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.

Ante-post favourite Denman heads 37 remaining entries in Saturday’s renewal of the historic Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

GLENFINN Captain, successful in the race a year ago, can do the business again in the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

Noel Meade could still run Casey Jones in the JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal on Saturday despite having a couple of concerns.

TOM MULLINS’ Chelsea Harbour should prove hard to beat in the featured Thurles Chase at the Tipperary track this afternoon.

SIZING Europe proved a hugely impressive winner of the Grade 3 Buck House Novice Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

Connections of Wichita Lineman are hoping top-weight Notre Pere takes his chance in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

Notre Pere has been declared for Monday’s Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National, despite Jim Dreaper admitting to concerns about the ground being faster than ideal.

WICHITA Lineman is on course to attempt to follow up his dramatic Cheltenham Festival victory in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National.

Wichita Lineman is on course to attempt to follow up his dramatic Cheltenham Festival victory in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National.

CHELTENHAM Festival winner Wichita Lineman is among 73 entries for the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on April 13.

WHILE Alex Ferguson prepares for his Champions League quarter-final with Inter Milan, he could be forgiven for taking 10 minutes out of his day to watch What A Friend in the RSA Chase today.

BACKING Willie Mullins’ horses right now is literally a licence to print money and it would be folly not to row in with the champion trainer at Clonmel this afternoon.

CATCH ME can complete a four-timer in the Grade 2 ladbrokes.com Boyne Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

GLENFINN CAPTAIN can get us off to the ideal start for the weekend by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

WHEN we walk out of Leopardstown on Sunday night, chances are that the Cheltenham Festival picture will be a lot clearer.

Dusty Sheehy is convinced Trafford Lad stays three miles even though the gelding lost his unbeaten record over fences when tackling that distance for the first time at Leopardstown.

Willie Mullins’ hot streak shows no sign of slowing down as the Irish champion trainer saddled his seventh winner of the Christmas period when Kempes took the O’Dwyers Stillorgan Orchard Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown.

THOMAS Cooper is happy with the condition of Forpadydeplasterer ahead of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Thomas Cooper is happy with the condition of Forpadydeplasterer ahead of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

CASEY JONES, making a quick reappearance after departing the scene early on his debut over fences at Gowran Park eight days ago, gets the nap in the Book Online Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

CASEY JONES could prove the best bet, on what looks a very difficult card, in the Stoneyford Beginners Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

My Way De Solzen has been bitterly disappointing on his two outings this season but can return to winning ways in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell.

SUMMER SOUL, who made no show at Ballinrobe a week ago, is napped to land the At The Races Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.

ONCE-RACED Aqraan can do the business in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary this evening.

CASEY JONES is a confident nap choice to land the Evening Racemeeting In May Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

Paul Carberry had his first winner since returning from injury with a smooth victory on Aimatov (9-4f) in the Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Festival Novice Hurdle.

Aran Concerto could restore his lofty reputation in the €110,000 Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown on April 27.

THE progressive Niall Madden-trained Wins Now can land the McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.

ARAN CONCERTO can provide the answer to the Grade 1 Barry and Sandra Kelly Memorial Novice Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

CASEY JONES can outclass his rivals in the Gowran Park Racing Club Novice Hurdle at the Kilkenny track this afternoon.

Cane Brake gave Barry Geraghty back-to-back wins in the williamhill.ie Troytown Handicap Chase with a clear-cut victory in the Navan feature.

SOUTHERN VIC is fancied to defy top weight in the williamhill.ie Troytown Chase at Navan tomorrow.

IT can pay to follow champion jockey Ruby Walsh at Fairyhouse this afternoon.