DENMAN was reported to be in mint condition yesterday following his heroics in the Hennessy Gold Cup.

Ferdy Murphy's L'Antartique is set for a step up in class after making a successful seasonal debut under Graham Lee in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase.

Ferdy Murphy is hoping Joes Edge makes the cut in the John Smith’s Grand National after getting up in the shadow of the post to win the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Leading Irish amateur Davy Russell is relishing the prospect of riding Ferdy Murphy’s horses this winter after getting off the mark for the West Witton trainer at Sedgefield.

LEADING Irish amateur Davy Russell put the seal on his appointment as first jockey to the powerful Ferdy Murphy stable when gaining his first success for the West Witton trainer on Inn Antique at Sedgefield yesterday.