Ashley Brook's disappointing performance at Ascot on Saturday remains a mystery, according to trainer Kevin Bishop.

Alan King hopes a recent outing at Cheltenham has taken the “fizz” out of Voy Por Ustedes ahead of the paddypower.com Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Nominations for this year's British Comedy Awards were announced today but organisers still do not know if the event will be shown on ITV.

Kauto Star heads a small but select field of five in a fascinating renewal of the Bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday.

While many of the key protagonists will only take part in Sunday’s bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree if the ground is safe, the current dry spell has probably claimed its first victim in My Way De Solzen.

David Johnson believes ante-post favourite Well Chief is a “champion in waiting” ahead of his bid for glory in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Andrew McNamara hopes lightning can strike twice when Newmill bids for glory in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Last year's winner Newmill tops a list of 16 horses standing their ground in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday.

Barry Fenton missed a valuable winning ride as Noel Fehily deputised aboard the front-running Priors Dale in the Dick Reynolds Novices’ Handicap Chase at Wincanton.

PADDY BRENNAN believes Inglis Drever has every chance of another win in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Kevin Bishop is considering giving star chaser Ashley Brook his first comeback run over hurdles.

Paddy Brennan will be out of action for at least a month after breaking his pelvis in a fall at Stratford on Friday.

Jessica Harrington reports it to be “so far, so good” in the build-up to Moscow Flyer’s tilt at a third Queen Mother Champion Chase crown.

Ashley Brook will miss Wednesday’s Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and might not run again this season.

Kevin Bishop is hoping to up Ashley Brook’s preparation for the Queen Mother Champion Chase in the next week now his star performer looks to have recovered from a knee injury.

Ashley Brook is likely to head straight to Cheltenham for the Queen Mother Champion Chase after spending the last couple of weeks on the easy list.

Ashley Brook could head to the Cheltenham Festival without the benefit of a prep-run after Kevin Bishop’s stable star suffered a knee injury.

RATHGAR BEAU’S trainer Eamonn Sheehy is hoping his stable star can bounce back quickly after he was forced out of the Saturday’s William Hill - Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown by a dirty scope, and he has already pencilled in another race at Cork.

Mick Fitzgerald set himself up for Saturday’s William Hill – Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown when partnering hot favourite Kauto Star at Paul Nicholls’ yard on Thursday morning.

Tony McCoy has landed the plum ride on Ashley Brook in the William Hill - Tingle Creek Trophy Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Kevin Bishop will not decide for another couple of days who will ride Ashley Brook in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown on Saturday.

ASHLEY BROOK can establish a position at the top of the chasing tree at Exeter today with victory over Best Mate in a star-studded renewal of the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup.

JIM LEWIS believes his triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate can make an encouraging start to the season at Exeter today, despite conditions being far from ideal.

Ashley Brook is delighting connections ahead of his return to action in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter next week.

Top novice Ashley Brook could begin his second season as a chaser on the same early-November Exeter card on which he made a successful start over fences last autumn.

Contraband handed trainer Martin Pipe and owner David Johnson their second consecutive victory in the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham today.

Kicking King, winner of the King George VI Chase, heads 39 entries for the inaugural Daily Telegraph Festival Trophy Chase at Cheltenham.

ASHLEY BROOK put up a spectacular display on his debut over fences at Exeter yesterday as Arkle Trophy ante-post favourite Sporazene blotted his copybook with a fall.

Kevin Bishop is hoping course specialist Just Jasmine can defy the handicapper in Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.

KEVIN BISHOP is hoping Just Jasmine can defy the handicapper in Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot but acknowledges the mare will have to produce the best performance of her career to lift the spoils in the £120,000 showpiece.