Jonjo O’Neill finally broke free of his mid-winter lull as Rose Revived supplied him with his first winner since mid-November in the closing bumper at Ludlow.

Bryan Cooper is expected to make a quick return to the saddle for the big weekend meeting at Fairyhouse despite suffering a fall at Thurles yesterday.

Runaway November Handicap winner Open Eagle is set to embark upon a career over hurdles this winter after joining Willie Mullins.

Martin Keighley is happy to take Feltham Chase hero Annacotty back to Kempton for his seasonal debut today.

Cross-country specialist Balthazar King defied top weight with a narrow victory over Any Currency in the Glenfarclas Handicap Chase.

Willie Mullins is keen to find out where Upazo ranks in his talented crop of novice hurdlers by letting him line up in the williamhill.com Levy Board Tolworth Hurdle at Kempton this afternoon.

Paul Nicholls appears to have a strong hand with six of the 50 entries for the £75,000 (€90,000) Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster on January 25.

Bryan Cooper believes First Lieutenant will be the one to beat if he runs in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on February 9.

Plans have been made to stage the Tolworth Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday week.

Paul Nicholls has already collected the William Hill King George VI Chase more times than any trainer in history and he believes Silviniaco Conti and Al Ferof hold equally good chances of providing his eighth winner at Kempton on Thursday.

Richard Johnson believes Captain Chris has “everything in his favour” as he makes his seasonal return in the Betfred Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon today.

Timesremembered aims to follow up his impressive display at Chepstow in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Trainer Colin Tizzard has challenged Cue Card’s rivals to take him on from the front in today’s Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Henry de Bromhead has confirmed Sizing Europe will not run in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

Paul Nicholls once again dominated proceedings at Cheltenham with a glorious four-timer.

Weird Al is on course to make his seasonal reappearance in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Junior has been left in the Coral Scottish Grand National on Saturday after his early exit at Aintree.

Next month’s Festival meetings at Fairyhouse, Aintree and Punchestown will all come under consideration for County Hurdle winner Alderwood.

Sir Des Champs put down a Gold Cup marker for next year after maintaining his unbeaten record for Willie Mullins in the Jewson Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival this afternoon.

An excellent start to the Cheltenham Festival has fuelled Donald McCain’s confidence ahead of Peddlers Cross’ bid for glory in the Jewson Novices’ Chase.

Martin Keighley has been dealt a blow with the news Havingotascoobydo has been ruled out for the season through injury.

BIG BUCK’S appears to face a straightforward task as he goes in search of a 15th straight victory in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Havingotascoobydo finds himself back over timber today in the 32Red Handicap Hurdle at Sandown.

Free set to make it three

OSCAR WHISKY is poised to try to spoil Big Buck’s’ bid for a fourth Ladbrokes World Hurdle triumph following his emphatic victory in the Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday.

Oscar Whisky is poised to try to spoil Big Bucks' bid for a fourth Ladbrokes World Hurdle triumph following his emphatic victory in the Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club Hurdle at Cheltenham.

PHILIP Hobbs feels conditions at Newbury today should be ideal for Fingal Bay as the exciting youngster puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Bathwick Tyres Challow Novices’ Hurdle.

CHAMPION Court will try to make it third-time lucky at Cheltenham this season as he lines up in tomorrow’s Cheltenham Pony Club Raceday Novices’ Chase.

Grands Crus heads a stellar cast of nine entries for the williamhill.com Feltham Novices’ Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day.

Nicky Henderson introduced yet another decent-looking youngster in the Ferns Group "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle at Ascot this afternoon.

Quel Esprit and Havingotascoobydo were the most notable absentees at the final 48-hour declaration stage for the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

David Pipe is intending to run Great Endeavour in the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham this weekend.

Martin Keighley is preparing his smart novice Champion Court for the Feltham Chase at Kempton on December 26.

Cue Card and Grands Crus are set for a mouthwatering early-season clash in the Steel Plate And Sections Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Warren Marston has decided to retire from race-riding with immediate effect.

Martin Keighley has ruled out Grand National hope Any Currency for the rest of the season.

PAST winners Master Minded and Twist Magic are Paul Nicholls’ two entries in the Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

WHAT could prove a significant piece in Tony McCoy’s John Smith’s Grand National jigsaw emerged at Cheltenham yesterday as the champion jockey piloted Can’t Buy Time to success in the victorchandler.com Handicap Chase.

No sooner had Sizing Europe advertised his claims for next year’s Arkle Trophy with a smooth win in Ireland than Tataniano struck back for the home team with an equally impressive performance at Cheltenham.

Paul Nicholls unleashed another of his powerful squad as Cheltenham candidate Pride of Dulcote put in an exhibition round in the Fred Rimell Memorial Novices' Chase at Worcester.

Love Of Tara led home a 1-2 for Cheltenham trainer Martin Keighley, who provided Dan Hiskett a first winner in the saddle in the Dartmouth Term of "65" England Expects Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle at Exeter today.

Tony McCoy’s chances of securing his 3,000th jumps winner at Bangor today were scuppered after Jonjo O’Neill withdrew all of his horses at the track.

Ruby Walsh needed to put his skills to use for less than six minutes at Kempton but his visit was more than worthwhile as his sole ride Nycteos captured the intercasino.co.uk Lanzarote Hurdle.

Predateur entered calculations for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham when smoothly opening his account over jumps for Paul Nicholls in the Staple Fitzpaine Introductory Novices' Hurdle at Taunton.