TONY McCoy is hoping to be fit for the Cheltenham Festival despite suffering a back injury in a fall at Warwick on Saturday.

Paul Nicholls believes the track will suit Kauto Star down to the ground when he tackles the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the Festival tomorrow.

Hot favourite Kauto Star heads a field of 19 declared for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

War Of Attrition will miss the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after suffering a setback.

Friday’s action at Kempton and Wolverhampton hinges on morning inspections - with Saturday’s Leopardstown card also under threat.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Kauto Star heads a list of 12 possibles for Saturday’s Aon Chase at Newbury.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup third Forget The Past will be trained for the John Smith’s Grand National in April – if he recovers from a back problem in time.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition is on course to make his third start of the campaign in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown next Sunday.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition could again go into battle with Hedgehunter and Forget The Past in the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup on April 26.

Iris’s Gift will not run again this season after his below-par effort in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Connections of War Of Attrition will “hold fire” before making any running plans for the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner.

Connections of War Of Attrition will “hold fire” before making any running plans for the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner.

War Of Attrition stayed on strongly to win the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup for Ireland on St Patrick’s Day.

Clerk of the course Simon Claisse is anticipating good ground for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

Paul Carberry is hoping for soft ground at Prestbury Park on March 17 to boost Beef Or Salmon’s bid to make it fourth time lucky in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Take The Stand has emerged from his luckless run at Lingfield on Saturday with no ill effects and will now head straight for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 17.

Our Vic returned to form with a brave performance in the Ascot totesport Chase.

Halcon Genelardis continued his climb up the novice chasing ranks with a resounding victory at Wetherby which provided trainer Alan King with his 300th career success.

MOSCOW FLYER heads a classy 11-strong entry for the Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase at the Leopardstown festival on December 27.

The future of triple Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Best Mate is in the hands of Mother Nature, according to his trainer Henrietta Knight.

Kicking King landed a famous victory for Ireland in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the Festival today.

The participation of Grey Abbey in the totesport Gold Cup on Friday remains in the balance, despite the front-running grey being one of 16 declared for the blue riband today.

Philip Hobbs has supplemented Farmer Jack for next Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at a cost of £17,500 (€25,000).