Ruby Walsh completed a 55-1 double on Dun Doire to lift the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase

Presenting Express put the icing on a fruitful cake for Emma Lavelle at Newbury today with a fourth success on the bounce in the Vodafone Handicap Chase.

Sheena West is hoping Kalmini can emulate Penzance and land big-race glory at the Cheltenham Festival following the four-year-old’s success at Taunton.

Trainer Nicky Henderson is happy with Crozan ahead of the Stan James Feltham Novices’ Chase at Sandown on Boxing Day.

Owner Jim Lewis had to endure the heartbreak of seeing his triple Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Best Mate collapse and die at Exeter last week.

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.

Marcus Foley has been cleared by the Jockey Club of any wrongdoing over the running and riding of Tollbrae at Leicester 11 months ago.

Forest Gunner produced an exhilarating round of jumping to make virtually all in the betfair.com Grand Sefton Handicap Chase at Aintree today.

Tony McCoy returns to action at Ludlow tomorrow, just nine days after breaking his cheekbone in three places in a nasty fall at Plumpton.

Marcus Foley will miss the Cheltenham Festival after breaking his arm in a fall at Ascot yesterday.

Oliver Carter is dreaming of Cheltenham glory after Venn Ottery opened his account at the 24th attempt in a controversial race for the Manny Bernstein Hedging For Bookmakers Maiden Chase at Leicester yesterday.

Venn Ottery gave Paul Nicholls his 100th winner of the season with a remarkable performance in the Manny Bernstein Hedging For Bookmakers Maiden Chase at Leicester today.

Two beaten horses stole the limelight on a weekend of clues for the Cheltenham Festival and both look sure to be in the thick of the action when the major races are played out at Prestbury Park next month.

Rooster Booster was denied victory in Newbury today, finishing second in the Tote Gold Trophy for the third time in four years.

Cheltenham Festival prospect Trabolgan is ‘absolutely fine’ after being pulled up at Market Rasen on Tuesday.

EMMA LAVELLE believes handicap debutant Self Defense has a realistic chance of upstaging Rooster Booster in the Tote Gold Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

JOCKEY Club officials will this week study video recordings and a stewards’ report relating to the incident in which Deano’s Beeno was said to have been hit 50 times by Tony McCoy at the start of a race on New Year’s Eve.

Tuesday, January 6 is the date set for the 'Ludlow seven' appeal to the Jockey Club disciplinary panel against the 19-day penalty the riders received following a controversial race at the track last Thursday.

All seven riders suspended after a controversial race at Ludlow last Thursday have lodged an appeal with the Jockey Club.

CONDITIONAL jockey Clare Stretton survived a horrific fall at Ludlow yesterday in a race that saw seven of the 14 runners disqualified for taking the wrong course.

Conditional jockey Clare Stretton survived a horrific fall at Ludlow today in a race that saw seven of the 14 runners disqualified for taking the wrong course.

Marcus Foley looks set to miss the Cheltenham Festival after breaking his collarbone in a fall at Doncaster on Saturday.

Nicky Henderson introduced a potentially exciting prospect when Back To Ben Alder spread-eagled the opposition at Kempton today.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy enjoyed another successful day at Kempton riding a double, highlighted by a brave victory on Zafarabad in the feature Skybet.com Gold Cup Chase.

Martin Pipe and Tony McCoy warmed up for the Cheltenham Festival by landing the Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle with Polar Red at Sandown.

Despite the name, there was nothing fishy about the result of Sandown’s big race as Billingsgate continued his fantastic return from the injury list when taking the €65,800 Agfa Diamond Handicap Chase.