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

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

HENRIETTA KNIGHT has reported Best Mate “60 per cent likely” to go for the Pertemps King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day.

MICHAEL GRASSICK, fresh from a double on the flat at Fairyhouse on Saturday and on the mark with Major Title at Leopardstown, continued his terrific run when King’s Opera won the featured Murphys’ Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.

THERE are some doubts about Alamshar meeting tomorrow’s Group Two Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial engagement at Leopardstown.

Moscow Flyer could meet four of his old foes in the Grade One BMW Chase at Punchestown on April 29.

BEEF OR SALMON is the choice to prove a tasty dish for punters in the Tote Gold Cup at Cheltenham today.

Commanche Court was made to struggle to land the odds at Navan this afternoon in the Gain Feeds Handicap Chase to keep his Cheltenham prospects alive.

TIMMY MURPHY, riding at the very top of his form, will again team up with market leader Beef Or Salmon in Sunday’s 92,900 to the winner Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

A mouth-watering clash between Best Mate and Beef Or Salmon in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup remains on the cards after the pair today figured in a record 49 entries for the race on March 13.

Ted Walsh may have ruled Papillon out of next weekend’s Martell Grand National at Aintree, thereby foregoing the chance of recording a quick double from his charge in the marathon event.

Connections of Commanche Court are hoping to run the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up in the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.

Katie Walsh, daughter of Irish trainer Ted, gave the Cheltenham ground the thumbs up after partnering hurdler Make My Day in a spin at the track.

Commanche Court will face seven rivals when he lines-up in the Paddy & Helen Cox Memorial Newlands Chase at Naas on Sunday.

Doubts may surround many of the contenders for the Racing Post Chase at Kempton but punters are certainly sure about the horse to be on if early betting exchanges on the €147,000 contest are anything to go by.

Florida Pearl, winner of the Pertemps King George VI Chase, heads trainer Willie Mullins’ three entries in the Ritz Club Ascot Chase.

All the leading contenders feature among the 43 entries revealed today for the £300,000 Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup, with the level of entries five higher than last year.

Paul Nicholls, who trains hot-favourite Montifault, has today removed his three highest-weighted contenders for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.