Robbie Hennessy has ruled Sublimity out of a third crack at the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle this weekend.

Native Khan may swerve Saturday’s Dubai Dewhurst Stakes in preference for the Racing Post Trophy a week later.

Noel Meade looks set to be double-handed when he bids to win Sunday’s Friends Of Tipperary Hurdle for the second year in succession.

NOEL MEADE isn’t normally a man you can easily ruffle. But the trainer and his team could be forgiven if they are feeling a little nervous today.

I HEADED for Cheltenham on Sunday night and then had a relaxing enough day yesterday.

NOEL Meade is stepping up Go Native’s work as the crack hurdler nears his date with a potential £1m bonus at Cheltenham next month.

Brilliant novice Dunguib has been given a precautionary entry in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Noel Meade plans to shortly bring Go Native back to the boil for a crack at the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle – and with it the chance to grab a £1m (€1.1m) bonus.

Solwhit impressively returned to winning ways to deny Sublimity back-to-back victories in the Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Noel Meade says it is “all systems go” with Go Native for the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton and the second leg of the WBX.COM Triple Crown.

Henry de Bromhead reports Sizing Europe to be fighting fit ahead of his bid to maintain an unbeaten record over fences in the inforthenight.ie Novices’ Chase at Leopardstown on December 26.

Go Native stunned punters with a 25-1 shock success in the WBX.COM ’Fighting Fifth’ Hurdle at Newcastle.

CHARLES BYRNES fears Binocular will be a major stumbling block to Solwhit, who is unbeaten in 2009 and is fresh from claiming the scalps of Muirhead and Hurricane Fly in the Punchestown Hurdle two weeks ago, in the WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle today.

Last season’s Champion Hurdle third Binocular heads a field of seven declared for Saturday’s WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.

Stud failure Kingsgate Native can prove he is the real deal on the track by speeding to victory in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes on the final day of the Ebor meeting.

Go Native is likely to head to the Cheltenham Festival next month following his impressive victory in the paddypower.com Johnstown Novice Hurdle at Naas on Sunday.

HURRICANE Fly will be sorely missed if he does not make it to Cheltenham, should Go Native’s ready victory at Naas be anything to go by.

James Eustace hopes consistent sprinter War Artist secures a deserved Group One success in the Betfred Sprint Cup next month.

Kingsgate Native remains bang on course to defend his crown in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

John Best is confident last year’s Nunthorpe winner Kingsgate Native will be able to handle the step up to six furlongs.

John Best has still to receive a firm offer for impressive Nunthorpe Stakes winner Kingsgate Native.

JOHN BEST’S audacious attempt to land the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes with a two-year-old without even a win to his name paid off spectacularly as Kingsgate Native routed his elders at York yesterday.

Charlie Swan could have two runners in Saturday’s totesport.com Eider at Newcastle, with both Teeming Rain and What A Native entered for the marathon contest.

Dual Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace has emerged in supreme shape after his successful pipe-opener in the Happy New Year Hurdle at Punchestown.

Another Native, whose only previous win had been at Gowran Park and who is now trained by Charlie Mann, opened his account in Britain by taking the bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase at Haydock.

Native Upmanship floored the odds-on Rathgar Beau with a bold front-running performan to win the An Uaimh Chase at Navan yesterday.

Ante-post favourite Celestial Gold heads a total of 30 horses still in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday week after the latest forfeit stage.

Frankie Dettori took a giant step towards clinching the jockeys’ title with a treble at Leicester today as Kieren Fallon ended the afternoon in hospital.

Apprentice jockey Sean Cleary, who suffered head injuries in a fall at Galway last Sunday, has died. He was 22.

Irish apprentice jockey Sean Cleary, who suffered severe head injuries in a fall at Galway last Sunday, has died. He was 22.

Horse racing officials have postponed tomorrow's planned meeting at Tramore as a mark of respect to jockey Kieran Kelly, who died in hospital last night.

Paul Moloney, who has ridden “around 200 winners” in Ireland, enjoyed his first success in Britain when guiding Redde to victory in the Racing Post On Saturday Beginners’ Chase at Uttoxeter today.

Ted Walsh may have ruled Papillon out of next weekend’s Martell Grand National at Aintree, thereby foregoing the chance of recording a quick double from his charge in the marathon event.