Dan Skelton described Unexpected Party as the 'ideal type of horse' to take aim at the Premier Handicap, as the second-season novice chaser bids to give the trainer his first success in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Tom Cannon is excited by the prospect of partnering Edwardstone on his return to action in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham on Sunday.

Laura Morgan is relishing saddling two live contenders in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.