The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest event other than Christmas in the local area’s business calendar. ParkLifeSport spoke to two Cheltenham hospitality workers to find out what it’s like to work during race week. “Cheltenham race week is well known internationally, so Cheltenham becomes very populated. So, working in hospitality is crazy, stressful at times, […]
There has been a social media meltdown for this year’s Cheltenham Festival as yesterday’s racing figures hit its lowest for 13 years. Our racing reporter Ash Symonds could visibly see “the amount of space there was today especially in front of the stands during the Champion Chase.” Compared to last year’s 50,387 racegoers, there was […]
Jamie Snowden says he’s confident that Ga Law can spring a surprise in the Grade One Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival this afternoon. The eight-year-old took fifth in the race last March, but in his preparation run, he fell at the last fence at Doncaster. Ga Law’s preparation has been much smoother this time […]
We’ll have the latest from the races, as St Patrick’s Day kicks off in. Along with our tips for this afternoon’s exciting races. There’s also lot’s of football action with reactions at Hereford and Worcester as well as a build up to Cheltenham Town Women’s fixture this evening. Varsity begins next week too, there’ll be […]
It is St Patrick’s Day at the Cheltenham Festival 2024! Lots happened yesterday with El Fabiolo as the favourite pulling up at the start of the Queen Mother Chase, while Willlie Mullins still made history by getting his 100th win at Cheltenham. The feature race today is the Stayers’ Hurdle with Teahupoo as the favourite […]
Rachael Blackmore was thrilled, calling Henry de Bromhead “the most incredible of trainers” as Captain Guinness took advantage of two big mistakes to win the Champion chase at the Cheltenham Festival. El Fabiolo and Edwardstone both failed to finish the race, leaving the Irish trained horse to sweep through and win by 45 lengths! “It’s […]
Edwardstone led relatively unpressed from the rest of the field in the early stages until El Fabiolo made a big mistake at the fifth and was soon pulled up by jockey Paul Townend. Willie Mullins was expected to have a century of winners in this race as El Fabiolo went off as a 2/7 favourite. […]
Caisey Maker is postive ahead of Worcester’s women’s rugby encounter with the University of Gloucestershire on Tuesday March 19th at Plock Court in Gloucester. Worcester came out on top last year with a 21-14 win at Sixways Stadium, Worcester’s front row, Maker, is keen to get to the occasion. “I took part last year when […]
Harry Skelton spoke to ITV Racing moments after his second Coral Cup win at the Cheltenham Festival with Langer Dan. “He’s brilliant. Look. 12 months of planning. We haven’t had it all plain sailing this year. To be fair I’ve had him out on the grass in the last few weeks” he said. “He was […]
No one can stop Willie Mullins at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival after he impressively took home the first two races on Wednesday. Having collected three winners on the opening day of the Festival, Ballyburn kicked off the second day with a performance that oozed class in the Grade 1 Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle. In a race […]