Reveillez was reported to be "A1" today by James Fanshawe after stumbling and losing a shoe in the Betfred Gold Cup.

Hot Weld made history today by becoming the first horse to capture the Coral Scottish National and the Betfred Gold Cup when powering to glory on the final day of the jumps season at Sandown.

Hot Weld landed his second big staying chase in successive weeks with a game victory in the Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown.

Hot Weld faces 10 rivals as he bids for an unprecedented big-race double in tomorrow’s Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown.

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE Chase fancy Cailin Alainn is showing all the right signs ahead of her appearance at the Cheltenham Festival.

James Fanshawe has reported that his Cheltenham Festival winner Reveillez has suffered “no lasting damage” following his late withdrawal from the Racing Post Chase at Kempton on Saturday.

Henry Daly has withdrawn Billvoddan and Alderburn from this afternoon’s Racing Post Chase at Kempton.

Innox, winner of the Racing Post Chase 12 months ago, bypasses the Kempton feature on Saturday to wait for the Cheltenham Festival.

Bookmakers can see little danger to Kauto Star in the Aon Chase at Newbury on Saturday.

Connections of Reveillez will try and find a suitable opportunity for last season’s Cheltenham Festival winner to get his career back on track after he failed to fire in the boylesports.com Gold Cup on Saturday.

Paul Nicholls reported market leader Taranis to be firmly on course for Saturday’s boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

ALAN KING expressed his shock at Kauto Star’s participation in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Star De Mohaison could wait for a valuable handicap at Cheltenham if he misses the John Smith’s Future Stars Chase at Sandown on Friday.

FOR any trainer, the winner’s enclosure at Cheltenham on big race days is the place they want to be and Tom Taaffe is no exception to that rule.

Copsale Lad can provide Nicky Henderson with a welcome boost by landing the spoils in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

THE OLD dog for the hard road. Yours truly was magnanimous early yesterday in victory, at least if magnanimous is an acceptable variant of completely insufferable.

IT WASN’T a great day for the Paddies but the Micks did all right. Last summer, jockey Mick Fitzgerald broke his neck in the kind of accident that would lead lesser men to a desk job.

Bookmakers’ celebrations continued at Cheltenham today as another day ended with punters going home potless again.

Reveillez was a smooth winner of the Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Reveillez is not certain to make a return trip to the Cheltenham Festival despite getting off the mark over fences at Folkestone, where he formed the middle leg of a treble for Tony McCoy.

Tony McCoy lit up a cold afternoon at Folkestone and showed just why he is champion jockey with a fine treble that exhibited his skill in the saddle to full effect.

Tom George found the ground and Idle Talk did the rest as the seven-year-old battled to a hard-fought victory in muddy conditions at Exeter.

REVEILLEZ emerged as a serious contender for Cheltenham Festival honours with a comfortable victory in the Civil Marriage Ceremony Venue Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster yesterday.

His Seven Barrows stable may be enduring a frustrating time at the moment but Nicky Henderson was given a welcome lift by Papini at Newbury today.

Alan King described himself has “extremely fortunate” after Massac made virtually every yard of the running to land the featured Grade Two Life From Coloroll Chase at Windsor.