Blazing Bailey may have derailed the Black Jack Ketchum bandwagon, but Jonjo O’Neill fought back from that shock reverse as Exotic Dancer burst into the totesport Gold Cup picture with a runaway success in the Letheby And Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.

A MYSTERY punter has plumped for a high-risk and long-term investment by staking £10,000 at 14-1 on Black Jack Ketchum to win the next three Ladbrokes World Hurdles.

Jonjo O’Neill would be unfazed if Black Jack Ketchum heads to the Cheltenham Festival without a prep run.

Black Jack Ketchum is likely to try to stretch his unbeaten record to nine at Cheltenham on Monday.

My Way De Solzen is set for an early-season showdown with the undefeated Black Jack Ketchum in the £40,000 (€59,450) Grade Two John Smith’s Hurdle at Wetherby on Saturday week.

Ruby Walsh was crowned champion jockey at the 2006 Cheltenham Festival but it took until the last race of the meeting before he clinched the Racing Post-sponsored trophy.

Denman strolled to another impressive victory en route to the Royal & SunAlliance Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with success in the JPCS Novices’ Hurdle at Bangor.

Many Hong Kong residents are ready to give Mickey Mouse a big hug for bringing a new Disneyland to their city – but others would like to give the black grinning rodent a punch on the nose.

A 15-year-old American girl and her ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty today to stabbing her grandparents to death last summer so the young couple could be together.