LEADING fancy Arc Bleu will not line up in next week’s totesport Ebor at York, with connections electing to give him a break following his Galway Festival exertions.

Leading fancy Arc Bleu will not line up in next week’s totesport Ebor at York, with connections electing to give him a break following his Galway Festival exertions.

GENERAL ante-post favourite King Rama is a doubt for next week’s Guinness Galway Hurdle after sustaining a muscle injury at Leopardstown on Thursday night.

Tony Martin is eyeing the Galway Festival for Arc Bleu following his triumph in the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday.

Ante-post favourite Bukit Tinggi is among a maximum field of 20 declared for the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday.

Halla San looks booked for success in Saturday’s main event, the Sunderlands Imperial Cup.

Cedrus Libani remains unbeaten over fences following his third victory but he was made to work a little harder than his odds suggested at Catterick.

Richard Fahey’s impressive start to the season continued when Halla San made a mockery of his rivals in the catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap at the Yorkshire venue.