John Smith’s Grand National heroes Auroras Encore and Ryan Mania are set to be reunited at Ayr this weekend after both were given the green light for Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

Bradley looks to get his season back on track when he lines up in today’s Betfred Classic Chase at Warwick.

Wishfull Thinking is a significant non-runner in this afternoon’s Paul Stewart IronSpine Charity Challenge Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Mark Bradburne has decided to call time on his career in the saddle.

CANFORD Cliffs remains firmly on course for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot after coming through a racecourse gallop at Kempton with flying colours.

Golan Way will be given a break for the remainder of the winter before being prepared for a spring campaign.

LAST year’s winner Poquelin heads 18 five-day entries for the Vote AP Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Leighton Aspell stepped in for the spare ride aboard Briery Fox and guided the 12-year-old from last to first in the Independent Newspaper Veterans' Handicap Chase at Ascot today.

Big Buck’s (30-100 favourite) maintained his unbeaten record over timber in Britain with victory in the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree.

WILLIE MULLINS is considering whether to give his smart novice chaser Sports Line another run prior to a tilt at the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham in March.

Mighty Man, a general 20-1 chance for the RSA Chase at Cheltenham, has been ruled out after sustaining a season-ending injury.

A few outings over fences were originally designed as a way for Henry Daly to get Mighty Man fit to challenge for a third Liverpool Hurdle, but his nimble round of jumping at Huntingdon on Wednesday suggested he may even have found his true calling.

A last flight blunder by odds-on favourite Screaming Brave allowed Corredor Sun to pounce in the Bet On toteplacepot At totesport.com Juvenile Hurdle at Warwick today.

Our Vic was back in the winner's enclosure for the first time in 18 months after a thrilling success in the totesport.com Chase at Warwick today.

An informative renewal of the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on December 19 is in store, with a potential cast headed by Big Buck’s.

Leslingtaylor and Pop have been declared non-runners for this afternoon's Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Possol emerged as a possible Hennessy Gold Cup contender when running out a convincing winner of the £35,000 stanjames.com Festival Chase at Perth.

Henry Daly reports Mighty Man to be in fine form following his fantastic comeback from injury in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham a week ago.

FRANCOIS Doumen admits he would not swap Kasbah Bliss for any other horse as the French handler goes in search of his third success in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

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

Henry Daly was thrilled with World Hurdle aspirant Mighty Man following a pleasing workout after racing at Bangor on Wednesday.

Last-fence falls saw Cusp and Pop handed victory at the expense of Come Out Firing and Lamanver Homerun in successive races on a dramatic afternoon at Hereford.

Recent Haydock winner Coe could return to the Merseyside track for the Blue Square Gold Cup on February 14.

Alan King completed a first-and-last-race double for the second year running at Warwick with jumping debutant Trenchant and smart bumper performer Double Pride.

Dominic Elsworth's late dash to Doncaster after Cheltenham was abandoned paid handsome dividends when he grabbed a 24-1 double on Laskari and Victorias Groom.

Oslot has been left at the head of the weights for Saturday’s Boylesports.com Gold Cup on Saturday – for which red-hot favourite Imperial Commander is also one of 19 left in.

Henrietta Knight ended a barren spell of six months without a winner when Cross Kennon landed the bumper at Ludlow today.

Chomba Womba’s victory in the Coral Ascot Hurdle proved the highlight of a 15-1 treble for trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Barry Geraghty at the Berkshire venue.

Toby Belch gave Paddy Brennan a winner on his first ever ride for Henry Daly in the Huggies Novices’ Hurdle at Ascot.

A crack at Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase could be next on the agenda for Briareus after he made a winning comeback for Andrew Balding at Kempton.

Briareus overcame a near two-year absence to deny the Paul Nicholls-trained I’msingingtheblues in the kempton.co.uk Graduation Chase.

In more ways than one it was very much a case of the calm before the storm for racegoers at Market Rasen.

Celestial Gold has been left as the highest-rated horse of the 20 that remain engaged in Kempton’s Racing Post Chase at the five-day stage.

Basic Fact gave trainer Jonjo O’Neill his first winner for four weeks with a game victory in the feature ladbrokes.com Leicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase at Leicester.

Ante-post favourite New Little Bric will bid to keep the Paul Nicholls bandwagon rolling in the Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

FAASEL is all set to take his chance for Nicky Richards in the Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Henry Daly plans to check on the condition of top-class hurdler Mighty Man in the next few days.

Man of the moment Sam Thomas continued in a rich vein of form when steering Quarry Town to victory in the EBF ’National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle at Ludlow

Ruby Walsh is confident he can waste down to close to the minimum weight in order to give Granit Jack his optimum chance in Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup.

John Gosden’s fact-finding mission into the psyche of Mussoorie can reveal more answers at Lingfield tomorrow.

Connections of leading staying hurdler Mighty Man have revealed that the seven-year-old has almost certainly run his last race.

Hot Weld faces 10 rivals as he bids for an unprecedented big-race double in tomorrow’s Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown.

Mighty Man completed back-to-back victories in the John Smith’s Liverpool Hurdle with a smooth success in the opening event of the 2007 Grand National meeting at Aintree.

World Hurdle hero Inglis Drever features among a small but select field of six for the John Smith’s Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree tomorrow.