Tony McCoy will make the long journey up to Kelso on Saturday in an attempt to plunder one of Scotland’s biggest prizes of the season.

Ferdy Murphy will drop Your A Gassman back in class after a disappointing run in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster yesterday.

Ferdy Murphy is likely to take the promising Tribal Venture to Lingfield on Saturday, rather than let him take up his engagement at Cheltenham the previous day.

Smart Flat-racer Carte Diamond made a winning debut over jumps at Newcastle today to leave connections dreaming of Cheltenham Festival glory.