Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Imperial Commander will face six rivals as he bids to make a winning reappearance in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

KILLYGLEN heads a maximum field of 30 runners for tomorrow’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

DENMAN is likely to head to Punchestown after being ruled out of Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

DAVID CASEY has been cleared to ride in the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday despite taking a bad fall at Fairyhouse on Monday.

DAVID CASEY is hoping to go two places better than two years ago when he renews his association with Snowy Morning in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Backstage is all set for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree following his prep race on unsuitable ground at Navan on Saturday when he was last of eight finishers behind Glencove Marina.

NIGEL Twiston-Davies has confirmed he plans to take new Cheltenham Gold Cup champion Imperial Commander to Aintree for the totesport Bowl on Thursday week.

BOOKMAKERS were firmly in the driving seat after an enthralling day one at the Cheltenham Festival.

NINE De Sivola has been called plenty of names in the past but is fancied to finally silence the doubters in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr today.

A crack at the Chester Cup could be on the cards for Gordonsville after the six-year-old gave Jim Goldie a third success in the £20,000 Musselburgh Gold Cup.

Chief Dan George lined up a likely tilt next month’s Coral Scottish National after his striking success in the John Smith’s Novices’ Chase at Kelso.

A crack at the Towton Novices’ Chase could be next on the agenda for Skippers Brig after he maintained his unbeaten status over fences at Carlisle.

Len Lungo is considering the Towton Novices’ Chase in the New Year for Skippers Brig after the seven-year-old maintained his unbeaten record over fences at Carlisle.

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CHIEF DAN GEORGE failed to reach the expected heights in top staying hurdle company last season but he can compensate for a blank year at Sedgefield today.

Blazing Bailey and Kazal feature among the 13 horses declared for Thursday’s Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown.

Blazing Bailey features among the 17 horses still in the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown on Thursday.

Three-time Ladbrokes World Hurdle winner Inglis Drever stands as a giant obstacle in the way of Lough Derg picking up more Order Of Merit points in the John Smith´s Great Float Social Club Liverpool Hurdle on Thursday.

THE progressive Killyglen gets the nap to land the Toals Pay Double Result Hurdle at Downpatrick tomorrow, on what is a dreadful weekend of racing in this country.

Hardy Eustace will face 10 rivals in the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

Owner Steve Molloy’s decision to run Heltornic in the totepool Towton Novices’ Chase at Wetherby paid a £17,106 first dividend when the gallant mare dug deep to take the honours under Graham Lee.

Alan Dempsey dominated proceedings at Ayr this afternoon with a 59-1 double courtesy of Kempski and Chief Dan George.