Ferdy Murphy will gauge whether Leading Man is up to Cheltenham Gold Cup class in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

FOR any trainer, the winner’s enclosure at Cheltenham on big race days is the place they want to be and Tom Taaffe is no exception to that rule.

Kingscliff will face just five rivals as he continues his Cheltenham Festival preparations in the Grade Two Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock tomorrow.

RUBY WALSH has been expanding on his reasons for choosing Cornish Rebel from Paul Nicholls’ three-strong hand in Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

Carl Llewellyn is hoping a clean round of jumping can see Redemption go close in Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.

CORAL have reported a significant market plunge for the Martin Pipe-trained Comply Or Die in Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

Wiltshire trainer Alan King has warned punters not to rush to back Kandjar d’Allier for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup after the gelding’s pleasing comeback effort behind Our Vic at Cheltenham.

Our Vic gave trainer Martin Pipe his eighth victory in the Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase with a smooth success in the big Cheltenham handicap.

Revellers who braved the inevitable New Year hangovers to be at Cheltenham on Saturday suffered something of an anti-climax as rising star Fundamentalist fluffed his lines badly in the Unicoin Homes “Dipper” Novices’ Chase.

Ferdy Murphy is praying the rain stays away from Cheltenham to help Europa’s prospects in tomorrow’s Unicoin Homes Handicap Chase.