Prince Of Scars could run in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham after his victory in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Harry Fry is set to be double-handed in the Irish Stallions Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final at Fairyhouse this weekend after confirming both Bitofapuzzle and Desert Queen for the Easter Sunday Grade One.

For the past two weekends Sam Twiston-Davies has won the Paddy Power Gold Cup and guided The New One to victory and he warmed up for the mount on Rocky Creek in the Hennessy Gold Cup by riding a treble at Lingfield.

Al Ferof will head to the King George VI Chase after returning to his brilliant best when running away with the Amlin 1965 Chase for the second year in succession at Ascot on Saturday.

Tony McCoy is set to return to competitive action in the middle of next week.

Connections of Kings Palace are confident Briar Hill will not have things all his own way in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Conditions at Newbury by this Saturday could force Paul Nicholls into a reshuffle of troops for the Betfair Hurdle.

This afternoon's meeting at Fontwell goes ahead after the track passed a morning inspection.

Willie Mullins admits Boston Bob needs to improve significantly on what he has achieved so far over fences to claim Wednesday’s RSA Chase at Cheltenham.

High on quantity, but low, very low, on quality is the story of what’s on offer at Clonmel this afternoon.

Prospect Wells opened his account for the campaign with a solid victory in the totepool National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell yesterday.

Thursday’s meeting at Fontwell is in serious doubt with several areas of the track waterlogged and more rain forecast.

This afternoon’s meeting at Fontwell has survived an early-morning inspection and goes ahead as planned.

Kempton clerk of the course Barney Clifford sees no need to call an inspection ahead of the William Hill King George VI Chase meeting on St Stephen's Day.

Two race meetings in the UK are in doubt this week.

Racing goes ahead at Fontwell this afternoon following a second inspection at 9am.

Gary Moore has some big targets in mind for Sire De Grugy this season and a victory at Lingfield today should have his confidence riding high.

Wednesday’s meeting at Fontwell has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Newbury are not expecting the weather to disrupt their three-day Sportingbet Winter Festival meeting, culminating in the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday.

Owner Dai Walters has confirmed Oscar Whisky will remain over hurdles this season instead of embarking on a career over fences.

Paul’s horses are in good form, with maiden hurdle winners at Exeter, Fontwell and Worcester during the week.

Newbury hosts a decent national hunt card this afternoon, highlighted by the final of the Mares’ National Hunt Novices’ Hurdle (2.40).

Jockeys Rhys Flint and Jamie Moore experienced flip-sides of the latest whip regulations in a close finish to the Betfair Brings You Better Value Novices’ Hurdle at Fontwell.

Senior jockeys in action at Exeter gave a cautious nod of approval to the British Horseracing Authority’s latest set of amendments to the whip rules.

Confidence is building ahead of Ranjaan’s bid for JCB Triumph Hurdle glory after his form received a timely boost at Fontwell on Sunday.

Exciting grey Grands Crus is set to put his unbeaten record over fences to the test in the Betfair Don’t Settle For Less Novices’ Chase at Newbury on Saturday.

Jessies Dream remains on course to make his eagerly-anticipated seasonal debut in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Ayr appear to have emerged the white knight for British jumps racing following a four-day enforced hiatus due to the cold snap.

Sunday’s National Hunt meeting at Fontwell has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

Smad Place could tackle the National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell after his easy win at Ascot on Saturday.

Representatives of the weighing room and the training ranks met with British Horseracing Authority officials, including the incoming chief executive Paul Bittar, in London on Friday to discuss the controversial whip rules.

JOCKEYS’ representatives in Britain will urge racecourse stewards to use more discretion when applying the whip rules when they meet with the British Horseracing Authority on Friday.

ON A day dominated by the whip, Robert Winston expressed himself “absolutely disgusted” after being handed a 22-day suspension at Southwell.

Robert Cooper threw his whip away passing the line in a moment of irony after winning the SIS Live Handicap Chase at Fontwell.

TONY McCOY demonstrated his admirable constitution once again at Fontwell yesterday as he shrugged off a crashing fall to ride the winner of the following race just half an hour later.

Tony McCoy demonstrated his admirable constitution once again at Fontwell as he shrugged off a crashing fall to ride the winner of the following race just half an hour later.

A fairly ordinary card at Fontwell today could be lit up by the Debbie McCurry Memorial Beginners’ Chase, in which Brackloon High could prove most exciting.

Royal Wedding ensured a fairytale outcome for punters at Fontwell as he landed the Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap Chase today.

BOOKMAKERS are fearing a “multi-million pound headache” when the aptly-named Royal Wedding runs at Fontwell this evening.

Bookmakers are fearing a "multi-million pound headache" when the aptly-named Royal Wedding runs at Fontwell tomorrow evening.

I HAVE had it in my head for a long time that The Midnight Club could be an ideal Grand National candidate and am obviously very much looking forward to riding him at Aintree this afternoon.

STEVE Whiteley, a heating engineer from North Devon, hit the jackpot at Exeter when he landed a massive rollover Jackpot courtesy of 12-1 chance Lupita in the final leg.

Celestial Halo will have other targets than the Cheltenham Festival despite enjoying a belated return to the winner's enclosure in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell today.

NIGEL TWISTON-DAVIES’ two big Cheltenham Festival hopes, Imperial Commander and Khyber Kim, are to work before racing at Kempton on Saturday.