I’ve ridden in a lot of King Georges but I don’t remember riding in one with such a small field.

A potential mouthwatering clash between Identity Thief and Altior is a possibility in Sunday’s Racing Post Arkle Trophy Trial at Cheltenham.

Just two rides today, but they’re good ones, and I start off with Valseur Lido in the JNWine Chase at Down Royal. 

Annacotty will attempt back-to-back victories in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham on November 12.

Paul Nicholls extended his lead over Willie Mullins in a pulsating duel for the British trainers’ championship when enjoying a 54th birthday 20-1 four-timer at Wincanton yesterday.

Annie Power may have been supplemented for the Stan James Champion Hurdle but Nicky Henderson still intends to run all five of his entrants in Tuesday’s feature race.

Michael Scudamore claims last year’s Johnny Henderson Grand Annual winner Next Sensation is “as well as he could be” after his weight was revealed ahead of a repeat bid.

Willie Mullins has a strong-hand at the five-day stage of the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury with four of the top six in the weights from 31 to stand their ground.

 

Cole Harden made every yard of the running to win the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham for Warren Greatrex and Gavin Sheehan.

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh have done us proud this week and it would be silly not to place our faith in them at Cheltenham today.

The feature on Day 3 of the Festival is the Ladbrokes World Hurdle — and a chance taken that Un Temps Pour Tout can make the necessary step up to Grade One company.

Owner Rich Ricci believes Vautour may have been underestimated ahead of today’s JLT Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.

This afternoon’s Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase could hardly be more puzzling for punters, the essential difficulty not in reading the form, but gauging/guessing the well-being of the market leaders, Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy.

There is nothing more exciting in National Hunt racing than watching high-class two-mile chasers in full flow.

Annie Power is among 20 remaining entries for the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival next Tuesday.

Sam Twiston-Davies feels connections will learn an awful lot about smart novice Ptit Zig in today’s Betfair Ascot Chase.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy is in line for the spare ride on Coneygree in next weekend’s Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury as regular partner Nico de Boinville is suspended.

Chris Gordon’s Remiluc must take all the beating in division two of the “Bulldog Chase” Novices’ Hurdle at Taunton today.

Stablemates Un De Sceaux and Vautour are two of the star names among 45 entries for the Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival on March 10.

Faugheen was a hugely impressive winner of the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle at Kempton to strengthen his grip on the Champion Hurdle market.

The contentious issue of the whip reared its head again after a pulsating finish to The Ladbroke at Ascot.

Davy Condon has decided not to appeal against the 15-day suspension and £3,150 fine handed to him by the Ascot stewards on Saturday.

Joe Tizzard feels there is more improvement to come from Cue Card when the horse bids to erase the memory of last year’s agonising defeat in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

Daryl Jacob warmed up for his big ride on Cue Card in perfect fashion by riding a double at Haydock on Friday.

Colin Tizzard is hopeful history can repeat itself as Cue Card aims to retain his crown in what promises to be another thrilling renewal of the Betfair Chase at Haydock today.

Last Monday the Racing Post produced a pullout detailing the ammunition currently residing at Willie Mullins’ Co Carlow base.

Grands Crus, one of the best staying hurdlers and novice chasers of his generation, has been retired.

Another season of top-level hurdling awaits The New One after he successfully returned to his now familiar starting point at Kempton.

Nicky Henderson pointed to the effects of a lengthy season taking its toll on Long Run as the former Cheltenham Gold Cup hero was well beaten in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris at Auteuil yesterday.

Jim Culloty is planning to let his Cheltenham hero Spring Heeled line up in Saturday’s bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown – as long as he does not have to carry top-weight.

Silviniaco Conti will try to improve on his Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth in next week’s Betfred Bowl at Aintree.

A massive gamble went astray on Willie Mullins’ Annie Power, after the mare failed to get to grips with Jonjo O’Neill’s More Of That, brilliantly ridden by Barry Geraghty, in the Ladbrokes’ World Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday.

I was absolutely kicking myself after Annie Power had got beaten by More Of That in the World Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday.

Any day you have a winner at Cheltenham is a good day and I was more than happy with Faugheen’s victory in the first.

Someone once defined a pessimist as an informed optimist, and here’s a scribbler who can readily identify with such a description on the lead-in to Cheltenham.

Philip Fenton produced a terrific training performance to land the Hennessy Gold Cup with Last Instalment at Leopardstown yesterday.