FORMER Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition has stepped up his work-rate ahead of an eagerly-awaited return to the track.

Former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition faces a key scan on his injured tendon next week which is likely to reveal whether he will be back on the track this season.

TRAINER Willie Mullins has lost an English High Court action over “a serious injustice” he says occurred when Be My Royal was disqualified from first place in the 2002 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.

Trainer Willie Mullins has lost a High Court action over “a serious injustice” he says occurred when Be My Royal was disqualified from first place in the 2002 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.