The weights for Easter Monday’s Boylesports Irish Grand National are set to rise by 3lb after Fairyhouse manager Peter Roe confirmed yesterday that the Paul Webber-trainedCantlow was a definite traveller.

The prestigious three mile and five furlong Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse is one of the few major prizes to elude champion trainer Willie Mullins and he unsurprisingly has a plethora of entries this year, including Prince De Beauchene, Vesper Bell, Touch The Eden and Away We Go.

Emma Lavelle feels Easter Meteor deserves a change of luck in the Stewart Family Thank You Gold Cup today after crashing out on his last visit to Cheltenham.

Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies labelled The New One “exceptional” after the youngster laid down an early marker for next year’s Champion Hurdle with a truly stunning seasonal return at Kempton yesterday.

Solwhit is set to take his chance in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday week after pleasing trainer Charles Byrnes in a gallop on Saturday.

Sprinter Sacre has frightened away all but three rivals as he attempts to take his unbeaten run over fences to five in this afternoon’s Maghull Novices’ Chase at Aintree.

Tony McCoy will ride Burton Port in the Grade 1 Betfred Bowl at Aintree tomorrow, with Barry Geraghty sticking with Ryanair Chase winner Riverside Theatre.

Time For Rupert has run his last race of the season after Paul Webber decided against turning him out again at Aintree on Thursday.

Nicky Henderson had no excuses for the defeat of reigning Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup champion Long Run.

Willie Mullins believes Quevega is stronger than ever as she bids for a fourth successive triumph in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle.

Exciting novice chaser Australia Day is on course to return to action at Aintree next month.

Alasi booked her ticket for a third trip to the Cheltenham Festival with a narrow victory in the Sky Bet Mobile For Android Doncaster Mares' Hurdle on Town Moor this afternoon.

The four-runner Betfair Graduation Chase at Newbury last month was an innocuous enough looking event at the time, with the well-treated Time For Rupert readily repelling the challenge of The Giant Bolster at the end of a steadily run affair.

SPIRIT Of Adjisa will carry top weight in the William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

Alasi had no trouble landing short odds in today's EBF/TBA Mares' Novices' Chase at Ludlow.

PAUL Webber is unlikely to let Alasi take on the might of Peddlers Cross, Sprinter Sacre and Menorah at Kempton on Tuesday.

Paul Webber believes Time For Rupert will benefit enormously from his humbling experience behind Kauto Star and Long Run at Haydock.

DENIS O’REGAN performed miracles on Australia Day to the relief of favourite backers at Huntingdon yesterday.

WILLIAMS believes his charge is in prime condition, even though he has not been seen since winning last year’s Hennessy at Newbury.

MIDNIGHT Chase is set to bypass Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in favour of a trip to Ireland the following week.

Midnight Chase is set to bypass Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in favour of a trip to Ireland the following week.

JOCKEY Sam Thomas would not swap Nacarat for any other horse in Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby.

NOBODY could accuse Gordon Elliot of lacking ambition.

THE leading contenders have stood their ground for the sportinbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival next Wednesday.

THE Donald McCain-trained Cool Mission will surely gain his first victory over fences in the Corona Beginners’ Chase at Ayr today.

TIDAL BAY’S performance in the Argento Chase at Cheltenham this weekend will dictate whether or not he runs in the Gold Cup in March.

TONY MCCOY was installed as 1-4 favourite to ride Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day after Noel Fehily was taken to hospital with a suspected broken wrist following a fall at Newbury yesterday.

Paul Nicholls called time on Celestial Halo’s novice chasing adventure after the top-class hurdler again proved a disappointment over fences at Newbury.

LACDOUDAL fought off last year’s winner Garde Champetre in a stirring finish to the Glenfarclas Cross-Country Chase at Cheltenham.

Time For Rupert, last season’s World Hurdle runner-up, will make his debut over fences at Cheltenham’s Paddy Power meeting.

TOM COOPER is preparing his stable star Forpadydeplasterer for a crack at the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

George Baker is to take a giant step in his training career by moving to the historic Whitsbury Manor Stables in Hampshire.

NIGEL Twiston-Davies has no fears about the track as his Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Imperial Commander bids to follow up in the totesport Bowl at Aintree today.

KAUTO STAR has been scratched from the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on April 24.

Conditions at Cheltenham are reported to be perfect ahead of the four-day Festival that starts on Tuesday.

Alan King expects to be double handed in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle in March with both Karabak and Katchit being aimed at the race.

Tidal Bay and Howard Johnson returned like ghosts from Cheltenham past to plunder the Betfair Cleeve Hurdle.

Enda Bolger and owner JP McManus must never have thought they would find a horse to replace Spot Thedifference but Garde Champetre edged closer to surpassing his achievements at Cheltenham today.

Makhzoon reaped the rewards of a dramatic conclusion to the Betfair Training Series Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle at Leicester today.

Richard Fahey is enjoying an incredible summer, and Coolminx can notch yet another winner for the Malton maestro in Vicky's Big Anniversary Day Novice Stakes at Beverley.

William Haggas will have a close look at the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot on Thursday for Nosedive after his impressive performance in winning at Sandown.

Nosedive and Bikini Babe both produced impressive displays in the two-year-old races at Sandown that might well secure them trips to Royal Ascot next week for the Norfolk and Chesham Stakes respectively.

RICHARD Johnson and Philip Hobbs have a better record than any in the Racing Post Chase and the pair team up today through the grey Lacdoudal.