The 70th running of the Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) will be held on Sunday, 28th December and it is a 2,500m inner turf event at Nakayama Racecourse.

Marine Nationale, emotional winner of last year’s Queen Mother Champion Chase, will make his belated seasonal reappearance in the Grade 1 Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown on 27 December.

Brighterdaysahead looks set for a major festive test against Lossiemouth, with plans in place to pay a late entry fee to get the Gordon Elliott-trained mare into Leopardstown’s December Hurdle.

The 45th running of the Japan Cup will be held on Sunday, 30th November and it is a 2,400m turf event at Tokyo Racecourse.

The quirky Gaelic Warrior continued his upward progression with a victory in the Grade 1 John Durkan Chase at Punchestown, defeating last year’s winner Fact To File.

Super-sub Lossiemouth ensured Willie Mullins’ Unibet Morgiana Hurdle dominance continued when she ran out an effortless all-the-way winner in the hands of Paul Townend.

Brothers Connor and Daniel King enjoyed the most notable success of their respective careers when the well-named Oscars Brother took out the Grade 2 Boodles Florida Pearl Novice Chase.