Cheltenham

Willie Mullins sends a powerful battalion to Carlisle's Grade 1 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, but can anyone stop the Closutton juggernaut?

What a day! Carlisle served up Championship-level drama with Grade 1 fireworks and future stars emerging from a sensational card.

Gordon Elliott's Dee Capo tops the weights in Tuesday's £150k Sun Racing Plate at Carlisle, but faces stiff competition from 22 rivals in this premier handicap chase.

Nine elite hurdlers clash in Carlisle's £465k Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy, with Brighterdaysahead leading a stellar field.

The £150k Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase draws a stellar field to Carlisle, with top-weight Iroko facing strong opposition from Handstands and Resplendent Grey.

Carlisle serves up a feast of Grade 1 action today, headlined by the Champion Hurdle. Tom O'Brien picks out the key runners on good to soft ground.

Monday's <a href="/course/sandown-park">Sandown Park</a> card delivered quality action with several Festival prospects emerging from the Esher mud.

Monday's seven-race card at Sedgefield delivered pre-Festival fireworks with Royal Jewel headlining and plenty of progressive types catching the eye.

Monday's seven-race card at Nottingham served up proper pre-Cheltenham entertainment with several eye-catching performances worth following.

Seven-race National Hunt card at Nottingham with good to soft going playing to stamina types. Disco Davis headlines the feature handicap hurdle.

A quality Sunday card at Uttoxeter delivered the goods with some cracking contests and plenty of progressive sorts emerging for the notebooks.

Four consecutive days of jump racing at Carlisle this week promise proper stamina tests on Cumbria's most demanding track.