Dan Skelton feels Roksana will face stern opposition when she looks to defend her Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle title at next month's Cheltenham Festival.

Kalashnikov won't be involved at the Cheltenham Festival but connections haven't ruled out Aintree in April.

Treacysenniscorthy won't be heading to the Cheltenham Festival and will instead target races in Ireland.

Trainer Nicky Henderson insists it is now full steam ahead for Cheltenham after Altior bounced back to winning ways at Newbury on Saturday.

Native River put on an impressive display to win Newbury's Denman Chase for a third time on Saturday afternoon.

Donald McCain says Tiger Roll would not have been able to jump round Aintree if he had been running in Red Rum's era.

Trainer Sheikh Mohammed has confirmed he will talk with Benbatl's owner before making a decision on the Saudi Cup.

Goshen could contest one more race before a tilt at the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Marie's Rock has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a stress fracture and so will miss the Cheltenham Festival.

Trainer Gavin Cromwell believes Darver Star has earned his place in the Unibet Champions Hurdle at Cheltenham next month.