Martin Pipe is going all out to keep the trainers’ title having left eight horses in Saturday’s Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown.

Nicky Henderson has given Irish Hussar the go ahead to run in Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury and is to school the leading fancy in Lambourn tomorrow.

Henrietta Knight has her team in fine form ahead of Best Mate’s eagerly-awaited next outing at Ascot and Edredon Bleu’s bid for a fourth consecutive victory in the BBA Peterborogh Chase at Huntingdon tomorrow.