Penzance is the horse the sponsors fear in the totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

Irish challenger Al Eile heads 36 horses confirmed for Saturday’s totesport Trophy at Newbury.

TRAINER Christy Roche has ruled No Where To Hyde out of the totesport Trophy at Newbury as he feels the horse has been harshly treated by the handicapper.

THE Jessica Harrington trained Studmaster, who helped end a nightmare run for the stable when landing the Pierse Hurdle on Sunday, and Martin Pipe’s lightly-raced novice hurdler Acambo are 10-1 joint favourite with the sponsors for the totesport Trophy at Newbury on February 11 following the publication of the weights.

FRANCOIS DOUMEN has revealed former champion stayer Baracouda could be joined by stablemates Millenium Royal and Blue Canyon in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle on March 16.

A total of 50 entries, 15 more than in 2005, have been revealed for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 16.

Royal Rosa has been cut into 10-1 by Coral for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle ahead of his return to action at Cheltenham on January 28.

Mephisto appears almost certain to miss the Smurfit Champion Hurdle after trainer Howard Johnson decided to give his charge some time off.

NOEL MEADE is hoping the ground remains on the good side ahead of Champion Hurdle runner-up Harchibald’s run in the totesport Bula Hurdle this afternoon.

Noel Meade is hoping the ground remains on the good side ahead of Champion Hurdle runner-up Harchibald’s run in the totesport Bula Hurdle tomorrow.

ARCALIS could bypass tomorrow’s Pertemps ‘Fighting Fifth’ Hurdle due to unsuitable ground at Newcastle.

SOLERINA, a failure on the two occasions she has tried three miles, is napped to set the record straight in the Grade One Ballymore Properties Champion Stayers’ Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

Britain will be strongly represented in tomorrow’s Colm McEvoy Auctioneers Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown with three of the seven contenders.

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Nina Carberry will not be aboard Dabiroun at Aintree on Thursday despite piloting him to a brilliant success at the Cheltenham Festival.

COLMAN SWEENEY (22) from Castlelyons, Co Cork, rode a magnificent race to land the Christie’s Foxhunters Chase on Sleeping Night for Paul Nicholls at Cheltenham yesterday.

Penzance pipped Faasel in a thrilling finish to the JCB Triumph Hurdle on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival this afternoon.

Alan King is aware of the task facing his four-year-old Penzance as he puts his unbeaten record on the line in tomorrow’s JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

NEWCASTLE United's dream run of form has denied coach Terry McDermott and captain Alan Shearer the chance to join their horses on the annual pilgrimage to Cheltenham.

BUM steers and beaten dockets — bad memories of Ballybrit evaporated in the slipstream of the jet that hurtled us towards the Cotswolds.

Newcastle United’s dream run of form has denied coach Terry McDermott and captain Alan Shearer the chance to join their horses on the annual pilgrimage to the Cheltenham Festival this week.