EOIN Griffin realises the stiff task facing Kazal in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Evan Williams reports State Of Play to be on top of his game as he bids to go one better than last year in the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby tomorrow.

Keith Reveley believes Ungaro’s disappointing show in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on Saturday was down to an off day.

In a season dominated by new champions like Katchit, Master Minded and Denman, the final major race of the National Hunt campaign went the way of an old timer.

Monkerhostin sprang a 25-1 surprise for trainer Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.

Cloudy Lane, ante-post favourite for the John Smith’s Grand National on April 5, features among the 115 horses still engaged in the Aintree marathon.

Ollie Magern continued trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies' unstoppable run of form by gamely making all to capture the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby for a second time.

Last season’s Hennessy Gold Cup winner State Of Play and Ferdy Murphy’s rising star Aces Four will face six rivals in the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby.

Gordon Elliott is hoping Silver Birch's Grand National win can kickstart his fledgling training career.

Joes Edge, one of three co-favourites in the John Smith's Grand National, is recovering well after pulling up lame in the big race yesterday.

Ossmoses has been ruled out of the John Smith’s Grand National.

KAUTO STAR has been the talk of the jumps season, enthralling spectators and even sparking a debate about how to pronounce his name.

Hot favourite Kauto Star heads a field of 19 declared for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

Kauto Star tops a list of 24 horses left in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at the confirmation stage.

Boychuk appears ever more certain to be pulled out of next week’s Royal & SunAlliance Chase, unless the ground dries up significantly at Cheltenham.

Exotic Dancer and Hedgehunter have been allocated joint top weight of 11st 12lb for this year’s John Smith’s Grand National.

Kauto Star could face the first three home from last season’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup in his bid to join the racing legends at Prestbury Park in March.

Kauto Star tops a bumper 49-strong entry for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

ALAN KING expressed his shock at Kauto Star’s participation in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Racing Demon continued Henrietta Knight’s monopoly of the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon by providing the popular trainer with her seventh victory in the last nine renewals of the Grade Two event.

Sue Smith believes Royal Emperor could be in need of the run if he lines up in the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby on Saturday.

TOM TAAFFE has reported 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King to be recovering well from the tendon injury he sustained when beating Monkerhostin in last year’s King George VI Chase.

CONNECTIONS of Royal Shakespeare and Monkerhostin will share the £200,000 top prize for the British Horseracing Board Order Of Merit after deciding against a Saturday showdown.

Royal Shakespeare is set to make his chasing debut at Sandown next Saturday in a last-ditch bid to secure the British Horseracing Board’s Order Of Merit competition.

Royal Shakespeare regained a narrow advantage in the race for the British Horseracing Board Order of Merit title with a sixth-place finish in the Grade Two Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr.

Monkerhostin will bid to get his season back on track, and also boost his Order of Merit chances, in the Faucets For Mira Showers Silver Trophy at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition could again go into battle with Hedgehunter and Forget The Past in the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup on April 26.

BRAVE INCA, Macs Joy and Hardy Eustace fought out a thrilling finish at the Cheltenham Festival and form part of a nine-strong contingent for the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

Beef Or Salmon heads nine entries for the Grade Two Betfair Bowl Chase on the opening day of the John Smith’s Grand National meeting at Aintree tomorrow.

Philip Hobbs has not ruled out running Monkerhostin twice at Aintree this week.

Beef Or Salmon heads 17 entries for the Grade Two Betfair Bowl over three miles and one furlong on the first day of the Aintree Grand National meeting on Thursday.

TRIUMPH Hurdle-winning trainer Philip Hobbs took the top honours at Exeter yesterday with a double courtesy of Cousin Nicky and Wellbeing.

HEDGEHUNTER, last year’s John Smith’s Grand National hero, will share joint top weight of 11st 12lb following the news that 96 horses stand their ground at the second forfeit stage for next month’s renewal of the Aintree marathon.

WHAT makes a Gold Cup horse? Plenty of things, really, but stamina and high cruising speed are the basics.

His pride and joy may have failed in the race for the past three years but Michael Hourigan is hopeful Beef Or Salmon can make it fourth time lucky in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup tomorrow.

Top owner David Johnson is hoping to realise a long-held ambition when Celestial Gold takes his chance in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup tomorrow.

Conor O’Dwyer insists he would not swap War Of Attrition for any other runner in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Ante-post favourite Beef Or Salmon heads the 28 horses remaining in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday following the five-day declaration stage.

Henrietta Knight confirmed that Impek will run in the Ryanair Chase and not the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Philip Hobbs has confirmed his totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hopefuls on target for the feature race of the Cheltenham Festival, which gets underway on Tuesday.

Richard Johnson has high hopes for ante-post favourites Monkerhostin and Mighty Man at next week’s Cheltenham Festival.

PHILIP HOBBS has issued a soft ground warning about his totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Monkerhostin, who is disputing favouritism with Beef Or Salmon at 5-1 with the sponsors.