Paul Nicholls will head to Sandown on Saturday safe in the knowledge that a 14th trainers’ championship is already in the bag as he seeks to break his own prize money record.

Paul Nicholls believes Politologue has all the right attributes needed to win the Betfair Tingle Creek at Sandown on Saturday week after comparing him to dual winner Twist Magic.

Last month's Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Finian's Rainbow and four-time Grade One scorer Albertas Run feature among a top-class entry of 11 for the £175,000 Grade One John Smith's Melling Chase (3.05pm), highlight of the second day of the John Smith's Grand National meeting, Ladies' Day, at Aintree on Friday, April 13.

Somersby was the pride of Ascot after getting the better of Finian's Rainbow and Al Ferof in a thrilling climax to the Victor Chandler Chase.

The 2011 King George will always be a bitter-sweet race for me