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WP Mullins horse Lossiemouth sealed the victory on Friday’s JBC Triumph Hurdle, galloping ahead after the final hurdle. Following the race, Paul Townend told ITV Racing: “It wasn’t ideal at that stage of the race, to be honest, but, I wasn’t gonna fight her too much. She was throwing her head about a bit. She […]
The Friday of the Cheltenham festival kicked off with Lossiemouth winning the JCB Triumph Hurdle. Paul Townend produced a fine ride to make it back to back winners in the race for Paul Townend, Willie Mullins and owner Rich Ricci after Vauban won the race last year. Willie Mullins had a strong hand in the […]
After three days of exhilarating action, Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup day is finally here. The crescendo of race week at 3:30 provides the best chasers with the ultimate test of class, stamina and jumping. Run over three miles and two furlongs and featuring 22 fences, the Gold Cup has produced some of the sport’s greatest […]
Off the back of a thrilling week of action at Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Town are back in action at home to 11th-placed Exeter City. Buoyed by a 3-0 win over Peterborough last weekend, the hosts will be looking to continue their winning ways as we approach the business end of the season. Wade Elliott spoke […]
Forest Green Rovers travel to the southwest coast this Saturday to face second place Plymouth Argyle, as manager Duncan Ferguson seeks his first win on his ninth attempt. The Scotsman is well aware of the uphill task his side face at Home Park tomorrow afternoon. “They’ve got a tremendous home record with only one loss,” […]
This weekend sees the fifth and final round of the Guinness Six Nations take place, it is traditionally known as super Saturday and it is sure to deliver. You have Ireland who are looking for a Six Nations title, as well as Grand Slam for the first time since 2018, however, they’ve got the reigning […]
It’s the fourth and final day of horseracing action at Cheltenham Festival 2023 with the coveted Gold Cup taking centre stage at 15:30 this afternoon. Favourite for the feature race, Galopin Des Champs is set to take the Gold Cup with 13/8 odds after impressing in recent years. We asked our Park Life Sport “experts” […]
Having stepped out from being Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls’ assistant, Harry Derham has begun life as a trainer and started promisingly, having eight wins from 33 runners operating at a 24% strike rate. It’s a big move to join the training ranks but the former jockey has relished the challenge up to this point. “Exciting, […]
The Champions League quarter-finals for this year’s competition have officially been completed with the only English sides remaining in Manchester City and Chelsea both facing tough hurdles in their quest to make it to Istanbul. Graham Potter’s Chelsea side face a tough battle against Spanish juggernauts Real Madrid who knocked out Liverpool earlier this week […]
It’s finally Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Festival, after a thrilling week that’s had it all. Embed from Getty Images Let’s take a look ahead to the day’s action, previewing the favourites, outside picks and anything else worth knowing. The JCB Triumph Hurdle – 13:30 Kicking off today’s action, and all eyes are on Blood […]