Alan King believes Paddy Power Gold Cup hero Annacotty is in even better shape than he was last month as he aims to secure a notable double in Saturday’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Bowe was thrilled to saddle his first winner at Cheltenham as Shantou Flyer lunged late to win.

Twitter is embracing Jack Dorsey as its chief executive in the hopes that its once-spurned co-founder can hatch a plan to expand the short messaging service’s audience and end nearly a decade of financial losses.

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Pat Fahy has been forced to abandon plans to bring Morning Assembly back in time for the major spring Festivals.

Jezki remains on course for another clash with great rival Hurricane Fly in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle back at Leopardstown on January 25.

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Davy Condon has decided not to appeal against the 15-day suspension and £3,150 fine handed to him by the Ascot stewards on Saturday.

A tilt at the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival is far from guaranteed for Chatez despite the exciting youngster making it two from two over hurdles in impressive fashion at Warwick.

The enforced absence of Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy has resulted in a mass entry of 18 for the 888sport Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Runaway November Handicap winner Open Eagle is set to embark upon a career over hurdles this winter after joining Willie Mullins.

Mark Walsh has been lined up to ride Jezki in Sunday’s StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown in the event Barry Geraghty is unavailable.

Twitter’s stock has sunk to an all-time low after a post-initial public offering lock-up period preventing employees and early investors from selling expired.

Not content with having another shot at winning the Crabbie’s Grand National, Across The Bay’s localowners have even begun writing their own headlines.

Tin Pot Man is another on an attractive perch and could take some beating in the Iris Sharp Memorial Handicap Chase at Taunton today.

Owner Andy Stewart admits he is “terrified” ahead of the return of Big Buck’s in the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Harry Fry has decided to bypass today’s Check Out The All New freebets.co.uk Novices’ Chase at Doncaster with Rock On Ruby.

Amazon.com is teaming up with Samsung and other media companies to bring “4K” ultra high-definition television to the masses.

Nigel Twiston-Davies believes The New One is not yet at his physical peak as he puts his huge reputation on the line in the StanJames.com International Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Twitter’s shares got off to a flying start on the NYSE, but can the company make money, asks Kyran Fitzgerald.

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Twitter soared as much as 92% in its first day of trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange as investors snapped up shares in the popular microblogging site in a frenzy that recalled the days of the dot-com bubble.

Shares in Twitter have gone on sale to the public for the first time, instantly leaping more than 70% above their offering price in a dazzling debut that exceeded even Wall Street’s lofty hopes.

Barizan earned a possible trip to Galway after putting his problems behind him with a gritty display to take the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

Willie Mullins has had a tremendously successful Punchestown Festival and holds strong claims in a number of races this afternoon, but the champion trainer will have one eye on Sandown this afternoon when Away We Go takes in the bet365 Gold Cup.

Auroras Encore could bid to emulate the legendary Red Rum by attempting to complete a rare National double in the same season.

Sue Smith became only the third female in history to train the winner of the John Smith’s Grand National as 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore claimed the Aintree spectacular.

Donald McCain has given a guarded welcome to the innovation of new plastic birch for the so-called ‘cores’ of the Grand National fences at Aintree this year.

Imperial Commander will head straight back to Cheltenham in a bid to reclaim the Betfred Gold Cup following his fine effort in the Argento Chase.

Nicky Henderson is thankful Cheltenham’s big meeting today looks likely to beat the weather as it enables him to get Sprinter Sacre back in action in the rearranged Victor Chandler Chase.

Evan Williams is no hurry to make plans for his John Smith’s Grand National hope Cappa Bleu.

Moulin De La Croix was the benefactor of walkover at Worcester last evening as trainers registered their dissatisfaction with prize money by boycotting the partex-direct.co.uk Novices’ Hurdle.

Cheltenham Festival winning-jockey Campbell Gillies has reportedly died following an accident on holiday in Corfu.

Noel Fehily is having an operation on his broken leg today following his fall from State Of Play in the John Smith's Grand National.

The last few weeks have been the best of times for Noel Fehily.

Evan Williams is praying for rain at Aintree for his three entries in the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday week.

Nick Gifford is leaning towards naming the JLT Specialty Handicap Chase as Tullamore Dew’s target at the Cheltenham Festival.

In the Grade 2 Pendil Novices' Chase at Kempton (4.10), the Nicky Henderson-trained Minella Class can get off the mark over fences.

Highly-regarded Triumph Hurdle entry Minsk is finally due to make his debut over timber in the Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Planet Of Sound heads the weights following the six-day confirmation stage for the Racing Plus Chase at Kempton on Saturday.

Lexus Chase winner Synchronised has been allotted top weight of 11st 10lb for this year’s John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree.

Binocular is more likely to have a racecourse gallop at Newbury than run in the Bathwick Tyres Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton on Saturday, despite appearing among the eight entries.

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Long Run could face up to seven rivals in the rearranged Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury on Friday.