HARRY FINDLAY has admitted today is D-day for Denman in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Nicky Henderson loves nothing more than having winners at his local track, but landing the prestigious Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury with the UK queen’s Barbers Shop would be what dreams are made of.

Denman heads a field of 21 for Saturday’s prestigious Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Ruby Walsh is excited about the prospect of teaming up with Denman in Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup, despite the fact he is forced to carry top weight.

NIGEL Twiston-Davies will aim Ballyfitz at Newbury’s Hennessy Gold Cup later this month after his fine fourth-place finish on his seasonal debut at Cheltenham.

Tranquil Sea finally broke the Irish hoodoo in the Paddy Power Gold Cup by turning the valuable Cheltenham handicap into a procession.

MY main ambition, as far as Cheltenham today is concerned, is to walk out of the place relatively unscathed.

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.

Nigel Twiston-Davies could hardly be more bullish about his prospects of retaining the Paddy Power Gold Cup.

Carruthers put up an exemplary round of jumping to win the Sodexho Reynoldstown Novices' Chase at Ascot.

Joe Lively came right back to his best in the Servo Computer Services Trophy Handicap Chase at Cheltenham to set up a possible tilt at the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

Three-time Ladbrokes World Hurdle winner Inglis Drever stands as a giant obstacle in the way of Lough Derg picking up more Order Of Merit points in the John Smith´s Great Float Social Club Liverpool Hurdle on Thursday.