Denis O’Regan is relishing the prospect of linking up with Beef Or Salmon in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Taranis and The Listener could run in Saturday’s James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal.

IF some of us are to learn one lesson from the four-day Leopardstown extravaganza it is that we must never, ever, underestimate Brave Inca again.

CASHMANS have installed totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition and race specialist Beef Or Salmon as the 6-4 joint-favourites for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition is on course to make his third start of the campaign in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown next Sunday.

ALL you have to do is look at the bare result of this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup to realise just how a big a chance Kauto Star has in the 2007 renewal.

Connections of War Of Attrition are taking it one step after time after his fine effort in defeat at Down Royal.

MOUSE MORRIS is looking forward to saddling War Of Attrition in today’s James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal but he admits he will be relieved when the race is over.

Beef Or Salmon is set to clash with Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition at Down Royal on Saturday.

Beef Or Salmon was an encouraging second on his seasonal debut in the Ratoath College Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

A decision on Forget The Past’s participation in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse will not be made until Friday morning.

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.

VICTORY for the Irish comes no sweeter than in the Gold Cup and if favourite Beef Or Salmon yet again failed to lead the shamrock-bedecked hordes to their racing Valhalla, Mouse Morris, Conor O’Dwyer and War Of Attrition stepped into the breach to bring racing’s Blue Riband home for the second consecutive year.

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.

Michael Hourigan has confirmed Beef Or Salmon to be in rude health after trouncing his rivals to win a second Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

BEEF OR SALMON has to do the business in style in tomorrow’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown if he is to retain his position at the head of Cheltenham’s Gold Cup market.

Willie Mullins hopes Hedgehunter can find the necessary improvement to lower Beef Or Salmon’s colours in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

MICHAEL HOURIGAN yesterday declared Beef Or Salmon to be in top form ahead of a tilt at next month’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

Michael Hourigan is hoping Beef Or Salmon can finally end his totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hoodoo this year.

Michael Hourigan has revealed Beef Or Salmon to be in rude health after his third victory in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown.

Beef Or Salmon is now as low as 7-1 for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after an impressive success in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown.

BEEF OR SALMON thundered back into Cheltenham Gold Cup contention when storming away with the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

HAVE a quick glance at the current prices on offer for the Royal and SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham and tell me it makes sense there should be such a wide gap between favourite, Black Jack Ketchum, and Noel Meade’s Nicanor.

RUBY WALSH, absent since November 27 with a dislocated shoulder, is likely to return to action on St Stephen's Day.

Beef Or Salmon, twice a winner of the Lexus Chase, is among nine horses left in the €150,000 Grade One contest at Leopardstown on Wednesday week.

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King heads the 11 entries for the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday.

Ulster businessman Joe Craig could never be accused of going overboard when his horse Beef Or Salmon wins.

WILLIE MULLINS has finally decided to run Rule Supreme in tomorrow’s Ladbrokes’ World Hurdle at Cheltenham, rather than the Gold Cup on Friday.

KICKING KING in and Best Mate out is the latest twist to next Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Michael Hourigan is hopeful stable star Beef Or Salmon can bounce back quickly from his below-par effort in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown yesterday.

Michael Hourigan's Beef Or Salmon is odds-on to boost his totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup prospects with victory at Leopardstown on Sunday.

A decision as to who rides crack Irish chaser Beef Or Salmon in Sunday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup is expected in the next 48 hours.

HARBOUR PILOT pleased trainer Noel Meade on the gallops yesterday morning and looks likely to line up for the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase on Saturday.

MICHAEL HOURIGAN indicated yesterday afternoon that it is far from certain Beef Or Salmon will make his seasonal debut in Sunday’s Munster National at Limerick.

OWNER David Johnson yesterday refused to rule out a tilt at the Tote Cheltenham Gold with his promising novice Therealbandit.

Beef Or Salmon has recovered from a slight setback and is on course for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

“DIFFERENT CLASS,” was Jim Culloty’s summation after his mount, Best Mate, toyed with the opposition in yesterday’s Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown.

Keen Leader will miss his intended outing in Sunday’s Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown.

THE message is simple, give them what they want and they will arrive in droves.

Beef Or Salmon will be back in action at Cork on Sunday following a convincing victory at Punchestown last weekend.

Beef Or Salmon, the darling of the Irish jumps scene, bounced back to winning form in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase today.

Beef Or Salmon could contest the Clonmel Oil Chase on November 20 after missing his intended run at Leopardstown yesterday.

BEEF OR SALMON, a faller at the third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup won by Best Mate, will be a somewhat surprise runner at the Curragh on Sunday.

JONJO O’NEILL looks certain to saddle the first two in the betting for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle as he bids to become the first since Fred Winter to train as well as ride a winner of the opening day feature of the Cheltenham Festival.