BEEF OR SALMON thundered back into Cheltenham Gold Cup contention when storming away with the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

PAUL NOLAN will decide next week whether his Arkle Trophy hope Cloone River will make it to the Cheltenham Festival after tweaking a muscle in his back.

Paul Nolan will decide next week whether his Arkle Trophy hope Cloone River will make it to the Cheltenham Festival after tweaking a muscle in his back.

Aidan O'Brien-trained Yeats’s participation in the Vodafone Derby could hinge on how he reacts to being exercised at Ballydoyle this morning.

Vodafone Derby favourite Yeats is having daily physiotherapy on a muscle problem ahead of Saturday’s big race.