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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Cheltenham Festival attracts more than 220,000 people to the town each year, providing a major boost to the local economy and marking one of the biggest weeks in the town’s calendar. Horse trainer Mat Nicholls believes the festival is hugely important for the town and the businesses that rely on the event. “Hugely important – economically and socially,” […]
Originating in 1860, the Cheltenham Festival has become a historically relevant sporting event for the world over. From horses with their trainers and jockeys, the private planes, fancy suits and hats, all of which are culturally aligned with the ethos of the festival. And the cherry on top is the gambling. With hundreds of millions […]
Cheltenham Festival remains ‘the FA Cup final of racing’, says trainer Mat Nicholls. The trainer described the Cheltenham Festival as the ultimate test in National Hunt racing, comparing it to England’s premier domestic football competition. Having spent many years around horses and witnessed multiple winners at Cheltenham, the festival holds a special place for him. […]
The mares novice hurdle opens Thursday’s action at the Cheltenham Festival and Lambourn trainer Jamie Snowden is hoping his runner, La Conquiere, will make it a third winner at the Festival and his second with a mare. “We were always going to go Novice hurdling route this season.” A seven-year-old, Snowden describes La Conquiere as: […]
After a brilliant opening first day of the Cheltenham Festival, day two is set to be another super afternoon of action. The well fancied Old Park Star stormed up the hill to pass Sober Glory in a thrilling Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Kargese saw off the top two in the market to take the Arkle and […]
Its history for trainer Nicky Henderson as his horse Old Park Star wins the sky bet supreme Novice’s hurdle. It was 40 years ago today when a young Nicky Henderson walked in with his horse River Ceirog. The horse pushed himself to the limit to give Henderson his first win in the Cheltenham festival opener. […]
Horse racing, and more specifically the Cheltenham Festival has suffered a declining interest with attendances to the four days dropping year on year. The four days that take over the town of Cheltenham are upon us but the jockey club have been forced to make changes to the prestigious event to encourage punters back to […]