Cheltenham has passed an initial 8am inspection this morning, but a further precautionary check at 7am tomorrow has been called.

Nicky Henderson declared himself pleased with conditions after walking the course at Newbury ahead of this weekend’s highly-anticipated fixture.

GRANDS CRUS may appear to be half-asleep for much of his time at David Pipe’s stables but there could be no doubting his place as the star attraction at his trainer’s press morning yesterday.