Leading RSA Chase contender More Of That is to sidestep the Betfred TV Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown on Saturday with regular rider Barry Geraghty on duty in Ireland.

Risk Of Thunder, owned by actor Sean Connery and credited with stimulating interest in cross-country races in Ireland, has died at the age of 27.

Britain’s New Year’s Honour list 2016 sees a total of 1,196 people receive an award, more than three-quarters of whom are recognised for community work, either in a voluntary or paid capacity.

Jonjo O’Neill feels it would be “silly” not to at least give More Of That the option of running in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup.

It will be hard work at Leicester today where Jonjo O’Neill’s Hedley Lamarr faces an easier task than on his reappearance at Cheltenham in the Advent Handicap Hurdle.

There were upsets in the featured Rakes of Mallow Stake, the all-aged stake and the Derby Trial Stake at Mallow yesterday.

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Paralysed jockeys and rugby players will be amongst the first to benefit from using an exoskeleton suit which has been purchased by a horseracing charity.

And so, on a routine Sandown Saturday it all came to an end and AP McCoy’s last competitive ride, Box Office will enjoy an historic legacy way above his ability as a racehorse.

In a marquee at Sandown Park at the conclusion of one of the most beautiful, emotional tear-stained goodbyes any great sportsman can ever wished to have been accorded came the dreaded, nagging question. What the hell will A.P McCoy do now?

AP McCoy calls time on the most successful career in the history of jump racing today and I would have made sure I was in Sandown for it to join in on the celebrations, whether I had a ride or not, writes Ruby Walsh

Willie Mullins intends to enter his Champion Hurdle big guns at the Aintree Grand National meeting.

The featured Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup brings down the curtain on a remarkable week of racing and such is the momentum behind the Willie Mullins team, it’ll be no surprise if the meeting’s leading trainer lands his maiden success in this race with any of his three charges, writes Tommy Lyons.

Richie McLernon has guided Holywell to Cheltenham Festival glory for the last two seasons and trainer Jonjo O’Neill is banking on the combination coming good once more in the Gold Cup.

Jonjo O’Neill believes ante-post favourite Shutthefrontdoor has been allotted a “fair weight” for this year’s Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree.

Jonjo O’Neill was delighted to see Holywell get his career back on track and earn himself a shot at the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a bloodless success under Tony McCoy at Kelso.

Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere is on course to have his final outing before the defence of his Cheltenham crown in Sunday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown, where he will face eight possible rivals.

Jonjo O’Neill finally broke free of his mid-winter lull as Rose Revived supplied him with his first winner since mid-November in the closing bumper at Ludlow.

Swansea manager Garry Monk is adamant he has no plans to sell England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey in January.

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet intends to use his axing from the side as a positive experience as he returns looking to prove he has benefited from the break.

Ante-post favourite Thomas Edison heads owner JP McManus’ assault on the Guinness Galway Hurdle at the Ballybrit track on Thursday.

Tony McCoy finally overtook Martin Pipe on Saturday night after setting a new personal best aboard It’s A Gimme in the Betfred Summer Plate to pass the career total of 4,191 winners recorded by his old ally.

It really is something to watch a miracle unfolding right in front of you.

Tony McCoy equalled Martin Pipe’s career tally of 4,191 winners with a typically powerful ride to get On The Record home first at Uttoxeter yesterday.

Barry Geraghty won his first Irish Grand National when driving the Jonjo O’Neill-trained and J P McManus-owned Shutthefrontdoor to a hard fought success over Golden Wonder and Saoirse Dun at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Following a somewhat frustrating first half to the meeting, it finally came right for Tony McCoy in the opener at Cheltenham yesterday when he powered Jonjo O'Neill's Taquin Du Seuil to victory in the JLT Novices' Chase.

All meetings at their local Cheltenham track are significant in the household and yard of leading trainer Jonjo O'Neill, and the Jackdaws Castle maestro is certainly no stranger to emotional success at the biggest stage national hunt racing has to offer.

Leading Cheltenham contenders Big Buck’s and Silviniaco Conti could enjoy a workout after racing at Exeter on Friday, if the ground is suitable.

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Tony McCoy has one booked ride at Southwell today as he sets out on the road to what could be another 1,000 winners to add to the record haul of 4,000 he reached at Towcester with a trademark ride on Mountain Tunes.

Tony McCoy produced the kind of swashbuckling ride for which he has become so famed as he secured his 4,000th winner over jumps at Towcester yesterday.

Tony McCoy admits it will be a relief to bag his 4,000th winner as he moved to within one of the landmark total by steering Minella For Steak to victory at Chepstow yesterday.

Tony McCoy moved to within four victories of 4,000 winners over jumps when Oscar Fortune struck at Carlisle yesterday.

He was there for JT’s big day with Caroline all those years ago, so there was no way he was missing JT’s big day with Jonjo yesterday.

The racing community and the wider public have donated 70 items for the special fundraising auction for JT McNamara and Jonjo Bright at today’s Limerick Charity Raceday in aid of the Jockeys Emergency Fund.

This is my first column of the winter campaign and I have to start by talking about Limerick on Monday and an afternoon that is going to be dedicated to John Thomas McNamara and Jonjo Bright.

Approximately 200 racehorse owners have already signed up to a campaign to feature owners’ colours in a tribute section of the race card for the Limerick Charity race-day on October 14.

Jonjo Shelvey won praise for his character from managers Michael Laudrup and Brendan Rodgers after experiencing a journey through football heaven and hell in Swansea’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool.

Tony McCoy admitted he found it tough to choose the Ted Walsh-trained Colbert Station over Sunnyhillboy in tomorrows John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree.

Holywell broke a frustrating run of second place finishes where it mattered most when holding on to win the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival.