The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Golden Ace (25/1) shocked everyone to win the Champions hurdle after the two previous winners Constitution Hill and State Man fell, State Man falling on the last fence after looking clear to win it Jockey Lorcan Williams first Grade 1 winner comes in a huge race! Embed from Getty Images Official Result; 1 Golden Ace […]
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 […]
Myretown ruled the pack with a commanding victory, leading from the first fence and destroying the rest of the pack. 1 – Myretown (IRE) 13/2 2- The Changing Man (IRE) 7/1 3- Malina Girl (IRE) 14/1 4- Happygolucky (IRE) 28/1 Guard your Dreams (50/1) fell after the first fence, Zanahiyr (25/1) fell after the Second, […]
As we see more fashion feeding into the sporting world, the British horse racing scene is where practicality meets prestige, and the Cheltenham Festival is just the place to see the best-dressed punters. This year many trends are running throughout the Festival, including longer coats and fur, which fit in with the brisk Cotswold conditions. […]
The Cheltenham Festival brings in over 200,000 additional people into the town over the course of four days, with the vast majority flocking into the town’s bars & pubs. What the general public doesn’t see is the huge amount of preparations that go into getting the local pubs ready for the huge influx of customers. […]
Bristol City were held to a frustrating draw against Championship relegation candidates Hull City at Ashton Gate on Saturday, March 8, which saw the Robins miss the chance to go level with the play-off places on goal difference. The visitors started the strongest of the two sides, and found themselves in the lead after 13 […]
Kopek Des Bordes hung on from William Munny to give Willie Mullins his first win of this year’s festival, an emotional one for Mullins, winning the race named after the late Irish Jockey Michael O’Sullivan who died after a fall last month. Embed from Getty Images Workahead led early, followed by the two favorites Romeo […]
Puturhandstogether produced a fantastic performance as he took the lead on the final hurdle to claim the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Stencil ridden by James Reveley was considered the bookies’ favourite. Solar Drive took an early lead, however Stencil was hot on its tail with four hurdles to go. Hot Fuss continued an end-to-end race, as […]
“2076 horses have died at the festival including a couple last year” Rob Hopkins told us as we met on the high street ahead of the first day of racing at this years Cheltenham Festival. https://x.com/AnimalAid/status/1899030135442915775 Rob Is helping Animal Aid and the League Against Cruel Sports to gain more attention about the amount of […]
Cheltenham Festival sees an influx of people in the Town and County as punters race to ‘The Home of Jumps’ for one of the biggest British sporting events of the year, but this brings a big job for Gloucestershire Police to keep everyone safe. Officers based in Cheltenham and surrounding areas have their work cut […]