Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Altior tops 13 entries for the JLT Melling Chase at Aintree on Friday.

All roads lead to the Ryanair Chase at next month's Cheltenham Festival for Cloudy Dream following his creditable effort in last Saturday's Denman Chase at Newbury.

Native River made a successful return from almost a year on the sidelines with an impressive display in the Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury.

The Denman Chase is seen as one of the principal trials for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the likes of Kauto Star, Denman himself and Coneygree all taking in the race before winning at Cheltenham

Nicky Henderson won the Peterborough Chase for the fifth time last year with Josses Hill, who produced a high-class effort to beat Tea For Two by six lengths.