Leading JCB Triumph Hurdle fancy Good Bye Simon is to take a first look at Cheltenham on Festival Trials Day later this month.

PAUL NICHOLLS is keeping a close eye on the weather and hoping the wet spell comes to an end ahead of Kauto Star’s outing in the Aon Chase at Newbury on February 10.

Thierry Doumen expects Foreman’s next start to be in the totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury next month.

THE progressive Niall Madden-trained Wins Now can land the McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.

ALAN KING’S masterplan came off and Wayne Hutchinson enjoyed the finest moment of his career as Halcon Genelardais ran out a convincing winner of the Coral Welsh National yesterday.

FOREMAN, rated the best two-mile novice chaser around for Thierry Doumen last season, heads a list of seven entries for the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

Foreman, who took the notable scalp of the Arkle winner Voy Por Ustedes on his final run of the season at Aintree, is to reappear in action over hurdles on Wednesday.

SMURFIT Kappa Champion Hurdle winner Brave Inca was named Horse of the Year at a glittering ceremony for the first Anglo-Irish Jump Racing Awards.

Asian Maze bounced back from a crashing fall at Cheltenham to trounce a high-class field in the Scottish And Newcastle Aintree Hurdle.

Foreman, trained by Thierry Doumen and ridden by Tony McCoy, has won the John Smith's Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree.

Voy Por Ustedes will face just six rivals as he bids for a big-race double in the John Smith’s Maghull Novices’ Chase at Aintree tomorrow.

Voy Por Ustedes got the better of a thrilling battle with Monet’s Garden in the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.

Racing Demon will have to contend with good ground as he bids to underline his claims for the top novice title in the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy.

Racing Demon tops a list of 14 declarations for tomorrow’s Irish Independent Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.

Cheltenham specialist Fondmort and Irish raider War Of Attrition top 54 entries for the Ryanair Chase at next month’s Festival meeting.

Racing Demon heads a list of 57 entries for the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.

French raider Foreman was cut to 10-1 by totesport for the Irish Independent Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival after landing the intercasino.co.uk Novices’ Chase at Lingfield.

THIERRY DOUMEN is hoping Foreman will show enough at Lingfield today to merit a place at the Cheltenham Festival.

Thierry Doumen is hoping Foreman will show enough at Lingfield tomorrow to merit a place at the Cheltenham Festival.

MOSCOW FLYER heads a classy 11-strong entry for the Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase at the Leopardstown festival on December 27.

Leader De La Cour, trained by Thierry Doumen and ridden by Christophe Pieux, won the Prix Best Mate at Auteuil’s new winter jumps festival.

Foreman is the latest of the leading Irish Independent Arkle Trophy candidates to be ruled out of the race, after being diagnosed with colic.

Tony McCoy is eager to strike up a winning partnership with Baracouda in the Ballymore Properties Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy will take the ride on Baracouda when he makes his seasonal debut in the Ballymore Properties Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury later this month.

Baracouda’s jockey Thierry Doumen has retired from riding to concentrate on his training career after undergoing surgery on his shoulder.

Beef Or Salmon produced a near faultless round of jumping to take the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup today.

Best Mate is a top-priced 9-4 with Coral to land a fourth tote sport Cheltenham Gold Cup after emulating the mighty Arkle with a third victory in the great race yesterday.

Paul Nicholls regained the lead in the trainers’ championship with a 599-1 treble on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Best Mate jumped into racing folklore with a third successive victory in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup today.

GEORGES GIRL, with the conditions of the contest in her favour, has to be fancied to land the featured Grade Two Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon, on a card which sees Grand National hero, Monty’s Pass, return to action over flights.

WILLIE MULLINS has confirmed that stable star Florida Pearl will head to Britain for the Servo Computer Services’ Ascot Chase at the weekend – weather permitting.

THIERRY DOUMEN created a mild surprise when landing the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday with Foreman. It was his first ever runner in Ireland, his first winner in Ireland as a trainer and a first success in a Grade One for the 24-year-old.

French raider Foreman was a surprise winner of the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown today.

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”

Baracouda again put the pretenders in their place as he made a winning reappearance in the Ballymore Properties Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury today.

NO Beef Or Salmon or Harbour Pilot, but it didn’t make any great difference.

WELL-FANCIED Kingsmark was ruled out of Saturday’s Martell Cognac Grand National yesterday just hours after being among the 40 final declarations for the race.

THE utter disappointment was visibly etched across Michael Bowe’s well-worn features.

Baracouda retained his Stayers' Hurdle crown at Cheltenham after a pulsating clash with Iris's Gift and Limestone Lad.

Solerina, who landed her sixth success of the season at Leopardstown on Sunday, heads 128 entries in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Wednesday, March 12.

DEANO’S BEENO proved that there is no substitute for hard work as he took centre stage at Ascot yesterday with a battling victory in the Cantor Sport Long Walk Hurdle.

Native Upmanship booked his ticket to Kempton for the Pertemps King George VI Chase by winning the John Durkan Memorial Chase for the second time in three years at Punchestown.

REHEARSALS may be one thing, but even the most experienced performers can suffer first night nerves.