Paul Nicholls is likely to attempt to saddle the winner of the £50,000 (€72,400) Faucets For Mira Showers Silver Trophy Chase for the third time in five years at Cheltenham next Wednesday.

Foreman, trained by Thierry Doumen and ridden by Tony McCoy, has won the John Smith's Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree.

Reveillez was a smooth winner of the Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

With three non-runners and two fences bypassed down the back straight, the Cenkos Securities Novices' Chase at Fontwell failed to produce much in the way of excitement.

Paul Nicholls has earmarked the Grade Two Blue Square Kingmaker Novices’ Chase as the next assignment for Le Volfoni.

Racing Demon heads a list of 57 entries for the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.

THIERRY DOUMEN is hoping Foreman will show enough at Lingfield today to merit a place at the Cheltenham Festival.

Thierry Doumen is hoping Foreman will show enough at Lingfield tomorrow to merit a place at the Cheltenham Festival.

Kauto Star, 7-2 favourite with the sponsors for the Victor Chandler Chase at Cheltenham, has been ruled out of the race by trainer Paul Nicholls.

KAUTO STAR, 7-2 favourite with the sponsors for the Victor Chandler Chase at Cheltenham, has been ruled out of the race by trainer Paul Nicholls.

Haydock was the only jump meeting to beat the frost and favourite backers got off to a good start when Le Volfoni took the opening H.B.L.B. Novices’ Chase.

The Market Man put in a fine performance under Marcus Foley to land the feature Thwaites Smooth Beer Handicap Hurdle on the first day of Cheltenham’s new season.