Connections of Trabolgan revealed it is “very possible” the star chaser could miss the entire jumps season.

Trabolgan faces a scan next week as he continues his recovery from a tendon problem.

HEDGEHUNTER is a general 4-1 favourite with the English firms, although Irish bookmakers Cashmans and Paddy Power buck the trend with a 5-1 offer, to land back-to-back runnings of the John Smith’s Grand National after heading the list of 84 horses left in the Aintree spectacular at the five-day confirmation stage.

Connections of last year’s John Smith’s Grand National winner Hedgehunter admit he faces an uphill battle against Beef Or Salmon at Leopardstown on Sunday.

There were joyous scenes in the winner’s enclosure after Al Eile’s victory in the Commhoist Logistics Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock, the highlight of a Timmy Murphy 98-1 four-timer.

PROFITS at the country’s largest private third-level college, the Dublin Business School, plunged by €1.3 million in 2004.

Best Mate’s connections received a timely boost before his imminent reappearance as stablemate Impek gained a deserved success in the Bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

Town Crier enjoyed a welcome change of fortune to take the feature event at Newcastle today.

Ferdy Murphy is targeting Europa at the totesport Wigan Chase at Aintree on October 24.

ARTIC JACK will have to run “a very big race” in the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock on Saturday week if he is to line up for jump racing’s blue riband event at Cheltenham.

Artic Jack will have to run “a very big race” in the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock on Saturday week if he is to line up for jump racing’s blue riband event at Cheltenham.

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

PUNTERS latched onto Chives yesterday for the Martell Cognac Grand National, with Coral forced to cut the eight-year-old’s odds to 9-1 third favourite from 11-1.