Lucayan, trained by Francois Rohaut, came out on top in a desperately tight finish to the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, the French equivalent of the 2000 Guineas, at Longchamp yesterday.

SIZING EUROPE and Sizing Symphony, Henry de Bromhead’s two runners at Sandown’s two-day meeting, have arrived safely in Britain.

Kasbah Bliss came with a withering late run under Gerald Mosse to claim the Qatar Prix du Cadran at Longchamp.

Mark Johnston’s Fox Hunt has been allotted top weight for the Betfred Cesarewitch at Newmarket on October 8.

THE 2002 Champion Hurdle is remembered in this country for the fact that Istabraq was pulled up by Charlie Swan when chasing a record-breaking fourth win in the race, and immediately retired.

Kasbah Bliss is resting up for a late-season campaign following his disappointing run at Royal Ascot.

SNOWY MORNING is the hopeful choice in the Grade 2 Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles this afternoon.

Francois Doumen made a successful raid across the English Channel today as Spunk claimed Sandown's formulawine.co.uk Juvenile Novices' Hurdle to earn a 33-1 quote with Coral for the Triumph Hurdle.

Rosanara lived up to the hype to claim the Total Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp today.

YEATS is one of five horses taken out of Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the latest forfeit stage yesterday.

AND so things return to normality. For the first two days of the festival the bookies here took a dreadful hammering — losses were being calculated upwards by the million as each race passed – and by the end of trading on Wednesday conservative estimates of the bookies’ losses across the industry were being estimated at about £25m.

Big Buck’s gave Paul Nicholls his first victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

KASBAH BLISS is the nap choice to strike a blow for France in the Ladbrokes’ World Hurdle at Cheltenham this afternoon.

Ante-post favourite Kasbah Bliss leads 14 contenders for Thursday’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

IT’S amazing how much interest the traditional after-racing gallop at Leopardstown last Sunday generated.

Rambling Minster jumped his way into the John Smith’s Grand National picture with a splendid staying performance under trainer Keith Reveley’s son James in the Blue Square Gold Cup Chase at Haydock.

AIR FORCE ONE will bypass the rescheduled Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday and go straight to Cheltenham.

Inglis Drever made Cheltenham Festival history with a record third success in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle.

JACK THE GIANT will miss the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Kasbah Bliss staked a claim on the Ladbrokes World Hurdle as Barry Keniry guided the French raider to a silky-smooth triumph in the RealHolidayReports.com Rendlesham Hurdle.

Mr Pointment will have to defy a welter of statistics if he is to claim John Smith’s Grand National glory at Aintree.

HARDY Eustace will face a maximum of 14 rivals in the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

Alan King’s Katchit will bid to complete the double achieved by Detroit City last season when he lines up in the John Smith’s Anniversary 4-Y-O Hurdle at Aintree tomorrow.

The fine weather in Gloucestershire over the last few days has dried the ground enough for Jonjo O'Neill to declare Black Jack Ketchum, despite his reservations over soft ground.

Eoin Griffin’s filly Lounaos heads 41 acceptors at the confirmation stage for the JCB Triumph Hurdle on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Labelthou made just about all the running to land the Grade Two Casino 36 Stockport Rendlesham Hurdle at Haydock.

Exotic Dancer and Hedgehunter have been allocated joint top weight of 11st 12lb for this year’s John Smith’s Grand National.

Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Kauto Star was made to pull out all the stops as L’Ami pushed him right to the line in a dramatic Aon Chase at Newbury.

Bookmakers can see little danger to Kauto Star in the Aon Chase at Newbury on Saturday.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Kauto Star heads a list of 12 possibles for Saturday’s Aon Chase at Newbury.

A high-class entry featuring 119 hopefuls has been revealed for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 14.

Kauto Star could face the first three home from last season’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup in his bid to join the racing legends at Prestbury Park in March.

KAUTO STAR could face the first three home from last season’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup in his bid to join the racing legends at Prestbury Park in March.

Kauto Star tops a bumper 49-strong entry for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

War Of Attrition and Beef Or Salmon will lock horns once again in the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Halcon Genelardais would appear to hold all the aces in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow on Wednesday, but Kinburn can give him something to think about.

CASHMANS have installed totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition and race specialist Beef Or Salmon as the 6-4 joint-favourites for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

CONNECTIONS of Exotic Dancer are hoping to have Tony McCoy in the saddle for the Stan James King George VI Chase after it was confirmed the champion jockey will be at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition and race specialist Beef Or Salmon feature among an eight-strong field for the Lexus Chase at the latest confirmation stage.

Hennessy Gold Cup winner State Of Play has been handed top weight of 11st 12lb in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow on December 27.

Kauto Star will face five rivals on his first attempt over three miles in Saturday’s Betfair Chase at Haydock.

JIM LEWIS is hoping for a favour from fellow owner JP McManus as he would like Tony McCoy to partner Impek in tomorrow week’s totesport Peterborough Chase.

Francois Doumen revealed Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth L’Ami is on course to run in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 18.