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		FESTIVAL BANKER? Ruby Walsh says Dunguib is "exceptional" but says the Irish star needs to improve his jumping and might not be everybody's Festival banker in 2010. Click here for full story! Ryan McElligott column!

Punjabi/Denman double is 45/1!

McCOY KEEN ON CAPTAIN CHANCE
Tony McCoy is convinced Captain Cee Bee has the ability to win the Arkle. (More)

ELLIOTT: CARLITO CAN HANDLE TRIUMPH
Gordon Elliott does not believe a large field will bother Carlito Brigante in the JCB Triumph Hurdle. (More)

McCOY HOPING FOR BINOCULAR IMPROVEMENT
Tony McCoy believes Binocular has to improve to be a Champion Hurdle contender. (More)

MASTER MINDED HEADS GAME DECS
Master Minded heads eight entries for the totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury. (More)

DENMAN HEADS NINE FOR AON CHASE
Denman will face a maximum of eight rivals in Saturday's Aon Chase at Newbury. (More)

GROUND WILL DECIDE WELD PLANS
Dermot Weld says the ground will determine his plans for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper. (More)

RITE OF PASSAGE STEPPING UP
Rite Of Passage is set to step up in trip next week but is not certain to head to Cheltenham. (More)

HENDERSON: KELSO PERFECT FOR ZAYNAR
Nicky Henderson feels the Victor Chandler Morebattle Hurdle at Kelso is ideal for Zaynar. (More)

TAZBAR TO BE KEPT BUSY
Keith Reveley will scour the programme book to see if he can find a suitable race for Tazbar. (More)

MURPHY THRILLED WITH KALAHARI KING
Kalahari King has emerged from his comeback win at the weekend in good shape. (More)

QUEVEGA A GOWRAN POSSIBLE
Quevega could make a surprise return to action in Saturday's Red Mills Hurdle at Gowran. (More)

DARTNALL MULLS RANGER PLAN
Victor Dartnall is weighing up several options for Exmoor Ranger after his last-gasp weekend defeat. (More)

DUNGUIB EXCEPTIONAL - RUBY WALSH
Ruby Walsh says Dunguib is "exceptional" but isn't sure he'll be everybody's Cheltenham banker. (More)

MASTER MINDED EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
Paul Nicholls believes Saturday's run will do Master Minded "the world of good". (More)

NOTUS STRAIGHT TO FESTIVAL
Notus De La Tour is set to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival (More)

NICHOLLS: DENMAN RUN 'INVALUABLE'
Tony McCoy will get "invaluable" experience from riding Denman on Saturday. (More)

WELL CHIEF ON CHAMPION TRAIL
Well Chief is unlikely to be added to the field for Saturday's Game Spirit Chase at Newbury. (More)

HENDERSON RELISHING LONG RUN TEST
Nicky Henderson is fascinated by the prospect of trying Long Run over two miles on Saturday. (More)

NO SATURDAY GAME FOR ROBIN
Nicky Henderson has confirmed Petit Robin will head straight to the Cheltenham Festival. (More)

HENDERSON SALUTES DUNGUIB
Nicky Henderson is not relishing the prospect of trying to lower the colours of the mighty Dunguib. (More)

BURTON ENTERS RSA FRAME
Burton Port is 25/1 from 33s with Sky Bet for the RSA Chase after winning at Southwell. (More)

NEWBURY ENTRY FOR LONG RUN
Long Run has been given an entry in the toteplacepot Novices' Chase at Newbury on Saturday. (More)

WALSH: GOLD CUP DECISION VERY TOUGH
Ruby Walsh admits there is "only a good jump" between Kauto Star and Denman. (More)

CAPTAIN CEE BEE PRIMED FOR ARKLE
Eddie Harty is relieved Captain Cee Bee came through his prep race for the Arkle unscathed. (More)

USTEDES IN THE SPIRIT
Voy Por Ustedes takes a step back in trip on Saturday as he clashes with Master Minded. (More)

DUNGUIB DELIGHTS FENTON
Dunguib is "sound as a pound" after his latest demolition job at Leopardstown. (More)

NOLAN HARBOURS GOLD HOPES
Paul Nolan hopes Joncol can develop into a genuine contender for next year's Gold Cup. (More)

COOLDINE UNDERLINES PLACE CLAIMS
Ryan McElligott reviews the recent action in Ireland - including Joncol's Hennessy win. (More)

QUINN'S NYMPH SITS TRIUMPH TEST
Triumph Hurdle hope Blue Nymph takes the next step up the ladder at Market Rasen on Tuesday. (More)

NOT QUITE ACCORDING TO PLAN
David John reviews the key Cheltenham trials over the weekend. (More)

ELLIOTT EYES TRIUMPH TILT
Carlito Brigante will look to end Ireland's eight-year wait for a Triumph Hurdle winner. (More)

