JCB Triumph hurdle fancy Degas Art is ready to return to the track following his mid-winter break.

Liam Heard is keeping his fingers crossed he will keep the ride on Eurotrek when he bids for glory in the John Smith’s Grand National.

Degas Art advertised his Triumph Hurdle credentials with a gutsy performance in the Weatherbys Bank Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree.

David Elsworth is hoping Classic Punch can evoke memories of his half-brother Persian Punch in Sunday’s Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh.

Sir Michael Stoute’s fantastic hot streak in stakes races continued with Jeremy bagging a thrilling victory in the Cheveley Park Stud King Charles II at Newmarket.