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There is always great rivalry between British and Irish-trained horses at the Cheltenham Festival. The two compete for The Prestbury Cup, named after the nearest village to the Cheltenham Racecourse, which covers all 18 races of the festival. The first to 14 winners takes the cup, which will be lifted by jockeys and trainers from […]
For most Cheltenham Festival normally brings a party feel to the Gloucestershire town, with hundreds of thousands of punters flocking to the racecourse. But for some local residents the influx of punters is more of a nuisance than a blessing. A rise of anti-social behaviour is always a concern for those who live in Cheltenham, […]
On this day in 1872, Wanderers FC beat Royal Engineers AFC in the first ever FA Cup final, a 1-0 win for Wanderers at The Oval. This weekend sees the quarter finals of the latest iteration with Cheltenham Town Academy Graduate George Lloyd’s Grimsby Town facing Brighton having already beaten Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge, Burton and […]
With the third day of action set to commence in the 2023 edition of the Cheltenham Festival, what better time to cast our minds back to 12 months ago and remind ourselves of what happened on this exact day in the 2022 iteration of the carnival that is Cheltenham. Coming into the Thursday, star trainer […]
Seven time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is a legend of motorsport, earning plaudits from the likes of Michael Schumacher and Sir Lewis Hamilton having dominated the highest level of motorcycle racing from 2001 to 2009. With the dawn of the new MotoGP season, there’s no better time to look at one if its greatest products. […]
Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival is the highlight of the week for many, as the large Irish contingent celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The racing gets underway at 13:30 with the Grade 1 Turners Novices’ Chase, previously won by the likes of Yorkhill and Vautour in recent times. The second race of the day is the […]
All-rounder Ollie Price has agreed to extend his stay with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club until 2025 having impressed across the formats in the 2022 season. Price scored the fourth most runs for Gloucester in List A cricket, averaging 26.63 across eight games at a strike rate of 92. The best of his performances coming against […]
It’s three years to the day since Boris Johnson said “now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact and traffic”, the Cheltenham Festival enjoys the first of its two massive closing days with St Patrick’s Day seeing 50,000 flock to Prestbury Park. But in 2020, the races weren’t stopped and thousands still came. […]
Jack Andrews is set to write his name in the record books when he makes his Cheltenham Festival debut in the National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup on the third day of action at Prestbury Park. Andrews, 24, stands at a huge 6ft 4in and is the clear outlier in a field of jockeys whose […]
Cheltenham Town have had many Northern Irish and Irish players through the years, here’s some notable ones.