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.

AS I’m sure you are aware, I lost my appeal in London on Thursday morning against a five-day whip ban incurred at Aintree.

FUTURE Champions’ Day at Newmarket begins with the Group 2 Challenge Stakes, in which Richard Hannon’s Strong Suit can make a winning return after a break of a couple of months.

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PAUL HANAGAN kept up his relentless pursuit of the British jockeys’ championship with a 50-1 double at Nottingham yesterday. However, his main rival, Richard Hughes kept pace with two winners of his own, one at Nottingham and another at Kempton’s evening meeting.

Nicky Henderson’s Spirit River was given a fine ride by Barry Geraghty to run out an impressive winner of the Coral Cup at Cheltenham.

WILLIE Mullins’ pair of Cousin Vinny and Hurricane Fly are the headline-grabbing names among 112 entries, released yesterday, for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – the opening event of the Cheltenham Festival.

Jim Lewis was back in the winner’s enclosure on King George day at Kempton as Breedsbreeze maintained a 100% record over fences in the Nigel Clark Feltham Novices’ Chase.