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Minella Indo has won the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup, ridden by Irishman Jack Kennedy. Kennedy, 21, has won four races at this year’s Festival, but the pinnacle of which was the Gold Cup for Henry de Bromhead on Friday afternoon, helping the trainer to become the first to win the Champion Chase, Hurdle and Gold […]
Minella Indo won the 2021 Gold Cup at Cheltenham Festival for Jack Kennedy and trainer Henry de Bromhead. The 8-year-old fought off a valiant effort from A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore to win by 1 1/4 length. Favourite and winner of the two previous Gold Cups, Al Boum Photo, never mounted a close challenge […]
It’s Gold Cup Day, the biggest day of the sporting calendar in Cheltenham, and punters are deciding who to bet on ahead of the showpiece race. Al Boum Photo (9/4) has won the last two for Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins, and is favourite to complete a historic treble and become the fifth horse […]
Tiger Roll has won the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, his fifth success at the Cheltenham Festival. The two-time Grand National winner (9/2) made his way in front at the halfway mark, and thrashed favourite Easysland (evens) by 15 lengths. Some Neck (17/2) came third. A mistake at the eighth fence began what was a poor […]
Aidan Coleman rode to Queen Mother Champion Chase glory on Put The Kettle On, stunning Chacun Pour Soi in the process. The Willie Mullins horse was the overwhelming favourite at 4/6, but came third to Henry De Bromhead’s 7-year-old (9/1) and Nube Negra (11/1) in second. Put The Kettle On was amongst the front of […]
Striker Alfie May has backed Sky Bet League Two leaders Cheltenham Town for promotion this season as the campaign nears a thrilling climax. Despite a 2-0 defeat to Barrow on Tuesday night, the Robins have won eight of their last 12 league fixtures and are four points clear of fourth place. Now the 11-goal top […]
Clubs across Steps One and Two of the National League, including Gloucester City, are currently voting on whether to null and void the ongoing league campaign. It comes as the government’s ‘Winter Survival Package’ only offers loan payments, despite clubs being promised grant funding to help deal with losses incurred by a lack of supporters […]
Jill Scott has 149 appearances for England, and counting. Hopefully. The Lionesses midfielder was a regular in the squad that underwhelmed at the SheBelieves Cup in March, playing in the defeats to the USA and Spain. The latter of which, nearly nine months ago, is still their most recent competitive fixture. As the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Cheltenham and Forest Green will discover their first opponents in this year’s Emirates FA Cup – as the draw takes place for the First Round of the competition at 7:10pm. Both sides are competing in the top end of League Two this season, with the Robins occupying an automatic promotion spot after eight games. Forest […]
Cheltenham make the trip to Port Vale on Tuesday, with their eyes fixed firmly on improving in front of goal from Saturday’s goalless draw against Mansfield Town. The Robins are third in the league but could be a place higher, if not for a goalless draw against the struggling Stags at Whaddon Road. Manager Michael […]