David Johnson is hoping to recruit Tony McCoy to ride Therealbandit in next month’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

CONNECTIONS of Strong Flow have again warned that the leading Cheltenham Gold Cup candidate will not be in peak condition when he makes his long-awaited racecourse return at Warwick today.

Paul Nicholls' Strong Flow is set to miss the rest of the season after picking up an injury when winning at Kempton Park on St Stephen's Day.

INTERSKY FALCON bounced back into the reckoning for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle when winning the Jobs@Pertemps City Christmas Hurdle for the second time at Kempton yesterday.

See More Business is reported to be in fine form as he prepares for his attempt to win the John Hughes Rehearsal Chase at Chepstow for a fourth time.

Strong Flow could to try to follow up his Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup win at Kempton Park over Christmas.

Strong Flow justified all of the hype as he strode away with the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury today.

Strong Flow spread-eagled his rivals in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury today.

Nicky Henderson has given Irish Hussar the go ahead to run in Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.