Ronnie O’Sullivan was in relaxed mood after a straightforward first-round outing at the UK Championship against Scottish amateur Rhys Clark.

Timesremembered aims to follow up his impressive display at Chepstow in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Next month’s Festival meetings at Fairyhouse, Aintree and Punchestown will all come under consideration for County Hurdle winner Alderwood.

An excellent start to the Cheltenham Festival has fuelled Donald McCain’s confidence ahead of Peddlers Cross’ bid for glory in the Jewson Novices’ Chase.

Martin Keighley has been dealt a blow with the news Havingotascoobydo has been ruled out for the season through injury.

Havingotascoobydo finds himself back over timber today in the 32Red Handicap Hurdle at Sandown.

OSCAR WHISKY is poised to try to spoil Big Buck’s’ bid for a fourth Ladbrokes World Hurdle triumph following his emphatic victory in the Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday.

Oscar Whisky is poised to try to spoil Big Bucks' bid for a fourth Ladbrokes World Hurdle triumph following his emphatic victory in the Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club Hurdle at Cheltenham.

PHILIP Hobbs feels conditions at Newbury today should be ideal for Fingal Bay as the exciting youngster puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Bathwick Tyres Challow Novices’ Hurdle.

CHAMPION Court will try to make it third-time lucky at Cheltenham this season as he lines up in tomorrow’s Cheltenham Pony Club Raceday Novices’ Chase.

Nicky Henderson introduced yet another decent-looking youngster in the Ferns Group "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle at Ascot this afternoon.

Martin Keighley is preparing his smart novice Champion Court for the Feltham Chase at Kempton on December 26.

WHAT could prove a significant piece in Tony McCoy’s John Smith’s Grand National jigsaw emerged at Cheltenham yesterday as the champion jockey piloted Can’t Buy Time to success in the victorchandler.com Handicap Chase.

Paul Nicholls unleashed another of his powerful squad as Cheltenham candidate Pride of Dulcote put in an exhibition round in the Fred Rimell Memorial Novices' Chase at Worcester.

Love Of Tara led home a 1-2 for Cheltenham trainer Martin Keighley, who provided Dan Hiskett a first winner in the saddle in the Dartmouth Term of "65" England Expects Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle at Exeter today.

Ruby Walsh needed to put his skills to use for less than six minutes at Kempton but his visit was more than worthwhile as his sole ride Nycteos captured the intercasino.co.uk Lanzarote Hurdle.

I WAS disappointed that you featured an interview with a pornography filmmaker, Neville Keighley (Weekend, July 21).

THE Director of Public Prosecutions is to decide if criminal prosecutions should be brought against the medical authorities and staff at Cavan General Hospital following the death of an elderly patient in November 2003.

Predateur entered calculations for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham when smoothly opening his account over jumps for Paul Nicholls in the Staple Fitzpaine Introductory Novices' Hurdle at Taunton.

Tony Blair’s leadership of the Labour Party was called into question for the first time in eight years after details emerged today of a plot to publicly challenge him for the job.

Rugby league’s prestigious Challenge Cup final is set to return to Wembley in 2006, according to chairman Sir Rodney Walker.