PAUL HANAGAN kept up his relentless pursuit of the British jockeys’ championship with a 50-1 double at Nottingham yesterday. However, his main rival, Richard Hughes kept pace with two winners of his own, one at Nottingham and another at Kempton’s evening meeting.

The race for the conditional jockeys’ championship is going down to the wire.

Smart dual purpose performer Blue Bajan is out for about a year with a leg problem.

Punjabi is one of 10 entries for the Racing Post iPhone App HBLB Champion Hurdle Trial at Kempton on Saturday.

Blue Bajan heads a final field of 24 runners for the totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

NIGEL Twiston-Davies has decided to skip the totesport Trophy at Newbury on February 13 with Khyber Kim and head straight for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle.

Andy Turnell is hoping Bible Lord can give his stable a much-needed boost with a good run in Saturday's Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Last season’s Champion Hurdle third Binocular heads a field of seven declared for Saturday’s WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.

TRAINERS Tony Martin and Edward O’Grady carry the hopes of Ireland as they bid to end a 29-year-old drought in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham today.

Top-weight Blue Bajan has been ruled out of Saturday’s totesport.com Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

Ask provided Michael Stoute with his second success in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup as the 2-1 favourite landed a significant blow for punters on the final afternoon of York’s three-day May meeting.

Nicky Henderson capped his momentous season by passing his best ever tally of 93 with a short-priced treble at Kempton on Monday.

Oscar Bay looked a horse with Aintree potential as he sparked a big-priced Stratford double for jockey Seamus Durack.

WILLIE Mullins’ pair of Cousin Vinny and Hurricane Fly are the headline-grabbing names among 112 entries, released yesterday, for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – the opening event of the Cheltenham Festival.

Jim Lewis was back in the winner’s enclosure on King George day at Kempton as Breedsbreeze maintained a 100% record over fences in the Nigel Clark Feltham Novices’ Chase.

Chomba Womba’s victory in the Coral Ascot Hurdle proved the highlight of a 15-1 treble for trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Barry Geraghty at the Berkshire venue.

Top-weight and leading fancy Ashkazar has been declared a non-runner in tomorrow’s Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

TODAY’S featured Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham is typically competitive for a race of its nature but there’s no doubt that the Nicholls-Walsh partnership will be centre of attention once more as they team up with favourite Silverburn.

Andy Turnell plans to send Blue Bajan down the Champion Hurdle trial route during the first half of the jumps campaign.

Blue Bajan staked an early claim for top jumping honours next winter by showing a terrific turn of foot to win the totepool Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

Leading Attraction proved the most impressive offering on a decidedly quiet afternoon of jumping at Kempton.

Andy Turnell hopes Bible Lord makes the cut for the Racing Post Plate at Cheltenham on Thursday week.

Timmy Murphy endured an up-and-down afternoon at Huntingdon with the pain of a two-day ban eased by winning the feature race.

Orientalist Art is likely to be put away until the start of the Flat season after his rather laboured maiden success at Lingfield.

Five Dream will face a maximum 23 rivals in his bid to continue Paul Nicholls’ fantastic recent run of big-race success in the totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

Blue Bajan earned himself a step up in class by posting a smooth success in the first division of the skyvegas.com Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster.

Davy Russell is delighted to have picked up the ride on Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup second-favourite Abragante.

Trainer Simon Burrough achieved a first career double when Eluvaparty and Deep Quest combined to stun the crowd at Exeter today.

Andy Turnell expects a bold show from Blue Bajan in the William Ewart Properties Gala Stakes at Sandown on Friday.

CHARLIE SWAN is preparing Crooked Throw for a quick turnaround in Saturday’s William Hill Lincoln at Newcastle, six days after his second place in the Irish equivalent.

ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE aims to supplement a brilliant win in Dubai with another valuable success on sand when he tackles the Betdirect Winter Derby today.

Cambridgeshire runner-up Blue Bajan is on target for the £40,000 (€59,000) ibetx.com Churchill Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday.

Presumptuous, part-owned by former trainer Jack Berry and his son Sam, landed his second race over timber in the hands of David O’Meara in the Betfred Handicap Hurdle at Southwell.

Gino Carenza was seen to good effect when the Andy Turnell-trained Squires Lane got off the mark in the Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Beginners' Chase.

Andy Turnell is hoping for an improved effort from Jelani in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup tomorrow on what will be his third run following a long lay-off.

Cheltenham are celebrating the 40th anniversary of both the £100,000 (€156,900) Tripleprint Gold Cup and the £75,000 (€117,600) Victor Chandler Bula Hurdle at next week’s meeting.

Keith Dalgleish, who rode Yavana’s Pace into third place in the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine, Toronto, last night jetted back to his native Scotland and took the riding honours with a 19-1 treble at Hamilton today.