A total of just 16 possible rivals stand between Big Buck’s and a record fourth successive victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

AGAIN, the weekend’s fare on the horse racing front isn’t the most inspiriting but Kempton, which is a track I like for national hunt racing, hosts a decent card, which features the Lanzarote Hurdle.

SPIRIT Of Adjisa will carry top weight in the William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

West End Rocker was promoted to 14-1 favourite for the Grand National after demonstrating stamina in abundance when winning the Betfred Becher Chase at a rain-sodden Aintree.

THE attractive-sounding Featherbed Lane in Kinsale leads to the niche mid-2000s scheme of just 13 houses, called Four Winds.