Former champion Ruby Walsh kept punters happy at a sunny Cork last night when doubling-up on well-backed Roman Flight and odds-on favourite Simenon in the opening two races.

Venetia Williams is not known for her first-time-out winners, which perhaps speaks volumes about Duaiseoir’s successful debut in the Windmill Catering Maiden Hurdle at Plumpton yesterday.

CHARLIE Mann is sounding bullish ahead of Bench Warrent’s bid for glory in the Betfred Classic Chase at Warwick today.

MASTER Minded is the star attraction among the nine entries for the Monet‘s Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree this weekend.

Peter Toole and his family received a piece of tremendous news after the jockey was allowed to return home permanently.

Peter Toole and Richard Hawkins, the two jockeys injured in falls in April, are both reported to be well on the road to recovery.

Peter Toole remains in a critical but stable position in the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool following his fall at Aintree on Grand National day.

Peter Toole is no longer in a medically-induced coma as he continues to recover from his fall at Aintree on Grand National day.

JOCKEY Peter Toole was woken from an induced coma on Monday night as he continues to recover from serious injury in hospital.

DONALD MCCAIN already has one eye on next year’s John Smith’s Grand National with Ballabriggs following his brilliant display in the race on Saturday.

Conditional jockey Peter Toole is in a medically-induced coma after sustaining head injuries at Aintree yesterday.

Lieutenant Colonel Ollie Ellwood has been riding at Sandown's military meetings for as long as many can remember and he added another winner to his collection in the Annington Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle today.

QUILVER TATOU made a promising start to the campaign at Lingfield earlier in the month and can build on that second-placed effort at Folkestone today.

GARDE CHAMPETRE, a five-time winner over Cheltenham’s cross-country fences, bids to add a sixth success this afternoon in the Glenfarclas Chase.

VETERAN jockey Josef Vana won the Velka Pardubicka at Pardubice yesterday for a seventh time when landing back-to-back victories on Tiumen.

IN LOTS of ways, at least for me, today marks the real start of the National Hunt season. I’m at Chepstow and ride seven horses for Paul Nicholls.

Cross-country grand master Garde Champetre is to make his traditional reappearance in the Vendee Hurdle at Thurles on October 21 before chasing further Cheltenham glory.

Philip Hobbs feels Fairoak Lad could be the pick of his trio in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown tomorrow.

AIR Force One should deny last year’s winner One Cool Cookie in the Guinness Chase, feature of the St. Patrick’s Day action at Down Royal.

Anquetta won the opener at Southwell as National Hunt racing finally awoke from its snow-stricken slumber.

Emma Lavelle admits Kangaroo Court's participation in tomorrow's totetentofollow Rising Stars Novices' Chase at Wincanton is ground dependant.

A lot more is surely going to be heard of Peter Toole this season and the conditional rider produced a minor miracle to win at Fontwell.

Mouse Morris fears War Of Attrition will find it tough going in the expected testing conditions for the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup tomorrow.

IT appears as if Noel Fehily could face a lengthy suspension, after he was referred to the British Horseracing Authority by the Cheltenham stewards on Thursday.

Made In Japan ended a barren run stretching back to 2004 at Cheltenham – the scene of his Triumph Hurdle victory in the very same year.

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.

Charlie Mann is planning to apply headgear to Air Force One in a bid to calm the chestnut down next time.

PAUL Nicholls believes Denman will be “very hard to beat” as he bids to get off the mark for the season in the totesport Bowl at Aintree today.

Charlie Mann will step Shining Gale back up in class after he bounced back to winning ways in the Bet totepool At All UK Racecourses Novices' Chase at Warwick.

Alan King finally got off the mark at the Cheltenham Festival in the final race when Oh Crick ran out a game winner of the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase.

Sam Thomas kept quite a few people happy at Taunton on Thursday with a near 21-1 treble for three different trainers.

Gauvain was given a 33-1 quote by Coral for the Arkle Trophy at next month’s Cheltenham Festival following his victory in the Grade Two Kilbrittain Castle Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

Charlie Mann is revelling in his best-ever season and Gauvain provided him with another Cheltenham Festival contender when taking the Grade Two Kilbrittain Castle Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

Charlie Mann may skip the Cheltenham Festival with his exciting novice Wendel and instead go for the totepool Premier Kelso Novices’ Hurdle on February 28.

AIR FORCE ONE will bypass the rescheduled Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday and go straight to Cheltenham.

Venetia Williams provided renowned gambler Harry Findlay with a belated birthday present and eased the pain of a recent loss as Aachen scored first time out at Taunton.

Exotic Dancer is among eight possibles for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Big Fella Thanks, carrying the famous colours of Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Denman, chose the valuable Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster to open his account over fences.

Charlie Mann is keen to target the Irish Hennessy for Air Force One in what would be the gelding’s warm-up race for the totesport Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival.

Kevin Tobin will shortly call time on his riding career to start a very different profession but was able to savour the winning feeling at least one more time at Folkestone.

Noel Chance is in no rush for Aux Le Bahnn to take on star novice hurdler Diamond Harry but a rise to Graded level is in order for his gelding following a simple victory at Folkestone.

Barry Geraghty is set to ride Air Force One in Friday’s Stan James King George VI Chase after Charlie Mann ruled out his stable jockey Noel Fehily from taking the mount.

Alan King can hope for continued support from powerful owner John Hales after coaxing a first career win from Cracboumwiz at Newbury.