Racing: Beef Or Salmon and Kingscliff top a record entry of 64 horses in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Despite the absence of last year's impressive winner Kicking King, the race has attracted a huge entry, headed by the recent Lexus Chase winner Beef Or Salmon and Betfair Chase victor Kingscliff.
English champion jumps trainer Martin Pipe, who has yet to win the Gold Cup, has a team of five entered for the Festival showpiece, with last year's Hennessy Gold Cup winner Celestial Gold a leading contender.
Recent Cheltenham scorer Joaaci, Rowland Meyrick Chase winner Therealbandit, Iznogoud and Our Vic complete his quintet.
Paul Nicholls, who took the blue riband with See More Business in 1999, has four entries, including useful novice hurdler Neptune Collonges, who had a decent record over fences in his native France.
Former champion hurdler Hors La Loi III, Cornish Rebel, Royal Auclair and last year's Welsh National winner Silver Birch are other entries for the West Country handler.
A number of leading novices have also been entered for the Grade One event, including Feltham Chase winner Darkness and Nicky Henderson's Crozan.
Cheltenham winner The Listener is one of four entries for Robert Alner who also has Sir Rembrandt, Be My Royal and Kingscliff.
Howard Johnson has entered promising novice Bewleys Berry as well as Lord Transcend and veteran performer Grey Abbey.
Iris's Gift, a former Stayers' Hurdle winner, could bid to pull off a remarkable double as he has been entered by trainer Jonjo O'Neill and owner Robert Lester.
Other notable entries include last year's Grand National hero Hedgehunter and King George runner-up Monkerhostin - as well as last year's Gold Cup runner-up Take The Stand.