JONCOL MAY SKIP FESTIVAL
Hennessy Gold Cup winner Joncol is only 50-50 to run at the Cheltenham Festival. (More)

JONCOL WINS HENNESSY THRILLER
Joncol beat Cooldine in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday. (More)

CITIZEN VIC LANDS MORIARTY
Willie Mullins' Citizen Vic was a game winner of the Dr P.J Moriarty Novice Chase. (More)

DELOITTE GLORY FOR DUNGUIB
Dunguib underlined his Supreme Novices' credentials with an easy win at Leopardstown. (More)

TRIUMPH HOPE PITTONI SPRING-HEELED
Pittoni won the Grade One Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday. (More)

WAR WAITS ON NATIONAL BURDEN
War Of Attrition could run in the World Hurdle or the Grand National next. (More)

PADY POISED FOR SPRING RETURN
Tom Cooper is confident Forpadydeplasterer will return to the fray in the spring. (More)

TARTAK TO TAKE ANNUAL TEST
Tartak is likely to stay in handicap company at the Cheltenham Festival. (More)

KING DUO OK FOR CORAL
Alan King is plotting a double swoop on the Coral Cup with Sir Harry Ormesher and Saticon. (More)

ALL CHANGE ON FESTIVAL FRONT!
All of the market moves from Sky Bet after Saturday's action. (More)

KALAHARI KING WORTH THE WEIGHT
Kalahari King defied top weight to win the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster. (More)

PUNCHESTOWNS LANDS SCILLY WIN
Punchestowns recovered from a mistake to win the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown. (More)

FOLLY EDGES LIGHTNING THRILLER
Woolcombe Folly won the Lightning Novices' Chase at Doncaster as Mad Max flopped. (More)

WEIRD AL BOOKS FESTIVAL TRIP
Weird Al booked his place in the RSA Chase field with a convincing win at Wetherby. (More)

CAPTAIN COMMANDS NAAS RESPECT
Captain Cee Bee underlined his Arkle Trophy claims with victory at Naas. (More)

ACCORDING FLOPS AS DIKTALINA TRIUMPHS
Nicky Henderson's According was well beaten in the toteswinger Novices' Hurdle at Sandown. (More)

ROUTINE WIN FOR BINOCULAR
Binocular was an easy winner of the toteplacepot Contenders Hurdle at Sandown. (More)

TAZBAR TOO GOOD AT DONNY
Tazbar was an easy winner of the Bet With Blue Square Mobile Novices' Chase at Doncaster. (More)

WALSH ADMITS DOUBTS OVER DECISION
Ruby Walsh isn't sure he is right in choosing Kauto Star over Denman for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. (More)

LAME PADY OUT OF CHAMPION CHASE
Forpadydeplasterer has been ruled out of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. (More)

McCOY RIDES DENMAN IN GOLD CUP
Tony McCoy will ride Denman in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 19. (More)

ELLIOTT BACKS CARLITO FOR BIG RUN
Carlito Brigante bids to further enhance his JCB Triumph Hurdle claims when he lines-up at Musselburgh. (More)

ZAYNAR TICKING OVER NICELY
Zaynar is well on target for his Champion Hurdle prep at Kelso later this month. (More)

ACCORDING SET FOR SANDOWN INTRODUCTION
Triumph Hurdle gamble According makes his eagerly-awaited British debut at Sandown on Saturday. (More)

BINOCULAR FOCUSED ON SANDOWN HEAT
Frank Berry is confident Binocular can bounce back to form at Sandown on Saturday. (More)

PUNCH AND JUDY SET FOR SANDOWN
Owner Judy Wilson anticipates further improvement from Punchestowns at Sandown on Saturday. (More)

MULLINS SHOCKED BY COOLDINE GAMBLE
Latest news ahead of Sunday's Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown. (More)

RUSSELL HAS AMNESTY TRIP QUALMS
Latest news ahead of Sunday's Dr PJ Moriarty Novice Chase at Leopardstown. (More)

DUNGUIB TEAM ISSUE GOING CONCERN
Latest news ahead of Sunday's Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. (More)

SOMERSBY STRAIGHT TO CHELTENHAM
Somersby is likely to go straight to Cheltenham for the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy. (More)

CAPTAIN IN 'TOP NICK' FOR OPERA SHOW
All eyes will be on Arkle Trophy favourite Captain Cee Bee at Naas on Saturday. (More)

KATCHIT IMPRESSES IN CLEEVE
Top jockey Wayne Hutchinson reflects on a great ride aboard Katchit in the Cleeve Hurdle. (More)

TRYING TO DUCK TIDAL BAY
Michael Shinners with the latest Cheltenham news from the Sky Bet trading room. (More)

NATIVE STEPS UP WORKLOAD
Noel Meade is stepping up Go Native's work ahead of the Champion Hurdle. (More)

