Carrickboy made just about every yard to land the Byrne Group Plate at the Cheltenham Festival.

Howard’s Legacy perhaps holds the key to the Rutland Water Novices’ Chase at Leicester today.

Mon Mome, winner of the 2009 Grand National, has had his comeback put on hold for a few weeks.

BRIDLINGTONBYGONES can exploit a lenient-looking mark in the Racing UK Handicap Hurdle at Musselburgh today. The Karen McLintock-trained six-year-old is winless from six previous tries over hurdles, but has shown enough promise to warrant support in Scotland.

JONJO O’NEILL has raised the possibility of Synchronised running in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown rather than defending his Welsh National title over Christmas.

CICERON should be keenly followed in the Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle at Taunton today.

Venetia Williams’ 2009 Grand National hero Mon Mome has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

TONY MARTIN fears conditions at Fairyhouse may end up being too testing for Saddlers Storm in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National on Monday.

HARRY Findlay is backing his own Big Fella Thanks rather than the gambled-on Tricky Trickster to provide champion trainer Paul Nicholls with a first win in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 10.

GRAND National winner Mon Mome heads a final field of 12 runners for the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock tomorrow.

Grand National winner Mon Mome heads a final field of 12 runners for the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Ante-post favourite Denman heads 37 remaining entries in Saturday’s renewal of the historic Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Sam Thomas put a miserable couple of weeks behind him as he rode a double at Wincanton.

Dee Ee Williams was trimmed to 20-1 by Coral for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival after scoring on an afternoon brimming with future stars at Ascot.

Paul Nicholls closed to within £100,000 (€123,598) of Aidan O’Brien’s prize-money mark for the last Flat season by saddling a treble at Cheltenham.

Gary Moore can reaffirm his outstanding run of form by landing the opener at Lingfield tomorrow.

Maraafeq hit the target on his British debut in the Showsec Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Market Rasen.

Dear Villez made a pleasing return to Plumpton after his mishap 10 days earlier with a smooth front-running performance in the Cenkos Securities Beginners’ Chase.

Ante-post favourite Nil Desperandum heads a total of 106 horses still engaged in the John Smith’s Grand National after the first forfeit stage.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy made the long journey to Sedgefield but was out of luck and had to settle for the runner-up spot on both of two his mounts at the Durham venue.

HENRIETTA Knight added another string to her Cheltenham Festival bow as Glasker Mill set himself up for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase with victory in the Crown Racing First For Service Beginners’ Chase at Fontwell yesterday.

PUNTERS can get off to a flyer at Southwell by supporting My Drop in the opening Bonusprint.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes.

ONEWAY must carry top weight if he lines up in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

Connections of Aztec Warrior are contemplating a run at the Cheltenham Festival with the six-year-old after his comfortable victory in the Betfred “The Bonus King” Novices’ Chase at Wincanton.

Christmas can come early for Charlie Mann followers if Valley Hall has made the expected progress in time for the EBF Mares’ Only “National Hunt” Novices’ Hurdle qualifier at Ludlow.

COACH LANE hardly set the hurdling world alight but has proved more adept over bigger obstacles and can find the winner’s enclosure at Ayr today.

Character Building put up a superb display of jumping to notch a smooth success in the Visit Warwick Artsmarket Here Sunday 10th December Beginners’ Chase.

French raider L’Ami heads a field of 16 declared for the £100,000 (€146,000) Racing Post Chase at Sandown tomorrow.

VOY POR USTEDES remains unbeaten over fences after claiming the feature coralcasino.com Novices’ Chase at Plumpton yesterday under a cool ride from Robert Thornton.

WOODLANDS GENPOWER proved the class act as he warmed up the usual substantial crowd on a bitterly cold afternoon at Towcester yesterday.

Two years ago Grey Abbey finished a gallant fourth in the Scottish Grand National and another tilt at the Ayr marathon is on the cards after his resounding success in the Tote Scoop6 Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster yesterday.

JP McManus was back on a racecourse yesterday and enjoyed a low-profile afternoon at Sandown Park with no sign of interference from aggrieved Manchester United supporters.

Venetia Williams’ Thesis earned top marks when the 33-1 chance stayed on best in the mud to take the Ladbroke Hurdle at Ascot today.

Punters can get stuck into some decent action tomorrow when veteran campaigner See More Business can show he still has what it takes at Wincanton’s televised meeting.

Ascot’s Ritz Club Chase lost much of its gloss when Tiutchev was a shock withdrawal this morning but champion duo Martin Pipe and Tony McCoy were certainly not complaining as Tresor De Mai took the honours.

A total of 20 horses are still in the £70,000 Singer & Friedlander National Trial at Uttoxeter on Saturday after today’s confirmation stage.