Paul Nicholls, runaway leader in the trainers’ championship, and stable jockey Ruby Walsh enjoyed another fruitful day at Cheltenham with a near 166-1 treble.

Sublimity will try to improve on his Cheltenham Festival fourth in the VC Bet Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown later this month.

Philip Hobbs has issued a soft ground warning about his totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Monkerhostin, who is disputing favouritism with Beef Or Salmon at 5-1 with the sponsors.

Crow Wood is on course for Cheltenham after pleasing connections in his prep run on the Flat at Lingfield on Saturday.

Trainer Nick Gifford believes Straw Bear still has something to prove before he can justify his short price in the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next month.

Denman turned a Grade One contest into a procession as he destroyed his rivals in the stanjamesuk.com Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Spot The Difference is a standing dish over the cross-country course at Cheltenham and he raised the roof on the first day of the Open meeting with victory in the Sporting Index Steeple Chase.

Pat Keane