Some 5,000 Irish racing fans make an annual pilgrimage to the Cheltenham Festival in hope of teaching the home team a lesson or two.

Thirty-nine horses remain in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after the latest forfeit stage.

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

Moscow Flyer has been all the rage in the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting after Jessica Harrington’s stable returned to form at Leopardstown on Sunday.

TOP amateur jockey Derek O'Connor starred on the second day of the Limerick festival yesterday with a double that included Coolnahilla's victory in the featured Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase.

Moscow Flyer faces just four rivals as he aims to return to winning ways in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Moscow Flyer lost his unbeaten record over fences in the most dramatic fashion at the Punchestown Festival today.

OLDER people and those with disabilities living in country areas can look forward to a better bus service, Transport Minister Martin Cullen pledged yesterday when he announced that the Rural Transport Initiative (RTI) is to become a permanent part of Government funding.

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

Moscow Flyer, Azertyuiop and Well Chief have all stood their ground ahead of an enthralling renewal of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next Wednesday.

Moscow Flyer, Azertyuiop and Well Chief have all stood their ground ahead of an enthralling renewal of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next Wednesday.

REASONS for Ulaan Baatar’s poor showing at Navan on Sunday have come to light after the gelding scoped badly yesterday.

Moscow Flyer is reported to be in fine form ahead of his warm-up run for the Cheltenham Festival at Punchestown on Sunday.

RATHGAR BEAU is likely to take his chance against Moscow Flyer and Azertyuiop in the Queen Mother two mile Champion 'Chase at Cheltenham following a smooth success in the MacLochlainn Road Markings Limited Kinloch Brae 'Chase at Thurles yesterday.

PAUL NICHOLLS is keeping his options open for the skybet.com Castleford Chase, with four entries for the £50,000 contest at Wetherby on Monday.

Paul Nicholls is keeping his options open for the skybet.com Castleford Chase, with four entries for the £50,000 (€72,000) contest at Wetherby on Monday.

Moscow Flyer won his big showdown with Azertyuiop in a thrilling battle for the William Hill Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown this afternoon.

TODAY’S Tingle Creek Chase encounter at Sandown between Azertyuiop and Moscow Flyer is being touted by the racing world as one of the sport’s great showdowns, and few can possibly doubt that the prospect of these two Champion Chase winners clashing once more could go down in the annals of the sport as a genuine ‘never-to-be-forgotten’ moment.

Rathgar Beau got off the mark for the season when collaring Cloudy Bays late on to take the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

Best Mate took top honours at the inaugural British Horseracing Board Jumps Racing Awards in London today.

Moscow Flyer confirmed his position as the best two-miler in Ireland by winning the Betdaq.com Champion Chase.

Moscow Flyer will face six rivals when Jessica Harrington’s stable star runs in the Betdaq.com Champion Chase on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival tomorrow.

STAR performers such as Hardy Eustace, Harbour Pilot and Moscow Flyer are likely to be attracted by record prize money of €1.7m at the four-day Punchestown Festival next month.

TOP jockey Ruby Walsh heads a cast of leading racing personalities for the Cashmans Bookmakers/Inch Point-To-Point Cheltenham Preview at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork tomorrow night, starting at 8pm.

Reigning champions Best Mate, Rooster Booster, Moscow Flyer and Baracouda were declared to go forward to defend their Cheltenham Festival titles following yesterday’s forfeit stage for the nine championship races.

Moscow Flyer and Barry Geraghty outclassed five rivals to win the Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase for the second successive year at Leopardstown today.

Moscow Flyer is now the 6-4 favourite to repeat last season’s victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase after being the subject of a substantial bet.

Istabraq will bid for his fourth consecutive victory in the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Istabraq will bid for his fourth consecutive victory in the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday when he will attempt to put an end to speculation over his wellbeing.