Trainer Alan King hopes to give his 2013 Champion Hurdle hope Grumeti his seasonal debut in January and then one more run before heading to the Cheltenham Festival in March.

Champion Hurdle dark horse Raya Star is set to race at Ascot again next week after swerving the Racing Post Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday.

Smart Alan King-trained chaser Walkon is being lined up to make his seasonal debut in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on November 17.

The first four races at the 2011 Cheltenham Festival has cost Boylesports £515,000, after they promised to refund all losing single bets on the runner-up in the first four races of the meeting.

One of the highlights on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is the Arkle Trophy and trainer Alan King looks to hold the aces in a race he won in 2006 and 2007.

One of the highlights on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is the Arkle Trophy and trainer Alan King looks to hold the aces in a race he won in 2006 and 2007.

Barry Simpson, racing manager to owner Sir Robert Ogden, has suggested that Voy Por Ustedes could warm up for a trip to Aintree at the Cheltenham Festival.

Alan King was delighted with Cheltenham Festival hopefuls Bensalem and Oh Crick when he worked them at the Barbury Castle point-to-point course on Thursday.

Alan King believes that Medermit could be his best chance of a winner at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Alan King is looking forward to the 2011 Champion Hurdle after Mille Chief held off Celestial Halo in a thrilling end to the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton on Saturday.

Jockey Robert Thornton is confident that Medermit could run a huge race in the Irish Indepedent Arkle Challenge Trophy at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Alan King fired a warning to Cheltenham Festival ante post punters after Kumbeshwar made an impressive debut at Sandown on Saturday.

Alan King’s Medermit warmed up for the 2011 Cheltenham Festival in the perfect way with an awesome performance in the 1 totepool Challengers Novices' Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Alan King was left impressed by Mille Chief’s scintillating display at Sandown on Saturday and has admitted he can’t wait to see the handicapper’s reaction to the victory.

Mille Chief entered 2011 Champion Hurdle calculations over the weekend as Alan King’s highly regarded hurdler outshone his rivals in the 32Red Handicap Hurdle at Sandown.

Alan King remains in confident mood ahead of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival, despite watching Medermit and Karabak suffer defeats at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Alan King’s talented grey Medermit is 10/1 joint favourite with Victor Chandler for the Arkle Trophy in March after getting his career back on track with victory in the panbet.com Supports Vote McCoy Novices’ Chase at Plumpton.

It's been a strange couple of weeks for Nicky Henderson.

Alan King says Mille Chief is "up against it" in his bid to make the Triumph Hurdle line-up.

Alan King welcomed over fifty members of the press to the 2010 renewal of his pre-Cheltenham stable visit on Monday morning.  The Cheltenham legend nominated Medermit, Bensalem, Mille Chief and The Betchworth Kid as his four strongest candidates in a team of more than twenty horses.

Alan King has admitted that he views Mille Chief as one of the greatest juveniles he has ever trained ahead of the youngster’s trip to Kempton on Saturday.

The Cheltenham Festival is now a matter of weeks away and the last couple of days has seen the betting for this year’s JCB Triumph Hurdle heat up in the face of a huge market move.

Alan King could get another run into JCB Triumph Hurdle favourite Mille Chief in the freebets.co.uk Chatteris Fen Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Huntingdon on Thursday week.

Trainer Alan King will launch a double assault on this year’s World Hurdle as he bids to take down Big Buck’s with both Karabak and Katchit.

Alan King has admitted to Cheltenhampro he is confident that his Triumph Hurdle hopeful Mille Chief will improve for his victory at Kempton at the beginning of the week.

Alan King has admitted he believes Medermit deserves a chance in the 2010 Champion Hurdle following his good third at Cheltenham last Saturday.

Boylesports.com International Hurdle third Medermit will continue his career hurdling with the 2010 Champion Hurdle a possible target Alan King has explained.

With trainer Nicky Henderson moving to assure punters that Zaynar is likely to take his chance in the 2010 Champion Hurdle next March, punters can relax and look back on his success at last year’s festival.

Trainer Nicky Henderson has admitted that while Zaynar steps up in trip again in the Unicoin Homes Relkeel Hurdle on Saturday, he still expects the star to line up in the Champion Hurdle in March.