERTYUIOP, second to Moscow Flyer in the William Hill Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown in December, faces a tough task giving weight all round in Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.

Best Mate is as short as 4-5 to win the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup for a third successive year after he silenced the doubters with a superb performance to win the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Truckers Tavern was this morning reported none the worse for his fall in an incident-packed Rowland Meyrick Chase at Wetherby yesterday.

Dorset-based trainer Robert Alner has ruled out a tilt at this season’s Martell Cognac Grand National with his progressive stayer Sir Rembrandt.

Nigel Twiston-Davies has the Martell Cognac Grand National in his sights once more after 2002 Aintree hero Bindaree battled his way to a thrilling triumph over Sir Rembrandt in the Coral Welsh National at rain-soaked Chepstow yesterday.

Connections of Best Mate are hoping conditions at Leopardstown do not get too testing ahead of tomorrow’s Ericsson Chase.

Truckers Tavern and Hussard Collonges, two of the north’s leading Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup hopes, are set to meet in the skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby tomorrow.

Ferdy Murphy's Truckers Tavern is set to tackle the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby a week tomorrow in preference to the Pertemps King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day.

Bookmakers have slashed the price of Truckers Tavern for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup after a deluge of ante-post bets.

HENRIETTA KNIGHT will visit Kempton on Friday to walk the course as she decides whether to point the brilliant Best Mate at the Pertemps King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.

BOOKMAKERS have slashed the price of Truckers Tavern for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup after a deluge of ante-post bets yesterday.

Beef Or Salmon will be back in action at Cork on Sunday following a convincing victory at Punchestown last weekend.

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”