Knockara Beau justified prohibitive odds of 1-8 in the John Smith's Paris Pike Novices' Chase at Kelso.

Howard Johnson added another string to his powerful Cheltenham Festival bow as Killyglen took the victorchandler.com Robert Burns 250th Anniversary Novices’ Chase at Ayr.

A crack at the Towton Novices’ Chase could be next on the agenda for Skippers Brig after he maintained his unbeaten status over fences at Carlisle.

Len Lungo is considering the Towton Novices’ Chase in the New Year for Skippers Brig after the seven-year-old maintained his unbeaten record over fences at Carlisle.

James Eustace advertised his talents as a dual-purpose trainer when At The Money held on grimly from Court Ruler in the Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Hurdle.

Donald McCain was the man to follow at Market Rasen as the Cholmondeley-based handler saddled a 79-1 double with Will Be Done and Corlande.

Boris The Blade (11-1) gave Saltburn trainer Tina Jackson her first winner since the grey struck twice in March with a game win in the totetrifecta Handicap Hurdle at Hexham.

Tidal Bay confirmed he will be a major contender for top honours this season with a virtually faultless performance in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase at Carlisle today.

It almost ended in tears, but Tony Dobbin signed off his riding career on a winning note when he brought Ballyvoge home in front in a dramatic finish at Carlisle.

IT has to be one of the most amazing statistics in the history of racing! In the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday there were 15 finishers, 14 of them ridden by Irish jockeys.

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.

Fearghal Davis cashed in on the misfortune of weighing-room colleague Brian Harding by guiding Tamimi’s History to victory at Market Rasen.

Graham Wylie saw his colours carried to victory for the 33rd time this season as Kealshore Boy gained his first jumping success in the Parklands Golf Club Novices' Hurdle at Newcastle.

Ebaziyan, winner of last season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, has been handed top-weight of 11st 12lb for the totesport Trophy at Newbury on February 9.

Turpin Green will be prepared for another crack at the Cheltenham Gold Cup after taking the Edward Hanmer Memorial Graduation Chase at Haydock.

Turpin Green got back to winning ways in the Edward Hanmer Memorial Graduation Chase at Haydock – but it was a race not without incident.

Brian Harding was hit with a 10-day ban after the stewards at Catterick ruled he had failed to ride out Guerilla for second place.

The Paul Nicholls-Ruby Walsh dream team shows no signs whatsoever of grinding to halt as the season draws to a close and the pair dominated the first day of the Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr.

Martin Todhunter's decision to swerve the feature Borders National with Silver Jack paid dividends as the grey cruised home in the £14,000 toteplacepot Handicap Chase at Kelso.

Nicky Richards put the majority of his Cheltenham Festival prospects through their paces with a workout after racing at Ayr today.

Len Lungo’s decision to switch Cloudmor back to the hurdling game paid off when the five-year-old ran out a decisive winner of the Newcastle Breweries Classified Hurdle.

Racing Demon continued Henrietta Knight’s monopoly of the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon by providing the popular trainer with her seventh victory in the last nine renewals of the Grade Two event.

Brian Harding faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking his collarbone aboard The French Furze at Ayr on Saturday.

Brian Harding has been picked to partner Ginger McCain’s Grand National hopeful Inca Trail.

Father and son Keith and James Reveley had a day to remember when they teamed up with Sun King to take the feature Horserace Betting Levy Board Handicap Hurdle at Musselburgh.

Brian Harding faces a spell on the sidelines after fracturing his collarbone when falling from Granit D’Estruval at Catterick on Wednesday.

Alfred The Great proved the class act with a stylish victory over some well-touted rivals in the gg.com Introductory Hurdle at Kelso.

The French Furze could attempt to take some more notable scalps in the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown later this month.

The Listener maintained his unbeaten record over fences with a brave victory in the Unicoin Homes “Dipper” Novices’ Chase 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.

LE COUDRAY is the new top-weight for the John Smith’s Grand National after 85 horses were confirmed at yesterday’s five-day stage for Saturday’s Aintree spectacular.

FREE GIFT has been pushed out to 8-1 for the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival following a surprise defeat at Folkestone yesterday.

Expect the Paul Nicholls-trained Silver Birch to run a huge race in the £100,000 (€142,100) Coral Welsh National tomorrow if the holiday card at Chepstow beats the freeze.

NOEL CHANCE is hoping Murphy’s Cardinal can regain the winning thread in the skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Chase at Wetherby on St Stephen’s Day.

Ferdy Murphy is likely to take the promising Tribal Venture to Lingfield on Saturday, rather than let him take up his engagement at Cheltenham the previous day.

Smart Flat-racer Carte Diamond made a winning debut over jumps at Newcastle today to leave connections dreaming of Cheltenham Festival glory.

Tony McCoy proved his fitness ahead of some high-profile rides at the weekend when making a winning return to action on Ursis at Wetherby this afternoon, just nine days after dislocating his thumb.

Trainer Ferdy Murphy was a happy man yesterday after his 10-year-old Granit d’Estruval sprung a 33-1 surprise in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.

Granit d'Estruval, trained by Ferdy Murphy and ridden by Brian Harding, has won the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse today.

Following the defection of First Gold at today’s final declaration stage, the weights for the Martell Cognac Grand National will go up 3lb to leave Le Coudray at the top of the handicap for Saturday’s race.

Timmy Murphy made his first visit to Carlisle a winning one when he partnered Malek to victory at the Cumbrian track on Monday.

Truckers Tavern and Hussard Collonges, two of the north’s leading Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup hopes, are set to meet in the skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby tomorrow.

LEADING Irish amateur Davy Russell put the seal on his appointment as first jockey to the powerful Ferdy Murphy stable when gaining his first success for the West Witton trainer on Inn Antique at Sedgefield yesterday.

Leading jockey Tony Dobbin and two colleagues were lucky to escape injury when they were involved in a car crash on their way to Market Rasen on Tuesday.