Neptune in Classic frame
Oscars Well is set to remain at two miles (3200m) for the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown and the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Oscars Well is set to remain at two miles (3200m) for the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown and the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Venetia Williams is likely to make a late call on whether Mon Mome goes for the Cheltenham Gold Cup on his way to a bid for a second Grand National.
Godolphin’s Kentucky Derby hope Alpha has made a winning start to his campaign with victory in the Count Fleet, a traditional starting point for Triple Crown contenders at the Aqueduct.
Dermot Weld expects to have a better idea of where Unaccompanied stands in the pecking order after she runs in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 29.
Malcolm Jefferson is eyeing a potential Grand National bid with According To Pete following his Rowland Meyrick Chase victory at Wetherby on Boxing Day.
Mike de Kock got his 2012 Dubai Carnival off to the perfect start as classy mare Mahbooba showed the boys the way home in the Al Rashidiya Trial.
Grand National hero Mon Mome will once again be targeted at the Aintree marathon following his excellent run in defeat at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day.
Champion Chase hero Sizing Europe remains on course for next month’s Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown ahead of the defence of his Cheltenham crown.
Connections of 2009 Champion Hurdle hero Punjabi have confirmed the gelding will once again miss the entire season through injury.
John Ferguson’s runners continue to add a fascinating new dimension to the jumps season as the trainer struck with his first juvenile hurdler at Huntingdon.
Colin Tizzard plans to give Cue Card one more outing before having a tilt at the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.
Nicky Henderson feels Spirit Son is the dark horse among his three-strong contenders for the Champion Hurdle.
Long Run is likely to be without earplugs when he bids to defend his Cheltenham Gold Cup crown in March.
Owner Clive Smith believes a decision on whether Master Minded will race again may not be made for another year.
Owner Clive Smith believes Kauto Star’s achievements stack up well against those of any other jumping heavyweight in history.
Dermot Weld reports Rite Of Passage to be showing the right signs ahead of his bid to reclaim the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
Nash Rawiller is hoping he can fit New Zealand’s richest race into his schedule after a successful trip to Ellerslie on Sunday.
Trainer Mike Moroney flagged an ambitious plan to win an Oaks on either side of the Tasman after Chicharita’s upset win at Ellerslie on Sunday.
Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy says he hopes to be back riding in days rather than weeks although he concedes his chances of riding a record 300 winners this season has gone.
Tony McCoy faces a spell on the sidelines after sustaining broken ribs at Taunton on Friday.