Reigning Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere is one of the star names among 29 entries for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

Willie Mullins could fire a formidable twin assault on Ascot’s major Saturday prizes after Faugheen and Ballycasey were confirmed for the Coral Ascot Hurdle and the Amlin 1965 Chase.

Bookmakers believe My Tent Or Yours and The New One could even be sent off joint-favourites with the leading lights of the new generation proving hard to separate in Kempton’s williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle on Thursday.

Jockey Robert Thornton accepts his mount Invictus has questions to answer in tomorrow’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Melodic Rendezvous is “95% likely” to take his chance in the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

Three-times Grade One winner Follow The Plan has been given top weight of 11st 10lb in the tote.com Galway Plate.

Connections of Chapoturgeon, the ante-post favourite for the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase, feel the grey will do himself justice at Cheltenham on Friday week.

Nicky Richards hopes the burden of top weight will not stop Mister Marker from putting up a bold bid in the Betfred Eider at Newcastle on Saturday.

ABBEYBRANEY came unstuck over the Grand National fences last time but should find the task a little easier in the John Townroe’s 80th BirthdayVeterans’ Handicap Chase at Haydock today.

PAUL NOLAN expects the testing ground to suit Joncol in Sunday’s John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown.

MASTER Minded is the star attraction among the nine entries for the Monet‘s Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree this weekend.

Davy Condon always wanted to be a star jockey, but the only thing is that he thought he would ply his trade on the flat rather than over fences. As Declan Colley discovered, it never worked out that way and on Monday he rides one of the big fancies in the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.

Bogside finally opened his account at the fifth attempt in the Kelso Members Novices' Hurdle at the Scottish venue this afternoon.

PAUL Nicholls is not concerned about the prospect of testing ground for Hennessy Gold Cup favourite Pride Of Dulcote.

Paul Nicholls is not concerned about the prospect of testing ground for Hennessy Gold Cup favourite Pride Of Dulcote.

NICKY Richards reports Monet’s Garden to have had a “steady night” (Tuesday) as he continues to battle for his life.

Nicky Richards reports Monet’s Garden to have had a “steady night” as he continues to battle for his life.

BIG BUCK’S will not be seen on the track again until he bids for a third consecutive Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Pandorama rose to the top of the Irish staying division with a decisive victory in the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown.

NOEL MEADE’S Pandorama will be hoping for a change of fortune in today’s Lexus Chase at Leopardstown.

Cooldine has been installed as favourite for tomorrow’s Lexus Chase at Leopardstown – if the meeting beats the weather.

TWIST MAGIC and The Nightingale feature among a strong entry for champion trainer Paul Nicholls in the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon on Thursday.

CAPTAIN CEE BEE, is set to return to Punchestown for his next start in the John Durkan Memorial Chase.

Apprentice Ian Brennan teamed up with trainer Nicky Richards to claim the opening KB Sheet Metal & GDBS Handicap at Newcastle with That'll Do Nicely.

RYANAIR CHASE hero Albertas Run was given a typically power-packed ride by Tony McCoy to land the John Smith’s Melling Chase at Aintree yesterday.

BIG BUCK’S is living up to his name for trainer Paul Nicholls and owner Andy Stewart as the staying doyen rattled off his eighth consecutive success in the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree.

Michael Smith and his wife Sandra may combine farming with training racehorses “just for fun” but they spiked the big guns at Aintree when Orsippus won the £100,000 Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices’ Hurdle.

Jim Goldie is one of Ayr's greatest supporters and he set a new personal best score when Something Silver led his rivals a merry dance in the Victor Chandler Handicap Chase.

Money Trix has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Gold Cup following his disappointing display in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown earlier this month.

What A Friend led home Money Trix to give the British raiders a 1-2 in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown.

Connections of Voy Por Ustedes are hoping conditions will not be too testing for the former champion two-miler in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Four British raiders, including supplementary entry What A Friend’ are among 12 runners in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Joncol is on course to bid for glory in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28 following his recent victory at Punchestown.

Nicky Richards will weigh up the opposition before committing Money Trix to a run in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

Paul Carberry will revive old memories when he teams up with trainer Nicky Richards to ride Monet’s Garden in the Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot tomorrow.

Connections of Tidal Bay were delighted with the performance of the 2008 Arkle Trophy at Aintree yesterday.

Davy Condon remains in Tullamore Hospital after suffering a broken ankle at Kilbeggan on Friday night.

PETER Bowen bids to land the totesport.com Summer Plate for the fourth year running at Market Rasen today.

GER Lyons, on the mark at Leopardstown on Thursday, struck again when Putapriceonthat and Rain Delayed provided him with a double at Down Royal last night.

Jockey Davy Condon will return to Ireland after his brief partnership with Nicky Richards came to an end.

Ferdy Murphy’s day at Ayr started on a sour note when Percutant was one of two horses to be fatally injured in the opening race, but Elzahann’s success in the Coral Backing Poppyscotland Mares’ Handicap Hurdle helped lift the stable’s spirits ahead of the Coral Scottish Grand National.

Young Albert built on his fifth-place finish in the John Smith’s People’s Race last weekend to snatch victory in the Sports 360 Leaders In Sports Advertising “Fixed Brush” Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

ALAN King believes he has Voy Por Ustedes in A1 condition as his chaser bids to win three different races at the Cheltenham Festival.

Connections of Fiftyfive Degrees believe there will be plenty more races to be won with the eight-year-old after he turned in an impressive performance at Newcastle.