Albertas Run will face nine rivals as he attempts to pull off the Cheltenham-Aintree double for the second successive year in the John Smith’s Melling Chase.

FORPADYDEPLASTERER returns to Cheltenham to contest a fascinating renewal of the Sinbad Testimonial 2010/2011 Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Michael Smith and his wife Sandra may combine farming with training racehorses “just for fun” but they spiked the big guns at Aintree when Orsippus won the £100,000 Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices’ Hurdle.

Today is a day Nicky Henderson will be eager to forget but Bai Zhu salvaged something from the wreckage by claiming a nose victory in the totesport Supports West Berkshire Mencap "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle at Newbury.

Nodforms Paula created a fair impression when running out an easy winner of the State Rox Off Novices' Hurdle at Doncaster.