ROYAL & Sunalliance Chase favourite Denman will head to Newbury for his final run before the Cheltenham Festival.

Richard Johnson made the dash to Haydock worthwhile when he rode Richard Lee’s Mister Potter to victory in the Red Square Vodka “Fixed Brush” Novices’ Hurdle.

Connections of Senor El Betrutti are keeping a close watch on the weather in the build-up to the Martell Grand National on Saturday.