Thursday's racing round-up brings the news of a big-race target for Cheltenham regular Fugitif…

The Cheltenham October Showcase Meeting recorded its highest ever attendance, with 20,585 punters going through the turnstiles across the two days. Racecourse bosses have attributed this to the student racing initiative Invades, who brought 5000 to the Best Mate enclosure on Friday. This represents the biggest turnout for the meeting since the 2007 renewal, when the fixture was shifted to the weekend for the first time.

Winning trainer, jockey and owners enjoy a fine day three of the Cheltenham Festival.

Paul Nicholls labelled the 20/1 odds generally on offer about the chance of Bravemansgame going one better than when runner-up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup last year as 'massive.'

Paul Nicholls is confident he can get Stage Star back to his best after a lacklustre display at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day.