15 left in Ryanair

Ante-post favourite Mossbank and last year´s runner-up Our Vic stand out among 15 horses still in the Ryanair Chase following the confirmation stage.

The former has not been seen since chasing home Denman in the Lexus Chase, while the David Pipe-trained Our Vic took second behind Knowhere at Cheltenham towards the end of January.

Three-time Grade One winner The Listener is still involved, along with Pipe´s Tamarinbleu, who is still engaged in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Other intriguing possibles at this stage include Newmill, winner of the Champion Chase two years ago, Ferdy Murphy´s L´Antartique and the Henry Daly-trained Billyvoddan, a close third in the race 12 months ago.

Paul Nicholls has won two of the last three renewals with Thisthatandtother and Taranis respectively and will rely solely on Turko next week.