COOLDINE DOUBTS FOR MULLINS
Willie Mullins is fearful a lack of "match fitness" could catch out Cooldine on Sunday. (More)

LIVE GRAHAM CUNNINGHAM CHAT!
Racing UK pundit Graham Cunningham will be joining us for a live web chat at 1130 GMT. (More)

DUNGUIB TOPS BUMPER SUPREME ENTRY
The mighty Dunguib features among 104 entries for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle on March 16. (More)

MILLE CHIEF HEADS TRIUMPH CONTENDERS
Alan King's Mille Chief heads 77 entries for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham. (More)

NOLAN EYES PADDY POWER IN BARTLETT
Shinrock Paddy is among a 30-strong Irish entry in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle. (More)

MULLINS CHASING NEPTUNE HAT-TRICK
Willie Mullins has 13 entries in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham. (More)

ROLL SET TO ROCK NEWBURY
Charlie McBride wants Rollwiththepunches to book his Cheltenham spot with a good run at Newbury. (More)

MASTER MOVES UP THE GEARS
Master Minded has been back schooling over fences ahead of his return to action. (More)

O'GRADY: TRANQUIL 'EACH-WAY' VALUE
Edward O'Grady expects to have Tranquil Sea firing on all cylinders for the Ryanair Chase (More)

KING HAPPY WITH KARABAK
Alan King is satisfied with Karabak's well-being despite his charge missing the Cleeve Hurdle. (More)

KENNY SET FOR SUPER START
Super Kenny is set to make his British bow in Saturday's toteplacepot Juvenile Novices' Hurdle. (More)

CHIEF IN LINE FOR HUNTINGDON
Alan King is considering running Mille Chief at Huntingdon on Thursday week. (More)

JOCKEY POSER FOR WILLIAMS
Connections of RSA Chase fancy Weird Al are on the lookout for a jockey. (More)

OSANA GEARED UP FOR NAVAN OUTING
Osana will have one more race before the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy. (More)

DELOITTE LOOKS DUN AND DUSTED
The mighty Dunguib could face up to eight rivals in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. (More)

BYRNE GROUP BACK FESTIVAL PRIZE
Byrne Group PLC have become the latest sponsors at The Cheltenham Festival. (More)

VINNY POSSIBLE FOR MORIARTY CLASH
Cousin Vinny could bid to break his duck over fences at Leopardstown on Sunday. (More)

COOLDINE HEADS HENNESSY HOPEFULS
Cooldine is one of eight possible runners in Sunday's Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup. (More)

FAIRYHOUSE PREP FOR ALAIVAN
Alaivan will complete his Triumph Hurdle preparations at Fairyhouse later this month. (More)

PUNCHESTOWNS LEADS CHALLENGERS
Punchestowns features among 11 entries for the totepool Challengers Novices' Chase. (More)

ZEB HAS BIG CHANCE AT CHELTENHAM
Ryan McElligott reviews the weekend's top-class action in Ireland. (More)

HARRY TO HAVE TWO FESTIVAL ENTRIES
Impressive trials day winner Restless Harry will have two entries at the Cheltenham Festival. (More)

FEHILY FACING UP TO MISSING CHELTENHAM
Noel Fehily fears he might miss both the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals. (More)

BINOCULAR SIGHTS SET ON SANDOWN
Nicky Henderson is hoping for some spark from Binocular at Sandown on Saturday. (More)

PUNCH PRIMED FOR SANDOWN
Punchestowns will take his chance in a novice chase at Sandown on Saturday. (More)

HENDERSON TO HAVE HIS ZAY AT KELSO
Zaynar is unlikely to wear cheekpieces in his prep race for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle. (More)

HENDERSON AIMS MAX POWER AT DONCASTER
Nicky Henderson will run Mad Max in the saved Lightning Novices' Chase at Doncaster. (More)

DUNGUIB THRIVING AHEAD OF DELOITTE
The team behind Dunguib are more than happy ahead of Sunday's Deloitte Hurdle at Leopardstown. (More)

KID EARMARKED FOR KEMPTON PREP
The Betchworth Kid will run at Kempton on February 12, weather permitting. (More)

CHARITY RIDERS ANNOUNCED
The Cheltenham Festival's Ladies Day charity race riders have been announced. (More)

CAPTAIN BACK AT NAAS
Captain Cee Bee is due to have his final run before the Cheltenham Festival at Naas on Saturday. (More)

HIGH HOPES FOR LONG RUN
Nicky Henderson believes Long Run could finally be the horse to give him a first Gold Cup victory. (More)

CROSS HEADS STRAIGHT TO FESTIVAL
Donald McCain has revealed Peddlers Cross will head straight to the Cheltenham Festival. (More)

KING DUO TARGET WORLD HONOURS
Alan King expects to be double handed in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle in March. (More)

ZEB BACK TO BEST IN TIED COTTAGE
Big Zeb put up an impressive performance in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown. (More)

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