PAUL Nolan is keeping his fingers crossed Alpha Ridge and Shinrock Paddy can make their presence felt in the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Paul Nolan is keeping his fingers crossed Alpha Ridge and Shinrock Paddy can make their presence felt in the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse.

PANDORAMA has been ruled out for the entire season after failing to fully recover from an injury sustained in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Noel Meade is waiting for soft ground before thinking of returning Pandorama to the track.

CONNECTIONS of Workforce remain hopeful he will be able to defend his crown in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe following the injury he sustained at Ascot on Saturday.

Noel Meade is confident Pandorama will be ready for action when the National Hunt season kicks into gear after recovering from an injury sustained in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

PANDORAMA will not run again this season after returning home sore following his run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

IT’S unusual to have the three winners of the last four Gold Cups reassemble in the hope of keeping the title amongst themselves for a fifth successive year but the question is: how much do we really want one of them to regain or, in Imperial Commander’s instance, to retain the crown?

The old guard of Kauto Star, Denman and Imperial Commander feature among 14 declarations for this year’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

NOEL MEADE’S Pandorama remains on course for Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, despite fears regarding the drying ground.

NOEL Meade will keep an eye on the ground before committing Pandorama to a run in Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Noel Meade will keep an eye on the ground before committing Pandorama to a run in Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

WHEN Kauto Star landed the Gold Cup two years ago he created history.

NOEL Meade is more worried about Pandorama’s limited experience over fences than the lack of a recent run heading into the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup next week.

NOEL Meade’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hopeful Pandorama led a team of seven horses from the stable in a workout at Leopardstown racecourse yesterday.

Noel Meade’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hopeful Pandorama led a team of seven horses from the stable in a workout at Leopardstown racecourse today.

ANYONE who knows me will be well aware that sitting on the fence is not in my nature, but it is precisely what I intend to do as far as tomorrow’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown is concerned.

J’Y VOLE has plenty going for her in the Grade 2 Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles this afternoon and gets the nap.

THE Noel Meade trained Pandorama faces a race against time to make the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 18.

PAUL Nolan is aiming to get Joncol as fit as possible in his bid to defend his crown in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on February 6.

LEOPARDSTOWN yesterday announced the entries for the 4 Grade 1 races on Sunday, February 6, the featured Hennessy Gold Cup, Dr PJ Moriarty Chase, Deloitte Novice Hurdle and the Spring Juvenile Hurdle.

Lexus Chase hero Pandorama remains set for a return to Leopardstown for the Hennessy Gold Cup on February 6.

THE three days at Leopardstown this week almost renewed one’s faith in this great game of ours.

Mikael D’haguenet was sunk without trace in the Grade 1 Bord na Mona With Nature Novice Chase at Leopardstown yesterday, victory going to Realt Dubh.

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.

Burton Port has been raised 9lb following his fine effort in the Hennessy, meaning he will carry top weight of 11st 12lb if turning up in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow on December 27.

TRAINER Paul Nicholls reports Denman to be at peak form ahead of his bid to become the first horse to win the Hennessy Gold Cup for a third time at Newbury today.

WITH the Fighting Fifth Hurdle being moved to Newbury, we have a proper day’s racing.

DENMAN put the finishing touches to his Hennessy Gold Cup preparations yesterday.

UNCLE Junior should get off the mark over fences, at the age of nine, in the Irish Stallion Farms Beginners Chase at Thurles today.

DENMAN has been left at the head of the weights and is one of 34 remaining entries for the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday week.

OWNER Clive Smith and trainer Paul Nicholls are likely to discuss plans for Kauto Star later in the week following his triumphant return to action at Down Royal.

Pandorama is still on course for the Hennessy Gold Cup after being none the worse for a nose bleed that prevented him from running at Down Royal yesterday.

QUEEN MOTHER Champion Chase hero Big Zeb is on course to begin the new winter campaign at Navan next month.

Noel Meade is keeping his fingers crossed Pandorama will return to action at Punchestown next month.

NOEL Meade is hoping first-time blinkers have the desired effect on Sigma Lifestyle in today’s Toals Bookmakers Ulster Grand National.

NOEL Meade plans to give Go Native a post-racing workout at Leopardstown on Sunday week to crown his preparations for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 16.

LUSKA LAD remains the nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Irish Racing Writers’ Novice Hurdle at Naas today, a meeting recheduled from last Saturday.

Alpha Ridge may seek a second consecutive victory in the Galmoy Hurdle after proving a disappointment over fences at Leopardstown.

COOLDINE is the hopeful choice to land a wide open Grade 1 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon, should the meeeting survive a 7.30am inspection due to the forecast of heavy frost overnight.