Nicky Henderson has confirmed Sprinter Sacre’s main target will be to try to regain his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown.

Henry De Bromhead may have finished third in the day’s feature race, but the trainer’s first point of order when the 10 runners in the Queen Mother Champion Chase returned was to make for the losers’ area.

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 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.

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Sprinter Sacre, the highest-rated chaser in training, spearheads six confirmations for the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

The enforced absence of Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy has resulted in a mass entry of 18 for the 888sport Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

It’s all systems go for the start of Punchestown today and I will arrive in a positive frame of mind, after making a successful comeback aboard Un de Sceaux at Auteuil on Saturday.

The evergreen and ever popular Sizing Europe is set to make his fifth successive appearance in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Sire De Grugy, a horse who wasn’t supposed to like Cheltenham, put that theory to bed in no uncertain fashion when romping away with the BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase yesterday.

Sire De Grugy has emphatically silenced the dissenting voices by claiming the BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase, the highlight on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.

Willie Mullins plans to run Smashing in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.

Boston Bob is all set to take in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran on Thursday as he builds-up to challenge for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Trainer Shark Hanlon is more than happy with ground conditions for Hidden Cyclone’s bid for glory in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot tomorrow.

Willie Mullins appears to be preparing another assault on this weekend’s British action with entries at both of the principal Saturday meetings at Ascot and Haydock.

Richard Johnson believes Captain Chris has “everything in his favour” as he makes his seasonal return in the Betfred Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon today.

Trainer Nicky Henderson said Sprinter Sacre is “not a certain participant” in the BetVictor Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Nicky Henderson is thankful Cheltenham’s big meeting today looks likely to beat the weather as it enables him to get Sprinter Sacre back in action in the rearranged Victor Chandler Chase.

Sprinter Sacre is one of nine confirmations for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

Sprinter Sacre is the standout name among just 13 entries for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on January 19.

The one certainty about the Tingle Creek at Sandown today is that it is going to be spectacular.

Mick Channon is looking forward to increasing his working relationship with Henrietta Knight once he takes delivery of the bulk of her National Hunt string.

Henrietta Knight has announced her retirement, the three-times Gold Cup-winning trainer said on her website.

Seven Barrows is the place to be right now if you’re a horse, and it’s not a bad place to be as a guest of Nicky Henderson’s either.

Last year’s winner Sizing Europe heads a select field of eight declared for Wednesday’s sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Jessica Harrington has all but ruled out a tilt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Bostons Angel following another disappointing run at Leopardstown.

Somersby (9-2) finally gained the big victory his consistent efforts deserved when wearing down Finian's Rainbow in the 25th Anniversary of the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot this afternoon.

CHAMPION CHASE hero Sizing Europe remains on course for next month’s Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown ahead of the defence of his Cheltenham crown.

Nicky Henderson’s three contenders for the StanJames.com Champion Hurdle will each have one more outing before that March 13 race.

Henrietta Knight favours the Ryanair Chase over the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup as Somersby’s Festival target.

Barry Geraghty has been formally booked to partner Diamond Harry in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day, where all eight confirmed entries have been declared to run.

DAVID Pipe is excited at the prospect of Dynaste taking on the brilliant stayer Big Buck’s in the Lough Derg Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

DAVID PIPE is intending to run Great Endeavour in the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham this weekend.

PAUL NOLAN is unsure how Joncol will handle conditions at Newbury as he prepares to take his chance in Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup.

NICKY HENDERSON has vowed to have Long Run primed to defend his crown in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Stephen’s Day.

Noel Fehily is confident a lack of race fitness will not be a problem for Michel Le Bon after riding his Hennessy Gold Cup mount in a schooling session on Tuesday morning.

Master Minded bounced back from a shock defeat at Aintree to win the Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot for the second year running.

HENRIETTA KNIGHT is eyeing a third victory in the King George VI Chase at Kempton after seeing Somersby make a most impressive return to action at the Sunbury track yesterday.

TERRY BIDDLECOMBE remains in hospital after suffering a stroke on Saturday, according to his wife, Henrietta Knight.

Henrietta Knight is looking forward to stepping her talented chaser Somersby over to staying distances this season.

VOY Por Ustedes is on course to bid for a third success in the John Smith’s Melling Chase on Friday week following his fine comeback effort at Cheltenham.

WHEN it comes to the Cheltenham Festival, the crescendo builds long before the first gun goes and that guttural roar that is released from the stands for the opening race at lunchtime.

BIG ZEB, who has been trained all season with just one day in mind, can land the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham this afternoon.