AND so things return to normality. For the first two days of the festival the bookies here took a dreadful hammering — losses were being calculated upwards by the million as each race passed – and by the end of trading on Wednesday conservative estimates of the bookies’ losses across the industry were being estimated at about £25m.

Imperial Commander made most of the running under Paddy Brennan to win the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

ALAN King believes he has Voy Por Ustedes in A1 condition as his chaser bids to win three different races at the Cheltenham Festival.

Robert Thornton is expected to be fit to partner Voy Por Ustedes in the Ryanair Chase on Thursday despite being stood down for part of Wednesday’s Cheltenham card.

IT’S amazing how much interest the traditional after-racing gallop at Leopardstown last Sunday generated.

THE defection of both Exotic Dancer and Air Force One from tomorrow’s Hennessy at Leopardstown obviously makes the task of Neptune Collonges decidedly easier than a week ago.

A run in the John Smith’s Grand National seems unlikely for Denman unless something goes wrong in his pursuit of back-to-back Cheltenham Gold Cups.

Star De Mohaison may return to action over hurdles at Haydock at the Betfair Chase meeting on November 22.

There is no-one better qualified to assess this season’s Champion Chase than Guillaume Macaire.

KICKING King is more likely to continue on the comeback trail in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran on February 16 than in the Irish Hennessy next weekend.

Voy Por Ustedes will line-up in Saturday’s totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury, as long as the ground is not bottomless.

Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Voy Por Ustedes warmed up for loftier targets later in the season when narrowly failing to give lumps of weight away in the paddypower.com Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

Accordion Etoile could run at both Fairyhouse and Punchestown next month as long as ground conditions are suitable.

Newly-crowned Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Voy Por Ustedes is likely to have run his last race this season.

Voy Por Ustedes, trained by Alan King and ridden by Robert Thornton, won the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the 2007 Cheltenham Festival.

Queen Mother Champion Chase favourite Voy Por Ustedes is in tip-top shape ahead of the totepool Game Spirit Chase on Saturday.

ONEWAY must defy top weight of 11st 10lb if he is to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase – but handler Mark Rimell is unconcerned by his welter burden.

Newmill tops a list of 30 entries for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

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.

Alan King reported Voy Por Ustedes to be “nice and bright” after finishing second to the brilliant Kauto Star in the William Hill Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown.

ALAN KING reported Voy Por Ustedes to be “nice and bright” yesterday morning after finishing second to the brilliant Kauto Star in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Alan King reported Voy Por Ustedes to be “nice and bright” after finishing second to the brilliant Kauto Star in the William Hill – Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown.

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.

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.

Voy Por Ustedes impressed the majority of the layers as he extended his winning sequence over fences to four with a slick display of jumping in the Blue Square Casino Novices’ Chase at Wincanton.

The rescheduled Blue Square Kingmaker Novices’ Chase at Wincanton on Saturday has received 14 entries, headed by the Alan King-trained Voy Por Ustedes.

Voy Por Ustedes is still likely to get a prep race for Cheltenham in the rearranged Kingmaker Novices’ Chase on Saturday.

Voy Por Ustedes emerged as a live candidate for the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival in March after he made it two wins from as many starts over fences at Plumpton.