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Galopin des Champs justified favouritism to land the sport’s biggest prize of the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival. Paul Townend timed his ride to perfection to calmly pass Bravemansgame and power up the hill to secure a third victory for himself and Willie Mullins in the sport’s prestigious event. The King George winner Bravemansgame […]
Forest Green will have to be at their “very best”, if they are to get a much-needed result away at Plymouth Argyle, who currently sit second in the League One table just three points off the top spot, says Duncan Ferguson. Forest Green’s season hasn’t gone the way Ferguson would have liked with his side […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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 […]
Adulai Sambu and Zac Guinan have both been sent on a new loan recently with Sambu retuning to Cirencester Town where he enjoyed a strong first half of the season. Sambu scored 10 goals in 13 games, including a hattrick against Basingstoke in the FA Trophy. Cirencester play at the same level as Bishops Cleeve […]
In last year’s Turners Novice’s Chase Galopin Des Champs’s dramatic fall at the last did little to dissuade people that he looked every bit a Gold Cup winner in waiting. Since that defeat the Willie Mullins machine has been faultless. Winning at Fairyhouse and Punchestown with ease before quelling many doubters with a superb victory […]
Many punters would have been ecstatic seeing the bookies clear favourite Constitution Hill win the Champion Hurdles by a clear nine-length distance on Tuesday. At 4-11, he was the shortest-priced winner in the history of the Champion Hurdles and is now already the odds-on favourite for next year’s event. But what people wouldn’t have noticed, […]