Richard Johnson faces a race against time to be fit to partner ante-post favourite One Knight in the Coral Welsh National after a heavy fall at Sandown.

BARACOUDA will miss the totesport Long Walk Hurdle at Windsor on Saturday after an administrative error at Francois Doumen's yard ruled the French ace out of this weekend's showpiece.

WILLIE MULLINS has finally decided to run Rule Supreme in tomorrow’s Ladbrokes’ World Hurdle at Cheltenham, rather than the Gold Cup on Friday.

Azertyuiop galloped to the top of the BHB’s Order Of Merit leaderboard this afternoon despite coming off second best to Moscow Flyer in the William Hill Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown Park.

BARACOUDA will face no more than nine rivals when making his seasonal reappearance in the Ballymore Properties Long Distance Hurdle Race at Newbury on Saturday.