Ante-post favourite and runaway Betfair Chase winner Kauto Star is one of six Paul Nicholls-trained horses to feature among 37 entries for the Stan James King George VI Chase.

Champion owner David Johnson has admitted that nothing has yet come to light as to why Martin Pipe drew his first blank at the Cheltenham Festival for 18 years.

Celestial Gold is set to go straight for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup without the benefit of a prep run.

Ante-post favourite Celestial Gold heads a total of 30 horses still in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday week after the latest forfeit stage.