Big Buck’s is as short as 6-4 favourite to regain his Ladbrokes World Hurdle crown after the current champion Solwhit was ruled out of the race with injury.

Mouse Morris is looking forward to getting Baily Green (right) back on the track in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

Nicky Henderson was left perfectly satisfied as he worked a high-profile Cheltenham team after racing at Kempton.

Nicky Henderson feels he has not spotted an exceptional rival from another stable to prevent him from lifting the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup once again.

Alasi booked her ticket for a third trip to the Cheltenham Festival with a narrow victory in the Sky Bet Mobile For Android Doncaster Mares' Hurdle on Town Moor this afternoon.

BIG BUCK’S appears to face a straightforward task as he goes in search of a 15th straight victory in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

JESSICA Harrington’s Magical Memoir can land the nap in the Tipperary Water Hurdle at Ballinrobe tonight.

THE Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle, the second Grade 1 on the card at Punchestown last night, was billed as a match between First Lieutenant and So Young.

THERE’S always something of a lull between Cheltenham and Aintree and the racing this weekend is fairly mundane.

High-class racing rather than equine misfortune was able to return to the top of the agenda at Newbury as the rescheduled totesport Trophy meeting went by without a hitch.

The results of post-mortem examinations into the two horses who died in the parade ring at Newbury on Saturday are not expected to be released until Thursday.

The results of the post-mortem examinations into the two horses who died following an incident in the parade ring at Newbury on Saturday will not be revealed today.

Plans for the rescheduling of the meeting at Newbury abandoned in extraordinary circumstances on Saturday are expected to be announced today.

A SECTION of electricity cable has been removed from the paddock area at Newbury following the death of two horses at the course on Saturday.

The British Horseracing Authority intend to make no further comment until Monday on the deaths of two horses at Newbury yesterday.

Racing at Newbury was abandoned today after two horses mysteriously collapsed and died in the parade ring before the first race.

Racing was delayed at Newbury today in extraordinary circumstances after Fenix Two and Marching Song collapsed and died in the parade ring before the first race.

Megastar has been forced to miss tomorrow’s Mitie Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle at Ascot due to a dirty scope.

Paul Nicholls called time on Celestial Halo’s novice chasing adventure after the top-class hurdler again proved a disappointment over fences at Newbury.