Ricci & Mullins discuss Champion hopes

Owner Rich Ricci believes Faugheen represents his best chance of winning one of the championship events at the Cheltenham Festival ahead of his bid for glory in the Stan James Champion Hurdle on Tuesday. Mon 09th Mar

Rock On Ruby out of World Hurdle

Rock On Ruby is out of the Ladbrokes World Hurdle after "working poorly" at home on Saturday morning. Sat 07th Mar

Annie stands ground for World

Annie Power remains in contention for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham next week. Fri 06th Mar

Sire "as good as gold" after Chepstow

Last year's Champion Chase winner Sire De Grugy has come out of his Cheltenham warm-up at Chepstow with his confidence boosted and is "good as gold" according to jockey, Jamie Moore. Wed 25th Feb

Beat That to miss rest of the season

Beat That has been ruled out of the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at next month's Cheltenham Festival and will miss the remainder of the season. Mon 23rd Feb

Bullets worthy of favourite's tag

Paul Nicholls believes Dodging Bullets "deserves to be favourite" for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. The seven-year-old beat Somersby in the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown in December before lowering the colours of the mighty Sprinter Sacre in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot last month. Sun 15th Feb

Big guns remain after Cheltenham acceptors

Acceptors for the five main Grade One championship contests at Cheltenham were revealed today. Wed 11th Feb

Ruby back at Cheltenham

Rock On Ruby returns to his happiest hunting ground for tomorrow's Dornan Engineering Hurdle at Cheltenham. Wed 31st Dec

King could run at Cheltenham

Pat Shanahan has given King Of The Picts a couple of options at Cheltenham on Saturday. Tue 09th Dec

Friday's Punchestown Preview

3:40pm There's the the usual eccentricity to this event with the 2009 and 2010 winners renewing rivalries. Shin A Vee won in 2009 but was narrowly beaten by COOL WARRIOR the following year and, while Derek O'Connor is a notable booking, Shin A Vee has been absent for 772 days and is now passed over. Preference is for 12 year old COOL WARRIOR, who at least has proven fitness on his side. The other 14 runners have mustered just 10 point to points wins between them and finding a form alternative to either of the two previous winners is difficult. Ten year old Norwich Flyer has three point to point wins to his name though and may play a prominent roll while Enniskillen, who worringly is still a maiden point to pointer, ran ok in the Ladies Cup on Tuesday and has minor claims. The Begrudger is a dual point to point winner a long time ago but hasn't shown anything worth mentioning recently. (TW) Fri 26th Apr