Michael O’Brien has concerns about the ground at Punchestown and could yet pull Forget The Past from Wednesday’s Star “Best For Racing Coverage” Chase.

Dessie Hughes will rely upon Central House rather than Strong Flow in the Star "Best For Racing Coverage" Chase at Punchestown on Wednesday.

Dessie Hughes will rely upon Central House rather than Strong Flow in the Star “Best For Racing Coverage” Chase at Punchestown on Wednesday.

Nickname and Newmill feature among a classy eight-runner field declared for the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Nickname will attempt to gain some consolation for missing the Cheltenham Festival in the Grade Three Russell Restaurant An Uaimh Chase at Navan on Saturday.

Tony Dobbin is keeping his fingers crossed Monet's Garden can prove his King George form all wrong when he lines up in the Commercial First Ascot Chase on Saturday.

MONET’S GARDEN will face just six rivals as he bids to get his season back on track in Saturday’s Commercial First Ascot Chase.

Nickname produced another stylish display in the Byrne Group plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown and has the bookmakers on the run ahead of the Cheltenham Festival.

TRAINERS Mark Rimell and Noel Chance have different feelings about the prospective rise in the weights for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on Saturday week.

SLIPPERS MADDEN, brilliant aboard Jazz Messenger at Kempton on St Stephen's Day, rode another peach of a race when guiding Nickname to a smooth success in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

The Martin Brassil trained Nickname has won the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown.

CATCH ME, unbeaten in two outings over flights, is expected to successfully step up to Grade Two in the paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown today.

FOREMAN, rated the best two-mile novice chaser around for Thierry Doumen last season, heads a list of seven entries for the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

NOEL MEADE has reported that Harchibald will not be travelling over to Kempton to contest the Christmas Hurdle.

Central House will bid for his third Grade One success when he tackles the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

Testing conditions would not undermine Paul Nicholls’ confidence in Kauto Star for the William Hill Tingle Creek Chase.

TINGLE CREEK Trophy sponsors William Hill make Kauto Star the 4-7 favourite after the brilliant Betfair Chase winner was confirmed as a definite runner at the weekend.

GRAND NATIONAL winner Numbersixvalverde yesterday jumped his first fence since winning the Aintree classic last April and jockey Niall 'Slippers' Madden pronounced himself delighted with the outcome.

Nickname staked a claim for the Queen Mother Champion Chase with a gallant victory over Central House at Navan.

Newmill ran his rivals into the ground to land the Kerrygold Champion Chase in great style despite making several mistakes.

WAR OF ATTRITION has earned an official rating of 170 with his impressive victory in last Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

War Of Attrition has earned an official rating of 170 with his impressive victory in last Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

FISH and chips at ten in the morning and Guinness by 11. When racegoers at Cheltenham talk about the need for stamina, it isn’t the horses they’re thinking of.

When Roger Loughran won the Grade Two Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown on Central House nobody could deny him his moment in the spotlight.

Talented gelding Watson Lake is being primed for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

MACS JOY has been installed as favourite to confirm his position as a leading Champion Hurdle hope with victory in the Red Mills Hurdle at Gowran on Saturday.

YOU would have to be forgiven for thinking that Beef Or Salmon will enjoy little more than a good school in the richly-endowed Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

PAUL NOLAN'S Accordion Etoile has come out of his exertions at Punchestown on Sunday in great form and remains firmly on course for the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham on March 14.

Paul Nolan has come out of his exertions at Punchestown on Sunday in great form and remains firmly on course for the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham on March 14.

ROGER LOUGHRAN yesterday banished the memory of a dreadful error of judgement at Leopardstown over Christmas when he guided Central House to an emphatic success in the Byrne Group plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

Roger Loughran banished the memory of a controversial defeat as he guided Central House to an emphatic success in the Byrne Group plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchetown.

Accordion Etoile could put his Irish Independent Arkle Trophy credentials on the line in the Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown on Sunday.

MOUSE MORRIS has reported Queen Mother Champion Chase hopeful Fota Island to be in fine shape after his cosy victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Mouse Morris has reported Queen Mother Champion Chase hopeful Fota Island to be in fine shape after his cosy victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Tony McCoy and Fota Island took advantage of a below-par display from Central House to win the Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse.

Tony McCoy and Fota Island floored a disappointing Central House to win the Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse.

THE progressive Southern Vic is fancied to concede weight all round in the Grade Two Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase at Naas this afternoon.

PARLIAMENT SQUARE is the nap choice to land the Gain Horse Feeds Hurdle on a decent programme at Thurles this afternoon.

Paul Carberry is expected to be back in action at Fairyhouse on Sunday when he will team up with Central House in the Grade Two Normans Grove Chase.

COLM MURPHY hopes to know more in the next week about the prospects of his unbeaten Feathard Lady making it to Cheltenham for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle.

Central House, beaten by jockey error last time, is set to return to action at Fairyhouse next Sunday.

ROGER LOUGHRAN, who turned professional only on December 17, was hit with a 14-day ban after committing a dreadful error aboard Central House in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Moscow Flyer was beaten in a dramatic finish to the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown.