British bookmakers fear another pounding if Tony McCoy and Don't Push It win the John Smith's Grand National for the second year running.

DENMAN will face five rivals as he bids to win his first race since the 2009 Hennessy in the totesport Bowl at Aintree tomorrow.

LAST YEAR’S winner Don’t Push It heads 74 remaining entries for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 9.

After Wednesday’s relative success, yesterday had the feeling of that difficult second album.

THE old guard of Kauto Star, Denman and Imperial Commander feature among 14 declarations for tomorrow’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The old guard of Kauto Star, Denman and Imperial Commander feature among 14 declarations for this year’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

NOEL Meade is more worried about Pandorama’s limited experience over fences than the lack of a recent run heading into the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup next week.

Kauto Star features among the 90 entries for the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on April 23.

LEOPARDSTOWN general manager Tom Burke reports conditions to be improving ahead of their rearranged fixture this Saturday.

Paul Nicholls will be double-handed in Saturday’s Aon Chase at Newbury with What A Friend and Noland among the nine entries for the reopened Grade Two.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has 10 of the 102 initial entries for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree in April.

Kauto Star is all set to seek an historic fifth successive victory in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on December 26.

HOURS after the Champions League slipped from his grasp, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was back winning on the big stage as his What A Friend claimed the totesport Bowl at Aintree.

What A Friend won an incident-packed renewal of the totesport Bowl at Aintree to give part-owner Alex Ferguson some compensation for Manchester United’s elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday.

PHILIP FENTON is considering running talented novice Dunguib in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

CHELTENHAM Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander heads 13 entries for the Totesport Bowl at Aintree on Thursday.

A 1-2 for England in yesterday’s rescheduled Lexus Chase at Leopardstown, What A Friend beating Money Trix, confirmed what most of us thought anyway that there is little or no chance of an Irish success in the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Paul Nicholls’ duo Kauto Star and Denman are again set to scrap out the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after the latter’s magnificent return to form in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Denman put up a remarkable weight-carrying performance to win the Hennessy Gold Cup for a second time at Newbury.

Paul Nicholls believes Denman is in the same kind of shape ahead of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury as he was when he took the historic prize two years ago.

PAUL NICHOLLS’ gut instinct is that Denman will do no better than finish fourth or fifth under top weight in Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury – a race in which fellow pacesetter Carruthers has been declared a non-runner.

PAUL NICHOLLS admits Denman faces a tough test in trying to defy top-weight for a second time in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.

Paul Nicholls admits Denman faces a tough test in trying to defy top-weight for a second time in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.