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Corach Rambler put in a brilliant showing to record back-to-back Ultima Handicap race victories at Cheltenham Festival in the third race of the day. Rambler went into the race as bookies’ favourite at 5/1, however there were a number of horses in the running beforehand. Speaking to ITV Racing after the win, jockey Derek Fox […]
Corach Rambler has retained his title in the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase after a remarkably tight finish, narrowly beating Fastorslow. Trained by Lucinda Russell and ridden by Derek Fox, Corach Rambler also won this race in 2022, with owners, The Ramblers, claiming that it was “A dream come true”. On the achievement, Fox praised the […]
England lost by 16 runs in the third and final T20 against Bangladesh as the hosts completed a 3-0 clean sweep.Bangladesh set the visitors a target of 159, which looked comfortable at 110-1 with Jos Butler and Dawid Malan at the crease. But the pair lost their wickets in consecutive balls before the middle order […]
El Fabiolo had enough to overcome Jonbon to win the Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices Chase, and jockey Paul Townend was happy with his overall performance in the second race of the Cheltenham Festival. After the race, the Irish jockey explained to ITV Racing his happiness with the timing of the final push, he said: “To […]
Ireland’s finest El Fabiolo eased to victory by four lengths in the 2.10pm Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham Festival. This is the second win for an Irish horse in this year’s festival after Marine Nationale triumphed in the opening race ahead of both his fellow compatriots Facile Vega and diverge. The […]
The first race of the Cheltenham Festival has concluded with Marine Nationale (9/4) taking home success under jockey Michael O’Sullivan. Many had tipped Facile Vega at 9/2 beforehand, and it seemed likely that Vega would be coming home in first place until a late mistake allowed the impressive Marine Nationale to stride home to victory […]
The Cheltenham Festival has just got underway and Michael O’Sullivan with Marine National did enough to overcome favourite Facile Vega in the Supreme Novices Hurdle. After the race, O’Sullivan spoke to ITV Racing and couldn’t contain his happiness, he said: “It’s unbelievable, a massive relief, I’m just so lucky to be on this horse and […]
It’s a debate that has been ongoing for years. Head injuries in rugby and the increased risk of concussion. However, now there has been a breakthrough on behalf of players who have been diagnosed with neurological diseases and receiving possible compensation from world rugby’s governing bodies. According to an article on Sky Sports, it was […]
The Cheltenham Festival’s four-day meeting gets underway on Tuesday, with the likes of Constitution Hill, Facile Vega and Honeysuckle all in action on a highly-anticipated opening day. Around 280,000 spectators are expected to attend the Festival over the course of the week, all of which will have their own opinions, but we spoke to racing […]
The day is finally amongst us. It’s time for the next four days to be dominated by over 200,000 punters as the pinnacle of horse racing comes to the streets of Cheltenham. Our writers have been hard at work in the newsroom at Park Life Sport, studying all the latest form guides and updates to […]