Lough Derg regained his position at the top of the Order Of Merit leaderboard from Kauto Star with an extraordinary comeback in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell.

Bertie May collected at the first time of asking over timber to provide trainer Kevin Bishop with a welcome change of fortune in division one of the Exeter Novices' Hurdle today.

Ashley Brook's disappointing performance at Ascot on Saturday remains a mystery, according to trainer Kevin Bishop.

PAUL Nicholls has red-hot favourite Twist Magic “in seriously good order” for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot today.

Paul Nicholls has red-hot favourite Twist Magic “in seriously good order” for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot tomorrow.

TWIST MAGIC heads 15 entries for the Grade One Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on January 19.

Twist Magic heads 15 entries for the Grade One Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on January 19.

Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Voy Por Ustedes heads a high-class field of eight for the paddypower.com Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Alan King hopes a recent outing at Cheltenham has taken the “fizz” out of Voy Por Ustedes ahead of the paddypower.com Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

PAUL Nicholls has put Kauto Star on stand-by for the paddypower.com Tingle Creek Chase in case the ground is testing at Sandown on Saturday.

MONET’S Garden claimed the scalp of Gold Cup hero Kauto Star in a highly-charged renewal of the Bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree yesterday.

Monet’s Garden floored Kauto Star to land the Bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

On a weekend featuring the ever-popular Breeders’ Cup, stay-at-home punters are also in for a treat as Gold Cup hero Kauto Star makes his seasonal reappearance at Aintree.

While many of the key protagonists will only take part in Sunday’s bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree if the ground is safe, the current dry spell has probably claimed its first victim in My Way De Solzen.

Kauto Star is 7-4 favourite with Coral to make a winning seasonal debut in the bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday.

KAUTO STAR has been the talk of the jumps season, enthralling spectators and even sparking a debate about how to pronounce his name.

Voy Por Ustedes, trained by Alan King and ridden by Robert Thornton, won the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the 2007 Cheltenham Festival.

David Johnson believes ante-post favourite Well Chief is a “champion in waiting” ahead of his bid for glory in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Andrew McNamara hopes lightning can strike twice when Newmill bids for glory in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Martin Brassil has declared himself happy with conditions at Cheltenham ahead of Nickname’s assault on the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday.

Martin Brassil has declared Nickname among a field of 12 for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Last year's winner Newmill tops a list of 16 horses standing their ground in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday.

Nicky Richards is still undecided whether the Cheltenham Festival target for Monet's Garden will be the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase or the Ryanair Chase.

Well Chief makes his eagerly-awaited reappearance in a cracking renewal of the totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on Saturday.

PADDY BRENNAN believes Inglis Drever has every chance of another win in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

NEWMILL tops a list of 30 entries for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Newmill tops a list of 30 entries for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Testing conditions would not undermine Paul Nicholls’ confidence in Kauto Star for the William Hill Tingle Creek Chase.

ALAN KING expressed his shock at Kauto Star’s participation in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Alan King expressed his shock at Kauto Star’s participation in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

TINGLE CREEK Trophy sponsors William Hill make Kauto Star the 4-7 favourite after the brilliant Betfair Chase winner was confirmed as a definite runner at the weekend.

KAUTO STAR is only a “tentative” entry in this Saturday’s William Hill Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown with trainer Paul Nicholls insisting he will not make a decision as to his participation until later in the week.

Kevin Bishop is considering giving star chaser Ashley Brook his first comeback run over hurdles.

KAUTO STAR, the youngest horse in the contest, can land the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham this afternoon.

Jessica Harrington reports it to be “so far, so good” in the build-up to Moscow Flyer’s tilt at a third Queen Mother Champion Chase crown.

Ashley Brook will miss Wednesday’s Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and might not run again this season.

Jockey Mick Fitzgerald is hoping to keep the ride on Queen Mother Champion Chase favourite Kauto Star in Saturday’s totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury.

Kevin Bishop is hoping to up Ashley Brook’s preparation for the Queen Mother Champion Chase in the next week now his star performer looks to have recovered from a knee injury.

MOSCOW FLYER has been all the rage in the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting after Jessica Harrington’s stable returned to form at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Moscow Flyer has been all the rage in the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting after Jessica Harrington’s stable returned to form at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Reigning champion Moscow Flyer heads 29 entries for the 2006 Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on March 15.

Ashley Brook is likely to head straight to Cheltenham for the Queen Mother Champion Chase after spending the last couple of weeks on the easy list.

Ashley Brook could head to the Cheltenham Festival without the benefit of a prep-run after Kevin Bishop’s stable star suffered a knee injury.

Paul Nicholls is confident likely favourite Kauto Star will handle softer ground in tomorrow’s William Hill – Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown.