Connections of Black Thunder are hoping their plan can come to fruition as their charge lines up in today’s William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton.

Fingal Bay is among a massive 118 entries for the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, March 14.

Alan King’s Kumbeshwar is to embark upon a novice chasing career.

Ruby Walsh reaffirmed his opposition to the new whip rules today after making a winning return to British race-riding at Wetherby.