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Follow live updates, race results and reports from Wednesday’s action at Cheltenham Racecourse as Ladies Day gets underway at 13:20 with the Turners’ Novices Hurdle. 13:20 – Turners’ Novices Hurdle Winner – King Rasko Grey – 11/1 King Rasko Grey, whose odds sailed out significantly overnight, came through and bolted up. Act Of Innocence came […]
Day two of the Cheltenham Festival gets underway at Cheltenham Racecourse, with another packed schedule of racing, results and reaction to come. Throughout the day, we’ll also bring you the latest stories from across the sporting world in and around Gloucestershire.
JP McManus, who owns this year’s favourite Majborough, has never owned a horse that’s won the Champion Chase, despite having the odds-on favourite last year, Jonbon. 11 odds on favourites have been beaten in the past 22 years in this race, listed below. Beaten Favourites and odds 25 – Jonbon – 5/6 24 – El […]
Longlevens AFC have progressed to the final of the Wiseman Lighting Floodlit Cup after their 1-0 win away at Worcester Raiders last night. Afternoon Levens fans… 😉#UpTheLevens 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/Gq0mXAefsi — Longlevens AFC (@longlevensafc) March 11, 2026 Peter Boyle and Buster Davies’ side took the lead after just 11 minutes through a well-worked goal, polished off […]
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase is 3m6f handicap race, taking place at 15:20, consisting of 14 runners who will have to face 31 obstacles. The Race will start on Cheltenham’s cross country course before joining back to the main track for the closing stages of the race. The Contenders The favourite this year is […]
The Cheltenham festival is a spectator sport. The enjoyment comes from the participants, ticket buyers, bookies, owners, and gamblers. However, not much attention is paid to those who must provide hospitable services to who attend the events or pubs. Zac Smith, 23, is one such example of the underappreciated. Having worked in several pubs in […]
The BetMGM Cup is the third race of Ladies Day at Cheltenham, starting at 14:20. The 2m5f handicap hurdle, known as the Coral Cup, remains a tricky race for the punters to find a winner on the second day of the festival, as 24 horses will line up at the start. Known as the Coral […]
“We’ve put in some of our best performances in the cup and we’re hoping to do the same on Wednesday,” says University of Gloucestershire midfielder Adam Smith with confidence ahead of their cup final. “They are a good side (UWE) having faced them in pre-season we know a little bit about them but the final […]
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase is the second race at Cheltenham on Wednesday, taking place at 14:00, and this Grade 1 race is contested over three miles and one furlong. Last year’s winner was Lecky Watson at 20/1, with the favourite for the race, Ballyburn, having a very poor showing, coming 5th, eight and a […]
Follow the latest news and results from the Cheltenham Festival, with the Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase coming up next. 4:00pm – BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase Winner – Il Etait Temps A great day for Townend and Mullins. Quilixios started well, with odds-on favourite Majborough working hard to stay with him. A comedy of […]
Longlevens AFC came out victorious on Tuesday night as they travelled to play a tough Worcester Raiders side, the 1-0 win for the away side booked them a place in the final of the Wisemen Lighting Floodlit Cup. In a tightly contested match, the players knew it would be a game of margins and when […]