The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
With the 2023 Cheltenham festival getting underway today, nearly 300,000 people are expected to travel to Gloucestershire for an action packed week of horse racing. The Cheltenham festival always appears in a positive light, with lucky punters posing with their huge wins, people dressing up in their finest clothing and old friends sharing a Guinness […]
4/11 favourite Constitution Hill has won the Champion hurdle by nine lengths, ahead of State Man in second and Zanahiyr in third. Last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner was sat just behind the leader until two hurdles out before breaking out from the pack at an incredible speed. Former Cheltenham winner State Man tried to […]
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 […]