Thursday's racing bulletin

Today's five live selection is Morson Boy 4.10 Taunton

Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Grey Abbey may be forced to miss the race due to a joint injury according to his trainer Howard Johnson.

The dashing grey is unbeaten since switching to Johnson's stable but will not run, according to the trainer, if he is not 100%.

Best Mate remains favourite for the Gold Cup having won the race for the last three years.

There are three meetings today from Sandown Park, Taunton and Southwell on the all weather.

It's Royal Artillery day at Sandown where the ground on the chase course is good with good to soft places and good to soft with soft places over hurdles.

The Royal Artillery Gold cup goes off at 3.15 and as usual should be a good spectacle, with inexperienced riders tackling Sandown's tricky fences.

Historic looks the obvious horse to beat, especially on this right-handed track which seems to suit the horse.

Grand National outsider Joly Bey in the 2.35 stands out as the bet of the meeting.

Best bet of day is Morson Boy in the 4.10 at Taunton where the ground is officially good to soft with good places.

Trainer Paul Nicholls was mystified by Morson Boy's performance last time out and that run must be ignored.

Before that, the smart former flat horse has put in some eye-catching efforts and this race looks well within his compass.

The ground is standard on the all weather at Southwell where it should pay dividends to follow Romil Star in the 2.50 for the in-form stable of Karl Burke.