There could be a small field for the Letheby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday with An Accordion’s participation in some doubt.

Exotic Dancer will bypass the Letheby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday and wait for the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown two weeks later.

Order of Merit leader Snoopy Loopy is set to make his first start of the new year in Saturday’s Letheby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.

CONNECTIONS of Albertas Run are eyeing a tilt at the Letheby & Christopher Chase following the eight-year-old’s fine second in the King George VI Chase at Kempton last month.

JOE Lively is a possible for the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on January 24 following his creditable effort in the Coral Welsh National.

Nigel Twiston-Davies admits Knowhere faces a difficult task when he lines up under a welter burden in the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday.

Johnny Farrelly savoured his finest hour in the plate when An Accordion showed the way home in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster.

Owner JP McManus now has market leaders for both the Triumph Hurdle and the Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle as Franchoek and Aigle D’Or respectively completed their Cheltenham warm-ups in fine style.

KICKING King was reported to be in “super” form yesterday by trainer Tom Taaffe following his excellent comeback run at Gowran Park.

Cheltenham officials do not anticipate any significant weather problems ahead of their informative meeting on Saturday.

High-class chaser Celestial Gold makes his eagerly-anticipated return to the track on Thursday in the Weatherbys Printing Novices’ Hurdle at Hereford.

Celestial Gold could make his eagerly-awaited reappearance over timber at Hereford later this week as connections elected to bypass a chase at Leicester on Tuesday.

Ollie Magern could return to the track in time for the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on January 26.

Exotic Dancer is on course to take on his old adversary Kauto Star in the bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday.

SNOWY MORNING, the ante-post favourite for the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, will miss the race.

Cailin Alainn has recovered from her fall in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at Cheltenham and is on target for the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on April 8.

Paul Nicholls believes the track will suit Kauto Star down to the ground when he tackles the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the Festival tomorrow.

MONET’S Garden tops the 19 entries confirmed for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.

Tony McCoy has opted to partner Exotic Dancer in next week’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE Chase fancy Cailin Alainn is showing all the right signs ahead of her appearance at the Cheltenham Festival.

Royal & SunAlliance Chase fancy Cailin Alainn is showing all the right signs ahead of her appearance at the Cheltenham Festival.

Welsh National winner Halcon Genelardais and Rehearsal Chase winner Neptune Collonges top the weights for the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock.

KAUTO STAR looks more likely to contest the Aon Chase than the two-mile totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on the same day.

Cailín Alainn is still on course for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival despite falling at the track on Saturday.

Blazing Bailey may have derailed the Black Jack Ketchum bandwagon, but Jonjo O’Neill fought back from that shock reverse as Exotic Dancer burst into the totesport Gold Cup picture with a runaway success in the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.

Jonjo O’Neill is planning a major onslaught on Cheltenham’s key Festival trials on Saturday with Wichita Lineman, Exotic Dancer and hurdling debutant Mountain set to face the starter along with Black Jack Ketchum.

JONJO O’NEILL is planning a major onslaught on Cheltenham’s key Festival trials on Saturday with Wichita Lineman, Exotic Dancer and hurdling debutant Mountain set to face the starter along with Black Jack Ketchum.

CAILIN ALAINN has emerged as a fascinating contender for the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham next weekend.

HEDGEHUNTER, winner of the 2005 Grand National, is likely to be seen in Grade One action next month.

Idle Talk will return to Cheltenham to try his luck in the £100,000 (€152,000) Letheby & Christopher Chase on January 27.

Connections of Halcon Genelardais aim to find out if their Welsh National winner is up to totesport Gold Cup standard with an outing in the Letherby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on January 27.

CONNECTIONS of Halcon Genelardais aim to find out if their Welsh National winner is up to totesport Gold Cup standard with an outing in the Letherby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on January 27.

Connections of Halcon Genelardais aim to find out if their Welsh National winner is up to totesport Gold Cup standard with an outing in the Letherby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on January 27.

Our Vic remains in line to make his next appearance in the Letheby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham at the end of next month.

Connections of Charlie Hall winner Our Vic have suggested Cheltenham’s Letheby And Christopher Chase could be the next port of call for the talented eight-year-old.

This afternoon’s high-profile meeting at Cheltenham has been abandoned due to frost.

Saturday’s meeting at Cheltenham is subject to a precautionary inspection at 7am in the morning.

Cheltenham are taking every precaution to ensure Saturday’s big meeting, featuring the Victor Chandler Chase and Letheby & Christopher Chase, goes ahead.

Take The Stand is on course to run at Cheltenham this weekend with trainer Peter Bowen not wishing to swap his totesport Gold Cup runner-up for anything else in this year’s renewal.

Francois Doumen is keeping a close eye on the weather as he continues to mull the possibility of sending L’Ami for Saturday’s Letheby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.

Take The Stand is on course to run at Cheltenham this weekend with trainer Peter Bowen not wishing to swap his totesport Gold Cup runner-up for anything else in this year’s renewal.

Gold Cup contender Kingscliff is being primed for a tilt at the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Connections of Kingscliff have given the Betfair Chase winner a clean bill of health – despite his disappointing run in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.