Willie Mullins has issued an upbeat report on Faugheen ahead of his intended appearance in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Saturday week.

Willoughby Court will bid to extend his unbeaten record over fences to three in the Betbright Dipper Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham today, writes Colin Wilson

Barry Geraghty admits "it's a tricky one" as he ponders between More Of That and Cause Of Causes as his mount in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Extending Cheltenham to four days has seriously diluted what’s on offer and it is very much illustrated by this afternoon’s Racing Post Arkle Trophy.

Top jockey Barry Geraghty has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival after suffering a collapsed lung and six broken ribs in a fall at Kempton Park yesterday.

Welcome to the most exciting weekend of the National Hunt season this side of the Cheltenham Festival.

I’ve ridden in a lot of King Georges but I don’t remember riding in one with such a small field.

Ruby Walsh has not ruled out Un De Sceaux making a return to trip to Britain on his next start to defend his crown in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase.

Annacotty will attempt back-to-back victories in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham on November 12.

Owner Graham Wylie is looking forward to seeing Nichols Canyon step back up in trip in next month’s Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle.

The absence of Vautour takes some of the intrigue from the Gold Cup, but it remains a very competitive race, in which Don Cossack can regain his place as the highest rated chaser in these islands by landing the week’s feature for Gordon Elliott, Bryan Cooper and Gigginstown House Stud.

All the talk of ‘Ricci Tuesday’ had been replaced by an intense focus on what was expected to be ‘JP Wednesday.’

Gordon Elliott has given No More Heroes a perfect preparation and the imposing seven-year- old is fancied to land the RSA Chase at Cheltenham today.

Oliver Sherwood “couldn’t be happier” with Many Clouds ahead of his run in the totepoolliveinfo.com Premier Chase at Kelso today.

Michael Scudamore claims last year’s Johnny Henderson Grand Annual winner Next Sensation is “as well as he could be” after his weight was revealed ahead of a repeat bid.

Current crop are a smart bunch, but not by any means a brilliant one. Yes, says Tommy Lyons

Yanworth is firmly on course for the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after Alan King resisted any temptation to enter his rising star in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

Wayne Hutchinson believes Alan King has all angles covered as he fields both Sego Success and Midnight Prayer in the Betfred Classic Chase at Warwick today.

Gordon Elliott is to give No More Heroes a speculative entry in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Officials at Chepstow are optimistic Saturday’s Coral Welsh Grand National will go ahead after being given the green light to move the feature event to a slot earlier in the afternoon.

Irish challengers Don Cossack and Vautour are among the star names among the 10 horses left in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Saturday.

In-form trainer Harry Fry sees Jolly’s Cracked It’s “love of Ascot” as a major positive ahead of his return to the track for the Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle today.

Alan King believes Paddy Power Gold Cup hero Annacotty is in even better shape than he was last month as he aims to secure a notable double in Saturday’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Special Tiara’s owner Sally Rowley-Williams will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to appeal the result of Saturday’s Tingle Creek at Sandown.

Alan King ticked off another box on his glittering CV after Smad Place finally delivered on the big stage over fences with a scintillating win in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Coneygree will miss Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury after failing to sparkle in a schooling session yesterday.

Alan King has paid tribute to the retiring Robert Thornton, highlighting the 2008 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle victory of Nenuphar Collonges as the ride that best showcased his talents.