Tom George made a timely double visit to the winner's enclosure ahead of his Cheltenham Festival raid when Bold Punt and Overlaw were successful in the hands of Denis O'Regan at Market Rasen.

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It was business as usual for Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh as Cheltenham opened its doors for the winter with the dominant trainer and jockey combining for yet another big-race success.

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

Ollie Magern continued trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies' unstoppable run of form by gamely making all to capture the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby for a second time.

CHELTENHAM Gold Cup winner Kauto Star was hailed as one of the greatest chasers in recent times after claiming top honours at the second annual Anglo-Irish Jump Racing Awards in London yesterday.

Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh followed up their double at Ayr on Friday by taking the opener with Poquelin on Coral Scottish Grand National day.

She's Our Native once again demonstrated her love of Ludlow with a fifth course success in the Colonel Jock Cleghorn Handicap Chase today.

TIMMY MURPHY will team up with Vodka Bleu in a bid to land back-to-back victories in the Paddy Power Gold Cup after it was confirmed the seven-year-old was trainer David Pipe’s “number-one hope” in the Cheltenham feature.

THE Limerick team to play Clare in the ESB Munster MHC semi-final qualifier in Cusack Park tonight (6.30pm), shows six changes from the team trounced by Cork in the first round.

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