Dominic King

DOMINIC KING: Trainer Gary Moore has made the Randox Grand National the prime objective for the gelding, who trounced his rivals on December 27 - the last time he was seen in action.

DOMINIC KING AT BRAMALL LANE: No team can match the prolific form of Mikel Arteta's side, who became the first team to win three top flight away games by five or more goals.

Noble Yeats, the 2022 Grand National winner, is blossoming at the right time as he attempts to enhance his glittering c.v. in the Stayers' Hurdle.

DOMINIC KING: The master trainer's mind is constantly ticking for ways to stay ahead of the game and here, in front of us, is the latest evidence - it is a weather station.

Henry de Bromhead pulls up a chair and prepares to discuss his Cheltenham team but he knows where this conversation must start.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: Rachael Blackmore is reflecting on Cheltenham firsts - of which there have been many - but one has her laughing.

The opening day of The Festival begins with Slevin getting the leg up on Lark In The Morn, favourite for the ferociously competitive Boodles Juvenile Handicap.

CHELTENHAM BREAKFAST: There was another compelling argument to show the saying

DOMINIC KING: Paul Townend shivered as the temperature dropped and his face was splattered with mud but he could have stayed where he was stood forever.

DOMINIC KING: It's the bond that strikes you, every time. The moment you walk into a yard, you can almost physically see the connection between horse and human.