Tommy Stack’s Tolworth Hurdle runner-up Perce Rock made a winning debut over fences with a game victory in the Conway Group EBF Novice Chase at Navan.

County Hurdle winner Pedrobob is due to make his eagerly-awaited debut over fences in the Conway Group European Breeders Fund Novice Chase at Navan this weekend.

Pedrobob is set to make his chasing debut within the next fortnight after pleasing connections in a recent schooling session.

THEANN, who has only ever won one race in her life, a maiden at Naas, can land the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

Charlie Swan landed his second big prize of the Fairyhouse meeting when Emmpat (7-1) claimed the valuable Menolly Homes Handicap Hurdle.

Pedrobob is set to go chasing next season after winning the Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle.

PUNTERS have struggled all week, but fortunes were taken out of the ring by Wichita Lineman in the Brit Insurance Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday, giving Tony McCoy a much needed change of fortune.

IF THE BOOKIES had it all their own way for the first three days of the festival, the punters finally had their moment yesterday with victories for heavily backed favourites Wichita Lineman and Kauto Star.

TONY MULLINS is relishing the prospect of saddling exciting youngster Aranleigh in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.

Not for the first time, Gary Moore masterminded a big-priced handicap surprise as 50-1 shot Heathcote landed the totesport Trophy at Newbury.

ACAMBO must shoulder top weight as he bids to book his ticket for the Cheltenham Festival in tomorrow’s totesport Trophy.

Ante-post favourite Acambo tops a list of 21 horses declared for Saturday’s totesport Trophy at Newbury.

Nicky Henderson is fearful of the threat posed by ante-post favourite Acambo to his trio of intended runners in totesport Trophy at Newbury on Saturday.

HEAVY rain overnight, and again through the morning, saw the chase track prove unraceable at the concluding stage of the Leopardstown four-day Chistmas Festival yesterday.

TONY MCCOY heads for Newbury this afternoon and so misses teaming up with Brave Inca in the bewleyshotels.com December Festival Hurdle.

Beef Or Salmon has not been ruled out of a fifth attempt at Cheltenham Gold Cup glory next March.

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

BRAVE INCA, if Colm Murphy decides to let him take his chance, can confirm recent superiority over Macs Joy in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

BRAVE INCA, if Colm Murphy decides to let him take his chance, can confirm recent superiority over Macs Joy in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

FRANCES CROWLEY, looking forward to running Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Saoire in tomorrow's Pretty Polly at the Curragh, teamed up with husband, Pat Smullen, to take the Town and District Professionals Handicap with Hanicor at Tipperary last night.