Neptune Collonges, the youngest horse in the race, capped an extraordinary campaign for Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh when outstaying his rivals to take the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown yesterday.

THE LISTENER has been given a clean bill of health on his return from Ireland.

Leading Ryanair Chase fancy Racing Demon is to swerve the race and instead take his chance in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Dusty Sheehy believes a torn muscle may have been responsible for Justified’s below-par run in Sunday’s big race in Ireland.

IMPRESSIVE recent Aintree winner Kauto Star heads the weights for the £110,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday week.