DESSIE HUGHES has decided to let Hardy Eustace take his chance in Sunday’s Bar-One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

CHIEF DAN GEORGE failed to reach the expected heights in top staying hurdle company last season but he can compensate for a blank year at Sedgefield today.

Inglis Drever could bid for a fourth successive victory in the toteswinger Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.

WE’RE hoping that Tatenen can continue the great run of our novice chasers in the Intercasino.co.uk Molyneaux Novice Chase at Aintree today.

ALAN KING, who saddled a first Punchestown Festival winner with Blazing Bailey on Thursday, can double the tally courtesy of Franchoek in the Grade 1 Eventus Marquees Champion four-year-old Hurdle this afternoon.

THE teak-tough Blazing Bailey dug deep to win the ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday giving trainer, Alan King, his first ever winner at the Festival.

Alan King’s Blazing Bailey ran out an impressive winner of the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle to follow up his success at Aintree.

BLAZING Bailey exacted his revenge on Inglis Drever as the champion stayer again failed to fire at Aintree yesterday in the John Smith’s Great Float Social Club Liverpool Hurdle.

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.

Alan King is readying a strong team for Aintree’s upcoming three-day meeting.

My Way De Solzen faces his very own ’D-Day’ at Fontwell on Sunday, with trainer Alan King not yet ruling out a return to fences in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Wichita Lineman will aim to consolidate his prominent position in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle market with a big performance at Haydock on Saturday.

Inglis Drever has a third Ladbrokes World Hurdle title in his sights after posting one of his most impressive performances to date in the Byrne Group Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Rehearsal Chase winner Harmony Brig will bid for another valuable prize in the £60,000 TurfTV New Year Chase at Cheltenham on Tuesday.

Hardy Eustace will face 10 rivals in the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

HARDY Eustace will face a maximum of 14 rivals in the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

Inglis Drever ran out a thrilling winner of an incident-packed renewal of the Ladbrokes World Hurdle, the feature race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Alan King hopes Blazing Bailey is improving rapidly enough to lift the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday.

The fine weather in Gloucestershire over the last few days has dried the ground enough for Jonjo O'Neill to declare Black Jack Ketchum, despite his reservations over soft ground.

THE betting for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle took another twist yesterday when Black Jack Ketchum was backed into 7-4 clear favouritism with both Ladbrokes and Cashmans.

Inglis Drever and Black Jack Ketchum head the 21 acceptors for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the confirmation stage.

Tony McCoy is hoping Black Jack Ketchum can redeem his tarnished reputation with a big run in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Blazing Bailey may have derailed the Black Jack Ketchum bandwagon, but Jonjo O’Neill fought back from that shock reverse as Exotic Dancer burst into the totesport Gold Cup picture with a runaway success in the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.

BLACK JACK KETCHUM and Inglis Drever are set for round one in what could prove a fascinating rivalry in the Byrne Bros Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

ADRIAN McGuinness is bidding for more rich pickings with Victram in the Ladbroke (Handicap Hurdle) at Ascot on Saturday.

Jonjo O'Neill's much-touted seven-year-old Black Jack Ketchum made a highly pleasing return to action when sluicing home under a confident Tony McCoy in the Mears Group "Relkeel" Hurdle.

Detroit City and Fair Along gave trainer Philip Hobbs a one-two in the JCB Triumph Hurdle on the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival.

My Way de Solzen appears increasingly likely to take his chance in next week’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle after further rain gladdened the spirits of trainer Alan King today.

Francois Doumen delivered a powerful rebuttal to fears over the well-being of his string as he dominated proceedings at Sandown Park, highlighted by a one-two in the £100,000 Racing Post Chase.

Blazing Bailey could tackle the Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham after maintaining his unbeaten record at Fontwell.

Blazing Bailey proved the class act as he earned a possible trip to the Cheltenham Festival when maintaining his unbeaten record at Fontwell.

Alan King delivered a knockout punch when saddling Blazing Bailey to outpoint the heavily-backed favourite Desert Jim in the opening race at Fontwell.