Reigning champion Al Boum Photo is one of 20 horses still in contention for the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup following the latest scratchings deadline for the six non-novice Grade Ones at next month’s Festival.

I could be anywhere when I’m listening to it.

I COULD be anywhere when I’m listening to it. It could be half-way down the cold-aisle being seduced into buying the more expensive sausages because of the hand- writey writing on the package. It might be early in the morning when I’m encouraging a small child to pee on not-the-floor. But either way there’s a strong chance, I’ll be accompanied by the sound of Melvyn Bragg thanking me for downloading this episode of In Our Time.

Owner Philip Reynolds is “counting down the days” to the Cheltenham Festival as he eyes Magners Gold Cup glory with Presenting Percy.

Henry de Bromhead has confirmed the RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase as the preferred Cheltenham Festival target for Monalee.

Colm Greaves peers into his crystal ball in search of tips and talking points for the year ahead

Motorists in the UK have been warned of dangerous conditions on the roads and air travellers of potential disruption as snow and ice hit large swathes of the country.

Peter Dowdall kicks off this year's Open Gardens for Marymount trail with a visit to a Carrignavar stunner

Direct flights from Cork to Cornwall begin next month. Just an hour away, it has scenery, activities and luxury indulgences aplenty for a memorable short break, writes Joyce Fegan

The acute pangs for the Cotswolds began early yesterday. To unload the frustration, I tapped on my phone and screamed as loud as I could on Twitter. ‘I hate, hate anyone heading to Cheltenham today’.

Having looked likely to develop into a most frustrating sort, Swamp Fox is beginning to look like a professional winner, and the four-year-old produced another tremendous display to rout the opposition in the featured Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle on day three of the Listowel Harvest Festival.

It’s rarely mentioned now, but Ruby Walsh’s first ride at the Cheltenham Festival wasn’t exactly smooth.

We look at the best of the Irish in today’s action at Cheltenham.

Ruby, Willie. Cheltenham. Ah, sure, you know the rest.

Won 10 times by the Irish since the turn of the century, the raiding party is headed by the highly regarded Min. 

Gary Moore has raised the possibility of Sire De Grugy wearing a pair of blinkers as he attempts to regain his Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase crown next week.

YES: Slick jumping and endless stamina can see Mullins hope home and hosed, argues Darren Norris

Quite extraordinary trainer poised to repeat last year’s feat

The Tullow Tank is being prepared for next month’s Ryanair Gold Cup at Fairyhouse following a wasted journey to the Cheltenham Festival.

There was, unfortunately, no fairytale ending for the soon-to-retire AP McCoy in the last race of this year’s Cheltenham Festival — one renamed in his honour for the occasion.

Tears in AP McCoy’s enclosure as perennial champion jockey steers 16/1 shot home in front of family

Bookmakers face an "uphill struggle" to claw back the deficit in the betting ring battle after punters came out on top once more on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.

This afternoon’s Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase could hardly be more puzzling for punters, the essential difficulty not in reading the form, but gauging/guessing the well-being of the market leaders, Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy.

Alexander the Great was said to have wept because there were no more worlds for him to conquer, but don’t hold your breath for tears from Willie Mullins or Ruby Walsh just yet.

“A bad day at the office,” said one bookie after the first day of the Cheltenham Festival ended with five of the seven races claimed by Irish trainers.

An estimated €125m will be wagered in Cheltenham this week as hundreds of thousands flock to the iconic course for AP McCoy’s swansong.

by Dylan Evans

AP McCoy insists there’s no chance of a dramatic U-turn on his decision to retire from racing and has ruled out the possibility of going down the training route.

Gordon Elliott reports Don Cossack to be “bouncing” ahead of his bid to cap a fantastic season in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham next month.

Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere is on course to have his final outing before the defence of his Cheltenham crown in Sunday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown, where he will face eight possible rivals.

Limerick’s senior hurlers will enjoy a trip to Cheltenham next month, courtesy of team sponsor JP McManus.

After a stint in the West End as an understudy to Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan, Brian Fenton is back on home turf for a starring role in an adaptation of Tom Barry’s memoir, Guerilla Days in Ireland.