Henrietta Knight is considering giving Racing Demon a run over hurdles after he finished a respectable fourth in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day.

RACING DEMON is the nap choice to land the Guinness Gold Cup for Henrietta Knight at Punchestown this afternoon.

Racing Demon will try to get his season back on track when he faces the starter in the €250,000 (€370,000) Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup later this month.

Racing Demon will try to get his season back on track when he faces the starter in the €250,000 Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup later this month.

Racing Demon looks set to tackle the Ryanair Chase rather than the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at next week’s Festival meeting.

Henrietta Knight has reported that Racing Demon is fine following his fall at the fourth last flight in the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

Racing Demon continued Henrietta Knight’s monopoly of the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon by providing the popular trainer with her seventh victory in the last nine renewals of the Grade Two event.

Henrietta Knight has warned Racing Demon may miss his intended clash with Monet’s Garden at Carlisle next Sunday should the ground at the Cumbrian track be heavy.

Racing Demon could represent Henrietta Knight in the Stan James King George VI Chase if coming through some lesser tests first.

Racing Demon will have to contend with good ground as he bids to underline his claims for the top novice title in the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy.

Racing Demon is reported to be “sparkling” as connections count down the days to next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Racing Demon survived a minor scare to maintain his unbeaten record over fences with a comfortable success in the South-West Racing Club Novices’ Chase at Exeter.