Victor Dartnall is hoping Giles Cross can go one better than last season when he lines-up for the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow tomorrow.

David Arbuthnot has his sights set on the Grand National meeting at Aintree with unbeaten hurdler Topolski.

David Pipe feels Comply Or Die has his best chance of winning a race since he famously landed the Grand National back in 2008 when he lines up in tomorrow’s totesport.com Eider Chase at Newcastle.

NACARAT has been left to shoulder top weight should he make his third consecutive appearance in the Racing Post Chase at Kempton on Saturday.

Mr Moonshine looks to have guaranteed himself a run at the Cheltenham Festival after turning in a most impressive performance in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon today.

Banjaxed Girl showed there are few tougher staying mares in the jumping world when putting a rare flop behind her with a convincing success in the 32Red.com Mares' Hurdle at Sandown today.

Barry Geraghty claimed the headlines at Perth as he rode a near 27-1 treble on the final day of the Scottish track’s three-day festival meeting.

Nicto de Beauchene jumped his rivals ragged to win the totescoop6 Record £3.2 Million Bonus Novices' Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter today.

Willie Mullins is responsible for 13 entries as he seeks to land the Weatherbys Champion Bumper for an incredible seventh time at the Cheltenham Festival.

Lodge Lane ran below expectations at Cheltenham but he was back on song in the EBF/D M Hall Future Champions “National Hunt” Novices’ Hurdle at Perth.

Josh Guerriero was forced into a decent impression of a rodeo rider when the saddle slipped on Exmoor Ranger at Newbury, but the gifted amateur still managed to cling on to victory.

Double Dizzy highlighted the resurgent form of Bob Buckler and put himself in line for a possible trip to the Punchestown Festival when landing the odds at Taunton.

Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh dominated proceedings at Taunton with a 19-1 treble courtesy of Iroquois Warrior, Robin De Sherwood and the promising Big Fella Thanks.

Jeremy Scott is hoping Gone To Lunch can book his ticket to the Cheltenham Festival with a big run on Saturday.

GRANGECLARE Lark, a leading contender for the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, has been retired.

AFSOUN can floor the Jonjo O’Neill duo of Black Jack Ketchum and Wichita Lineman in the Steel Plate And Sections Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Arctic conditions continue to savage the fixture list but Plumpton’s use of frost covers ensured their meeting went ahead and allowed Kruguyrova to take the Betfair SP As It Should Be Novices’ Chase.

DAVY Russell has been booked for the plum ride on Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup second-favourite Abragante at Newbury on Saturday.

Sir Rembrandt could reappear in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup following his victory at Cheltenham at the weekend.

Rayshan is set for a crack at the Borders National at Kelso on December 9 after giving Rose Davidson a famous scalp at Carlisle.

This season’s Flat jockeys’ championship continues to capture the imagination of the racegoing public, with Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders fighting it out for the crown.

Followers of Nicky Henderson were left delighted after the master of Seven Barrows struck with his only two runners – Treasury Counsel and Theft – at Kempton.

FORMER high-class chaser Lord Sam is being prepared for a crack at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 15.

Amanpuri completed a hat-trick of successes at Fontwell with a typically gutsy performance to land the Weatherbys Bank Handicap Hurdle.

Lord Sam is set to revert to hurdling with connections already eyeing a crack at the Cheltenham Festival.

Villon made the best possible start to his chasing career with success in the St Modwen Properties Beginners’ Chase at Uttoxeter.

Victor Dartnall will give Lord Sam his second outing of the season in the Mears Group Handicap Chase at Cheltenham on Friday week.

MOUSE MORRIS is favouring a tilt at the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal on Saturday with his rising star War Of Attrition.

Lord Sam is set to return after over nine months off the track in the Anglo Irish Bank Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.

KARANJA, so unlucky when unseating Nina Carberry at the start of the Cheltenham Festival bumper, will not race again this season.

Nina Carberry, younger sister of top Irish jockey Paul and daughter of Gold Cup winning rider Tommy, has landed a plum ride at Cheltenham next week.

Ante-post favourite Missed That heads a record entry of 65 horses for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham.

Baracouda remains the 7-4 favourite with the sponsors for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

TRAINER Tom Taaffe reports Kicking King to be “100 per cent” ahead of his big test in the Stan James King George VI Chase on St Stephen’s Day.

RUBY WALSH has opted to ride Azertyuiop instead of stable companion and second-favourite Le Roi Miguel in Sunday’s Stan James King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.

Colonel Frank turned in a brilliant round of jumping to make every yard in the williamhill.co.uk Future Stars Chase, the highlight of a fine day’s action at Sandown Park today.

Smart Irish chaser Nil Desperandum is set to bypass Wetherby on Saturday and run nearer home instead at Down Royal a week later.

IF every horse was as simple to work out as Moscow Flyer then this racing game would be an exact science in no time at all.

Leading Royal & SunAlliance Chase contender Lord Sam will miss today’s race at the Cheltenham Festival.

Lord Sam, one of the main candidates for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, is to go straight for the race without another run.

GREENHOPE has what it takes to give big-race specialist Nicky Henderson back-to-back victories in the featured Tote Scoop6 Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton.

Greenhope is 3-1 favourite with the sponsors to give trainer Nicky Henderson back-to-back victories in the Tote Scoop6 Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton Park tomorrow.

Limerick Boy heads a field of 11 declared for the feature Tote Scoop6 Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton Park tomorrow.