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It’s the biggest day of the Cheltenham Festival today! Will Galopin Des Champs win for the third consecutive year?We will also bring you your latest Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City action.Stay on our live blog for extra netball and marathon action too!What a day ahead!
Cheltenham Town striker Matty Taylor said Tuesday’s 2-1 victory away against automatic promotion-chasing AFC Wimbledon was “certainly up there” as one of the performances of the season. The Robins earned one of the finest wins of their campaign with their performance at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, with Ashley Hay’s glancing header in the first […]
Former Cheltenham Town striker, Tyrone Barnett, looks back on being ‘surplus to requirements’ at Port Vale before making the positive switch to Cheltenham in 2018. The striker said: “When I initially went there (Cheltenham), it was a lifeline for me. I wasn’t playing at Port Vale at the time. I was surplus to requirements so […]
Lossiemouth charged home in the Mares’ Hurdle to retain her crown and give Willie Mullins his eleventh victory in this historic race. Embed from Getty Images Jade De Grugy (5/1) led early, but Lossiemouth (4/6) followed confidently in second. Just about halfway through the gap was three lengths but as they took on the last […]
Nicky Henderson won his eighth Arkle in an absolute nail-biter of a race. Nico De Boinville bagged his first win of this year’s festival and 50th Grade one victory as he now looks forward to showdown on Constitution Hill against Brighterdaysahead later in the Champion Hurdle. Embed from Getty Images Majborough was a heavy favourite […]
For 18-year-old Carys Pugh-Jones, it’s been a whirlwind campaign in her breakout season for the Robinesses. She’s played every minute in Cheltenham’s run to the final, which included triumphs over Boldmere St Michaels, Wolves, Stockport County and Southampton U21s. In the latter match, Carys saved a 90th minute penalty to deny the Saints a chance […]
“I loved it there, finances were tight when we were playing but every other week it felt like playing a championship game. “The crowd are excellent, I have a good rapport with them, got a lot of respect with them, and it’s a club I like to see doing well.” Cheltenham Town manager Michael Flynn […]
Cheltenham Town defender Tom Bradbury feels ‘flat’ and ‘frustrated’ following his side’s 1-1 draw against Grimsby Town in League Two at the EV Charger Points Stadium. After the game, Bradbury was visibly emotional about his side: “We’re frustrated and I don’t think we really got going. First-half we did okay and second-half it felt like […]
“It’s hard to put your finger on it, so to speak. It’s always difficult away from home,” midfielder Luke Young began after Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 loss away to Fleetwood Town. While the Robins sit in 16th position and seem to avoid being in a relegation battle in League Two, the team’s away form has been […]
A disappointed Michael Flynn began his verdict of Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 defeat away to Fleetwood Town with a sigh: “I just thought we didn’t create. Even if we had 10 strikers in the box, we probably would have over or under hit the cross today, or hit the first man,” The Robins finished the game […]