Aer Lingus transatlantic cabin crew member Olive Murphy will turn pilot at the upcoming Cheltenham race meeting.

Training great Dessie Hughes has died, aged 71.

Mark Walsh has been lined up to ride Jezki in Sunday’s StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown in the event Barry Geraghty is unavailable.

When the waiting list is longer than the guest list, it’s fair to assume we’re in wish-you-were-there territory.

Tony McCoy made good headway towards securing 4,000 winners over jumps by riding a stunning five-timer at Carlisle yesterday.

Horse Racing tycoon JP McManus made the largest bid at a private auction that has raised around over €100,000 for paralysed Limerick jockey JT McNamara.

Owner JP McManus has spoken of his “devastation” at the loss of Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised in Saturday’s Grand National.

You’d imagine JP McManus has spent much of his life hoping to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and yesterday at Cheltenham it all came right, when Tony McCoy brought the Jonjo O’Neill-trained Synchronised with an irresistible challenge to beat outsider The Giant Bolster and last year’s winner, Long Run.

Alfie Sherrin claimed the JLT Specialty Handicap Chase at Cheltenham for Jonjo O’Neill.

JONJO O’NEILL branded Don’t Push It “an unbelievable horse” after confirming the retirement of the 2010 John Smith’s Grand National winner.

THERE aren’t too many high fliers who can get the better of Michael O’Leary but his horseracing rival JP McManus brought the Ryanair boss down to earth with a bump at Leopardstown yesterday.

Tony McCoy distanced himself from any possibility of stepping into the shadows as he basked in the glory of a first John Smith’s Grand National success aboard Don’t Push It.

DUNGUIB heads 34 horses left in at the confirmation stage for the Spinal Research Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday.

Jonjo O’Neill has hit the ground running in 2009 and sent out a 64-1 double courtesy of Supreme Keano and Carnival Town at Chepstow.

Former top novice chaser Foreman is to make his debut for Jonjo O’Neill in the Blue Square Mobile Handicap Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Exotic Dancer is still on target for the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after a successful make-or-break gallop on Saturday morning.

Tony McCoy believes Lingo “has to improve a lot” if he is to make a Smurfit Champion Hurdle horse.

Lingo emerged as a potential Smurfit Champion Hurdle contender after making a brilliant return to the racecourse on the final day of the Open meeting at Cheltenham.

Dark’n Sharp landed a gamble and his first victory for three-and-a-half years when taking the Betfred Macer Gifford Memorial Handicap Chase at Huntingdon.

SPECULATION as to the future of top National Hunt trainer Jonjo O’Neill mounted yesterday when J P McManus’s racing manager, Frank Berry, refused to quash rumours that O’Neill is soon to be replaced at Jackdaws Castle.

Jonjo O’Neill enjoyed a welcome confidence-boost just before Aintree’s prestigious John Smith’s Grand National meeting when Schapiro landed the opening event at Newbury this afternoon.

TRAINER Noel Meade yesterday stated his intention to run Harchibald in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle next week “unless we find something really wrong with him”.

The win by Jonjo O’Neill-trained Specular in the Braybrook Racing “We Support Sport” HBLB Novices’ Chase at Huntingdon yesterday ended a nightmare run of 73 days without a winner.

TOM TAAFFE is leaning towards running his exciting Kicking King in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup rather than the inaugural Daily Telegraph Chase at the Festival next month.

Punters pinning their hopes on the favourite for the John Smith’s Grand National received a boost yesterday as trainer Jonjo O’Neill said that he would be doing everything in his power to see that Clan Royal makes the starting line-up on April 9.

JACKDAWS CASTLE is closed for business. That’s the message from Jonjo O’Neill, who is shutting up shop for the foreseeable future, as a bug has laid low some of his top jumping stars.

Jonjo O’Neill is set to pitch Keen Leader in against triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate at Leopardstown.

JONJO O’NEILL has ruled Ladbrokes World Hurdle second-favourite Rhinestone Cowboy out for the remainder of the season.

Alan King described himself has “extremely fortunate” after Massac made virtually every yard of the running to land the featured Grade Two Life From Coloroll Chase at Windsor.

Liam Cooper has announced his retirement after admitting: “One more heavy fall and I could have been history.”

Top staying hurdler Iris’s Gift suffered a bad injury on the gallops this morning and could be out for the season.

JONJO O’NEILL expressed his delight that Tony McCoy is to become the number one at Jackdaws Castle at Punchestown yesterday.

RICHARD JOHNSON yesterday admitted the rider who gets the job as Martin Pipe's new stable jockey would be "a very lucky" man.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy is to quit his position as number one rider to Martin Pipe to take up a similar role with Jonjo O’Neill, whose major backer is leading Irish owner JP McManus.

Tony McCoy is to quit his position as stable-jockey to Martin Pipe to take up a similar role with Jonjo O’Neill.

Paul Nicholls regained the lead in the trainers’ championship with a 599-1 treble on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Taunton’s meeting today passed off without incident despite the threat of disruption by Manchester United fans angered at the involvement of Irish racing tycoon JP McManus in financial in-fighting at Old Trafford.

BEEF OR SALMON, whose jumping was suspect on his seasonal reappearance at Clonmel, will have a racecourse school this morning in preparation for Sunday’s Grade One John Durkan Memorial ‘Chase at Punchestown.

Jonjo O’Neill’s Joss Naylor has been well backed for Saturday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.

Jonjo O’Neill looks certain to saddle the first two in the betting for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle as he bids to become the first since Fred Winter to train as well as ride a winner of the opening day feature of the Cheltenham Festival.

Seamus Mullins has his string in top form and the Salisbury-based trainer is keeping his fingers crossed that tomorrow’s meeting at Sandown beats the weather after his big-race hopes were given a boost by Kentford Fern’s success at wintry Southwell.

Richard McGrath, who was stood down for three weeks after taking a crashing fall at Wetherby last month, is set return to the saddle at Catterick on Thursday.

Richard McGrath, who was stood down for three weeks after taking a crashing fall at Wetherby last month, is set return to the saddle at Catterick on Thursday.

Jonjo O’Neill has always been a man to look out for on his journeys south to Cheltenham.