British Racing Preview: Cornish Rebel can help fill the Christmas-New Year void by landing the spoils in today's Stan James Challow Novices' Hurdle at Newbury.Paul Nicholls' rising star is a full-brother to dual Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate and has the potential to follow his sibling to the top of the tree.

Cornish Rebel scored on his debut in February and went on to finish 12th in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.

The youngster then looked better than ever on his sole start since March when slamming the field by 10 lengths on his hurdling bow at Chepstow.

Jockey Ruby Walsh had trouble holding on to his mount that day as he was travelling so strongly in the home straight.

Today's Grade One event has been the target since and looks to be an ideal opportunity for the Un Desperado gelding to continue his ascent through the hurdling ranks.

Mobasher overturned the smart Collier Hill on his first try over timber earlier this month and can bag a double in the Systems By Design Introductory Novices' Hurdle.

The Venetia Williams-trained gelding had fair form on the level in his native Ireland and looks the type to do well over jumps.

Despite being saddled with a penalty in today's extended-two-mile event he has the scope to improve and he looks one to keep on the right side of.

Good Lord Louis drops in grade to contest the first division of the Brandy Butter National Hunt Novices' Hurdle at Taunton and can get off the mark at the third time of asking. The five-year-old caught the eye on his hurdling debut last month when running second to Attorney General at Newton Abbot.

On his only start since the gelding was upped in class at Ascot but finished well beaten in the race won by Marrakech.

However, he was not punished that day once his chance had gone and he is capable of winning a small race such as this.

Ladbrokes Gold Cup betting: 5-4 Best Mate, 6-1 Kingscliff, 10-1 Keen Leader, 12-1 Beef Or Salmon, 14-1 Truckers Tavern, First Gold, Sir Rembrandt, 20-1 Jair Du Cochet, 25-1 Irish Hussar, La Landiere, 33-1 bar.