Big Zeb’s owner Pat Redmond is placing a second victory in the Sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase as a greater priority than Sunday’s Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.

BIG ZEB showed he is far from being a back number when powering away with the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Suspected Taliban militants are holding a group of around 30 Pakistani boys after luring them into Afghanistan and kidnapping them, Pakistani officials said.

BIG ZEB, who has been trained all season with just one day in mind, can land the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham this afternoon.

Colm Murphy believes Big Zeb is in peak condition ahead of his defence of the the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

COLM Murphy is excited by the prospect of seeing Big Zeb defend his sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase crown a week on Wednesday.

BIG ZEB delighted connections in a schooling session at Leopardstown yesterday as part of his preparation for the Cheltenham Festival.

Golden Silver (3-1) got the better of Big Zeb at the fifth attempt in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

HIGHLIGHT of the weekend in Ireland is the Grade 2 boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow, which promises a decent contest between Big Zeb, Sizing Europe and Golden Silver.

Big Zeb will just have one more run before bidding to retain his crown in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

BIG ZEB boosted his Cheltenham prospects with a fine success in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Colm Murphy’s Big Zeb reaffirmed his position as the best two-mile chaser in Ireland with success in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown.

Richard Hannon’s Strong Suit will bid to repair his reputation in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Big Zeb has returned unscathed from his summer break, with trainer Colm Murphy eyeing a November comeback for the Queen Mother Champion Chase hero.

Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Big Zeb will be aimed at next month’s Punchestown Festival.

QUEEN Mother Champion Chase winner Big Zeb is next month likely to attempt to go one better than last season’s second-place finish at the Punchestown Festival.

BARRY GERAGHTY has long been one of the very best National Hunt jockeys and he proved it again yesterday when giving the hugely impressive Big Zeb a magnificent ride to win the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Colm Murphy is lining up Big Zeb for a mouth-watering clash with Master Minded in the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on December 5.

Ground conditions will dictate the early December objective for Big Zeb following his impressive return to action at Navan.

MASTER MINDED was supposed to cruise through last evening’s Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown and then skip back across the Irish Sea with another €124,000 plus to his credit.

Big Zeb bids to further enhance his claims for the Cheltenham Festival when he lines-up in Sunday’s Amazing Thailand Chase at Punchestown.

Colm Murphy has not ruled out letting Big Zeb take on Master Minded in the Queen Mother Champion Chase following his victory at Leopardstown on Saturday.

COLM Murphy is readying Megans Joy and Big Zeb for appearances at the Punchestown Festival later in the month.