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.

Mon Mome, winner of the 2009 Grand National, has had his comeback put on hold for a few weeks.

TWENTY-FOUR horses, and all the big names, remain in the reckoning at the latest forfeit stage for next month’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Jockey Brian Hughes is confident mercurial talent Tidal Bay can make his presence felt in next month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.

DONALD McCAIN is keeping his fingers crossed his Champion Hurdle hope Peddlers Cross will still be able to make a racecourse appearance before Cheltenham after a setback ruled him out of this weekend’s engagements.

Venetia Williams’ 2009 Grand National hero Mon Mome has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

TIDAL BAY’S performance in the Argento Chase at Cheltenham this weekend will dictate whether or not he runs in the Gold Cup in March.

Tony McCoy was reduced to tears as Don’t Push It raced to glory in the John Smith’s Grand National to give the champion jockey his first win in the great race at the 15th attempt.

THE Aintree Grand National reminds me of JFK or Elvis. People remember where they were when they heard that the American president had been shot dead in Dallas in 1963. It’s the same with the news that The King had passed away 14 years later.

Past winners Mon Mome (2009) and Comply Or Die (2008) are among a maximum field of 40 declared for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

DAVID CASEY is hoping to go two places better than two years ago when he renews his association with Snowy Morning in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

NIGEL Twiston-Davies has confirmed he plans to take new Cheltenham Gold Cup champion Imperial Commander to Aintree for the totesport Bowl on Thursday week.

THE totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup yesterday signalled a massive changing of the guard.

Imperial Commander gate-crashed the showdown between Kauto Star and Denman to run out a fantastic winner of the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

KAUTO Star will face 10 rivals as he bids to cement his place in history with a third win in tomorrow’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

GRAND National legend Ginger McCain has criticised the great race for now being too easy.

Paul Nicholls’ Tricky Trickster remains at the head of the ante-post betting for the John Smith’s Grand National following the publication of the weights.

Albertas Run, Madison Du Berlais and Notre Pere head the weights on 11st 10lb for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 10.

NOEL Meade plans to give Go Native a post-racing workout at Leopardstown on Sunday week to crown his preparations for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 16.

GRAND National winner Mon Mome heads a final field of 12 runners for the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock tomorrow.

Grand National winner Mon Mome heads a final field of 12 runners for the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Grand National winner Mon Mome has been left at the head of the weights for the Coral Welsh National after 33 horses stood their ground at the confirmation stage.

Denman put up a remarkable weight-carrying performance to win the Hennessy Gold Cup for a second time at Newbury.

Denman heads a field of 21 for Saturday’s prestigious Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Ante-post favourite Denman heads 37 remaining entries in Saturday’s renewal of the historic Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Paul Nicholls nominated Kauto Star’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph as his highlight of the 2008-9 National Hunt season while collecting his fourth consecutive champion trainer award.

John Smith's Grand National winner Mon Mome is to parade at Cheltenham's evening meeting a week on Friday, when he will also have a race named in his honour.

Cerium’s shock run to finish fifth in the John Smith’s Grand National looks even more remarkable after connections found he ran at least a circuit of the race with a fractured skull.

The 100/1 outsider Mon Mome, trained by Venetia Williams and ridden by Liam Treadwell, has won today's Grand National at Aintree by several lengths.

Tom Mullins believes John Smith’s Grand National candidate Chelsea Harbour ticks all the right boxes for Saturday’s Aintree spectacular.

Speagle can secure a first victory since December 2006 in the Hop To It At Pontin’s Handicap at Wolverhampton.

Halcon Genelardais will have to overcome 19 rivals as well as top weight of 11st 12lb when he bids to land back-to-back victories in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow tomorrow.

Neptune Collonges, Mr Pointment and Mon Mome all feature among the 18 horses removed from the Coral Welsh National at the first forfeit stage.

John Quinn’s Character Building heads a field of 24 for the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday.

Ferdy Murphy's Joes Edge caused a huge shock by winning the William Hill Trophy at 50-1 in a three-way photograph.

ASIAN MAZE, Harchibald, Hardy Eustace and Macs Joy could clash at Gowran Park on Saturday in a high-class renewal of the Red Mills Trial Hurdle.

SOLE English challenger Kitski is a hopeful choice to win the Ellen Construction Thyestes Handicap ’Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

Alan King's D'Argent heads 25 entries for the totesport Classic Chase at Warwick on Saturday.

ALAN KING’S masterplan came off and Wayne Hutchinson enjoyed the finest moment of his career as Halcon Genelardais ran out a convincing winner of the Coral Welsh National yesterday.

Halcon Genelardais defied 11st 3lb to run out a gutsy winner of the Coral Welsh National for Alan King and Wayne Hutchinson.

Voy Por Ustedes emerged as a live candidate for the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival in March after he made it two wins from as many starts over fences at Plumpton.

VOY POR USTEDES remains unbeaten over fences after claiming the feature coralcasino.com Novices’ Chase at Plumpton yesterday under a cool ride from Robert Thornton.