I HAVE a dozen rides at Cheltenham over the next two days and, obviously, am very much hoping to get among the winners.

Sue Smith’s veteran Mister McGoldrick heads a maximum field of 20 for the first major handicap of Britain's National Hunt season, the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

DAVID Pipe has warned bookmakers they should be worried about Piraya in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Albertas Run, trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by Tony McCoy, won the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Silverburn may try to emulate full-brother Denman by capturing the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after his all-the-way success in the totesport.com Challengers Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh continued where they left off in December with a 137-1 treble at Sandown.

Trainer Laura Mongan has been left searching for a replacement rider for Alsadaa in tomorrow’s Anglo Irish Bank Tolworth Hurdle after regular partner Colin Bolger suffered an injury at Lingfield.

Tony McCoy was seen at his brilliant best when driving home Soliya to win the Dermot Ffrench Memorial Juvenile Novices' Hurdle at Newbury.

CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls will call on the likes of Kauto Star and Denman at the Cheltenham Festival next month.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls will call on the likes of Kauto Star and Denman at the Cheltenham Festival next month but of his more low-profile contenders, he is particularly keen on the chance of Nycteos in the Racing Post Plate.

Richard Johnson made the dash to Haydock worthwhile when he rode Richard Lee’s Mister Potter to victory in the Red Square Vodka “Fixed Brush” Novices’ Hurdle.

PERCE ROCK’S team are not worried about the bottomless ground that is set to affect the Anglo Irish Bank Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown today.

De Soto and Silverburn are among a top-notch septet that will go to post for the Anglo Irish Bank Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown tomorrow.