Little to report this week from action on the track but at Paul Nicholls' media day he was sweet on Woolcombe Folly suggesting the public may have underestimated him but I can't touch a horse with just one chase start under his belt.

Yes, Well Chief won it having had just one chase start but he was one of the top ten greatest two-mile chasers of all time. Woolcombe Folly will not be.

He also reiterated his feeling that Tataniano will be better on better ground but also said he may miss the race if it comes up testing and I notice they also stuck him in the Grand Annual which suggests to me they don't think he is out of the top drawer.

Walsh is unlikely to confirm his mount until the final few days but Sports Line looks his most likely mount after he impressed in his public schooling session On Sunday. One confirmed partnership is Robert Thornton coming in for the ride on Somersby as McCoy will be claimed by his retainer to ride Captain Cee Bee which looks a good booking to me and it would be most ironic if he were to win as it was Thornton who got the spare ride on Captain Cee Bee when McCoy chose Binocular in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle two seasons ago. Mikael D'Haguenet schooled after Leopardstown but didn't impress me with his jumping which was fiddly so they would be mad to go for the Arkle in my opinion.