Gone To Lunch won his fourth successive race when landing the Pentagon Novices’ Hurdle in grand style at Ascot.

Tony McCoy had good news of Ruby Walsh this evening as his great rival continues to recover from a dislocated shoulder suffered in a fall at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Ruby Walsh reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder following a fall at Cheltenham and will miss the ride on Paddy Power Gold Cup favourite Granit Jack.

Knowhere could return to Cheltenham next month for the Paddy Power Gold Cup after grabbing a narrow victory in the feature event on yesterday’s card at Prestbury Park.

Jamie Moore is planning to appeal against the eight-day suspension that rules him out of all four days of the Cheltenham Festival.

CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls will call on the likes of Kauto Star and Denman at the Cheltenham Festival next month.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls will call on the likes of Kauto Star and Denman at the Cheltenham Festival next month but of his more low-profile contenders, he is particularly keen on the chance of Nycteos in the Racing Post Plate.

Liberate left the Philip Hobbs stable dreaming of another victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after maintaining his unbeaten record with ease in the closing race at Wincanton.

Liam Heard is keeping his fingers crossed he will keep the ride on Eurotrek when he bids for glory in the John Smith’s Grand National.

Eurotrek put up a commanding performance under 11st 12lb to win the totesport.com Becher Handicap.

Martin Pipe may have announced his retirement from the training ranks but he still managed to add another two big winners to his record thanks to Acambo and Westender at Haydock.

Monkerhostin will bid to get his season back on track, and also boost his Order of Merit chances, in the Faucets For Mira Showers Silver Trophy at Cheltenham tomorrow.

CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS sees last year’s winner Hedgehunter as the main threat to his mount Royal Auclair - one of seven Paul Nicholls runners - in the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday.

RUBY WALSH hopes Hedgehunter can defy the weight of history by winning the John Smith’s Grand National for a second consecutive season.

Paul Nicholls has snapped up Mick Fitzgerald to ride his unbeaten Kicks For Free in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Kauto Star will bid for Queen Mother Champion Chase glory after pleasing trainer Paul Nicholls in a racecourse gallop.

KAUTO STAR will bid for Queen Mother Champion Chase glory after pleasing trainer Paul Nicholls in a racecourse gallop.

DAVID ENGLAND returned from a six-month spell on the injury list to partner a winner at Leicester and put himself in line for a ride or two at the Cheltenham Festival.

Tony McCoy showed once again why he is the preferred choice of the punters as he forced 1-2 favourite The Local home in the opener at Leicester.

Andreas will now head straight to the Cheltenham Festival after an easy success in the Ian Cooper Birthday Handicap Hurdle at Ludlow.

Penzance, a leading fancy for the abandoned totesport Trophy last weekend, will attempt to get his season back on track in the Grade Two Bathwick Tyres Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton tomorrow.

See You Sometime could bypass a run at the Cheltenham Festival, despite recording the biggest success of his career in the HBLB Cotswold Chase at Wincanton on Friday.

SEE YOU SOMETIME posted one of the big-race shocks of the season so far with an 18-1 success in the Grade Two HBLB Cotswold Chase at Wincanton.

Paul Nicholls, who created racing history at the last Wincanton meeting by sending out six winners, continued the good work with a short-priced treble at his local track courtesy of Gungadu, Cerium and Kicks For Free.

Siberian Highness is being lined up for a crack at the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle after bouncing back to form at Taunton.

Richard Johnson, forced to give up the big-race rides on Monkerhostin and One Knight over the Christmas period, returned to winning ways at Taunton for Philip Hobbs.

IVOIRE DE BEAULIEU made a surprise winning British debut in the Sporting Index Handicap Chase as the unbeaten run of Spot Thedifference over Cheltenham’s cross-country course came to an end.

Retired trainer Nick Gaselee was back in the winner’s enclosure after The Local proved a star turn at a wet and windy Wincanton.

The Local was the star of the show at a wet and windy Wincanton, running out an impressive winner of the Weatherbys Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle.

Paul Nicholls reached 100 winners for the season but had luck on his side when Dusty Bandit landed the toteplacepot Amateur Riders’ Handicap Hurdle at Exeter today.