"Denmania" swept Newbury on Saturday as last season’s top novice emerged as the leading threat to stablemate Kauto Star’s dominance of the staying division.

Paul Nicholls believes Kauto Star deserves to be sent off a short-priced favourite in tomorrow’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Paul Nicholls ended a relative lean spell when saddling his first winners for 15 days as New Little Bric and Taranis provided him with a short-priced double at Sandown.

CHRISTMAS stories of shining stars will have been told the world over in recent days and racegoers at Kempton Park were treated to a sight of the real thing as Kauto Star lived up to his billing in the Stan James King George VI Chase yesterday.

Christmas stories of shining stars will have been told the world over in recent days and racegoers at Kempton Park were treated to a sight of the real thing as Kauto Star lived up to his billing in the Stan James King George VI Chase.

Francois Doumen delivered a powerful rebuttal to fears over the well-being of his string as he dominated proceedings at Sandown Park, highlighted by a one-two in the £100,000 Racing Post Chase.

Celestial Gold is set to go straight for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup without the benefit of a prep run.

Paul Nicholls has insisted that lack of race-fitness will not be used as an excuse when Strong Flow lines up in next week’s totesport Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Former Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Looks Like Trouble made the perfect comeback from injury with an impressive victory in the Highclere Group Of Companies John Bull Chase at Wincanton.