Will we see more surprises today?

Un De Sceaux, last season’s top novice, heads a list of 10 entries for the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase on Saturday but won’t face a showdown with Sprinter Sacre at Sandown after Nicky Henderson withdrew the nine-year-old from the race.

Don Cossack has been announced as the highest-rated jumps horse of the 2014/15 season in the Anglo-Irish Jump Classification on a mark of 175.

Cheltenham is turning out to be anything but a rotten meeting writes Enda McEvoy

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.

Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy, the last two winners of the Mother Champion Chase, head a stellar field of 11 horses for the two-mile showpiece at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Nicky Henderson feels the old Sprinter Sacre is “nearly there” after the former two-mile king delighted the Seven Barrows handler in his work at the weekend.

Two rides at Fairyhouse today and four at Punchestown tomorrow make up my weekend, says Ruby Walsh.

Enda Bolger believes Un De Sceaux would not be out of place in the Queen Mother Champion Chase after he slammed his star novice chaser Gilgamboa at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Nicky Henderson admitted to feeling "a bit jumpy" ahead of Sprinter Sacre’s highly anticipated return to action in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot today.

Sprinter Sacre is set to line up for the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday after trainer Nicky Henderson “pressed the green button” following an all-important walk of the course on Thursday morning.

Gordon Elliott will consider letting stable star Don Cossack turn out for next week’s Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles.

Sprinter Sacre will not make his return to action in the 888sport Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday week.

Nicky Henderson has yet to make a final decision on whether Sprinter Sacre will make his eagerly-awaited return to action in the 888sport Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on December 6.

Gordon Lord Byron will be prepared for a trip to Hong Kong in December after a potential Breeders’ Cup mission failed to materialise.

Donald McCain has taken the tough decision to retire his 2011 Champion Hurdle runner-up Peddlers Cross.

Nico de Boinville and Whisper just saw off Tony McCoy on Get Me Out Of Here in a thrilling race for the Coral Cup.

Nicky Henderson will give Sprinter Sacre a “full MOT” after the Seven Barrows trainer ran out of time to get him right for the Cheltenham Festival next month.

Sprinter Sacre will not defend his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown at Cheltenham next month.

The Nicky Henderson-trained two-mile king was sensationally pulled up at Kempton on December 27, where he was quickly diagnosed as suffering from an irregular heartbeat.

Nicky Henderson reported Sprinter Sacre’s heart rate to be “perfectly normal” after coming through a crucial workout yesterday morning.

Sprinter Sacre “thrilled” Nicky Henderson in a schooling session ahead of his return in the BetVictor Tingle Creek at Sandown on December 7.

Sprinter Sacre took his score over fences to the perfect

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Nicky Henderson is happy for Sprinter Sacre to take his chance on testing ground in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown today.

Sprinter Sacre, the undoubted star of National Hunt racing, will face just four rivals in tomorrow's Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown.

There was mixed news for racing fans yesterday when it was confirmed equine superstar Sprinter Sacre would take his place in Tuesday’s Champion Chase at Punchestown but perennial British champion jump jockey Tony McCoy would miss the entire festival.

What this year’s Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown confirms is trainers are now targeting it and making sure their best horses are specifically fresh for it.

Sprinter Sacre stood his ground among eight entries remaining in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday but Flemenstar has been ruled out after connections decided to give the eight-year-old a wind operation.

Nicky Henderson will be keeping a keen eye on the weather before committing stable star Sprinter Sacre to a run at the Punchestown Festival next week.

Hopes remain high that Sprinter Sacre could have his final run of the season in the boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown on April 23.

It was supposed to be the race of the season but the John Smith’s Melling Chase served as just another opportunity to look on with wonder at Sprinter Sacre.

Trainer Colin Tizzard has confirmed Cue Card on course for a thrilling possible clash with Sprinter Sacre in the John Smith’s Melling Chase at Aintree on Friday week.

Owner Caroline Mould admits it is a “huge possibility” Sprinter Sacre could step up in trip at Aintree for his next run.

Sprinter Sacre confirmed his superstar status with a stunning victory in the Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase.

While racing wasn’t confirmed when I travelled over yesterday morning, we were fairly sure that it would go ahead.

Trainer Nicky Henderson has his fingers crossed Sprinter Sacre’s class will see him handle what are likely to be difficult ground conditions at Cheltenham today.

IT WAS only when the last race ended and the snaking columns of car lights began to illuminate the roads out of Prestbury Park and up towards Cleeve Hill that realisation dawned that we get to do it all again today.

Sprinter Sacre and Sizing Europe are the star names among seven declared runners in Wednesday’s Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Sprinter Sacre was recently described by his trainer Nicky Henderson as being “as good-looking a horse as you will see”.

Nicky Henderson feels he has not spotted an exceptional rival from another stable to prevent him from lifting the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup once again.