Dan Skelton’s arrival to the training ranks has been little less than astonishing as Willow’s Saviour brought about his 15th and considerably most important winner in The Ladbroke at Ascot.

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Dragons 19 Ulster 46

ZAYNAR finally reminded racegoers what they had been missing as a polished display in the Grade Two totepool Novices’ Chase at Ascot provided the grey with his first win for two years yesterday.

MIDNIGHT Chase is set to bypass Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in favour of a trip to Ireland the following week.

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Dual winner Denman heads 20 horses standing their ground in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday at the five-day stage.

HURRICANE Havoc looks the bet of the weekend in the Lanwades And Staffordstown Studs Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

HURRICANE FLY, the medium of positive reports of late, can take the Grade 1 Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.

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Willie Mullins has 13 entries as he chases a third successive victory in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 17.

I RIDE in all seven races at Cheltenham this afternoon and will certainly be disappointed if returning to Ireland tonight without a winner.

Nick Williams’ exciting prospect Diamond Harry heads a field of six for the Blue Square Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury on Monday.

The presence of top weight Halcon Genelardais in Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National appears to have frightened off a good proportion of the opposition as 51 horses were removed at the five-day stage.

Last year’s Grand National fourth, Philson Run, is once again on target to tackle Aintree’s big fences.

Oh Crick could have booked a surprise place on Alan King’s powerful Cheltenham Festival team after completing a four-timer under Robert Thornton in the Pertemps People Development Group Handicap Hurdle at Hereford.

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.

Our Armageddon shone as brightly as the Staffordshire sunshine after registering a top-drawer victory in the Singer & Friedlander Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter.

Cheltenham and the very best jumping can offer may have only just left us for another year, but attention over the weekend immediately turned to the Flat game.