As the third and penultimate day of Cheltenham racing is upon us, the festival has once again proved to the world why it holds such a special place in the hearts of horse racing fans. This year’s meeting has already provided some key talking points; day one proved to be a historic one as […]
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Gloucestershire boxer Max Mudway: Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, Local Glory and the impact of lockdown
After already winning one fight to become undefeated in four, 2020 was on track for being a huge year for Stroud-based boxer Max Mudway. His victory against Jan Ardon in Birmingham was the first time he has fought out of the South West and was just the boost he needed to push on for a […]
LIVE BLOG – Thursday 18th March: All of the latest Gloucestershire news including Day Three of The Festival, Cheltenham Town and Gloucester Rugby
Good afternoon and welcome to the ParkLife Sport live blog! We will be covering all the latest Cheltenham Festival news as the third day gets underway with podcasts, live commentary and more! We have reporters at both Cheltenham Town and Wales international rugby press conferences, as well as ParkLife reporters based at the Cheltenham Racecourse […]
Cheltenham Festival 2021: the absence of spectatorship and its impact on the betting industry
For the first time in its 161-year history, the Cheltenham Festival has been taking place behind closed doors, with no fans allowed to attend this year due to COVID-19’s presence. A year on from last year’s race week, which was promptly followed by the first of three national lockdowns in the UK, public health has […]
Cheltenham Festival day two: Sky Pirate wins the Grand Annual Chase
Nick Schofield rode to Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase glory on Sky Pirate, beating odds-on favourite Embitterred (9/2) in the process. Rachel Blackmore, who was riding Joseph Patrick O’Brien’s horse, was unseated for the third time today only 24 hours after becoming the first-ever female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle at […]
Cheltenham Festival 2021: Tiger Roll wins the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
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 […]
Cheltenham Festival 2021: Put The Kettle On wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase
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 […]
Cheltenham Festival day two: Heaven Help Us wins Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
Heaven Help us has won the 14:30 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle from Craigneiche and Tea Clipper. It was seen as a tie-up between the Nigel Twiston-Davies trained Guard Your Dreams (6/1), Nicky Henderson’s Craigneiche (7/1) and Mrs Denise Foster’s Grand Roi (7/1), with the three favourites having reasonable success in recent meetings prior to Cheltenham […]
Cheltenham Festival day two: Monkfish wins the Brown Advisory Novices Hurdle
The heavy favourite Monkfish 8/15 has won the Brown Advisory Novices Hurdle in the second race of Cheltenham Festival day two as the Irish continue to dominate on St. Patrick’s Day. Monkfish, ridden by Paul Townsend, unsurprisingly won by over four lengths ahead of Fiddlerontheroof in second. It wasn’t completely comfortable for Monkfish though, who […]
League Two: Cheltenham Town striker Alfie May backs side for promotion
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 […]