TONY McCOY will ride ante-post favourite Fistral Beach in the Racing Post Chase at Kempton on Saturday as the eight-year-old bids to improve on last season’s performance in the race.

Master Minded heads a field of nine left in Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.

PAUL NICHOLLS has warned Denman should not be written off for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup despite his lacklustre display in the Aon Chase earlier this month.

lan King has given an update on a number of performers from his stable who do not have the Cheltenham Festival on the agenda.

YOU would like to think that those who tried to make Sam Thomas’ life a misery over the last couple of weeks were hanging their heads in shame after Noland had won the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.