Easysland has won the 4.10 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, holding off two-time Grand National winner Tiger Roll in a sprint to the finish. Ridden by French jockey Jonathan Plouganou, the 3/1 second-favourite beat the 8/11 favourite to first place, with 33/1 Out Sam finishing in third. Speaking on Easysland, Plouganou said “Today, this horse is […]
Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival: Politologue beats Defi Du Seuil to win Queen Mother Champion Chase
Politologue has won the 3.30 Queen Mother Champion Chase, beating heavy favourite Defi Du Seuil. The 6/1 second-favourite led from the start, with Dynamite Dollars and Bun Doran finishing in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Barry Geraghty was on for his third winner of the day, but 2/5 favourite Defi Du Seuil finished far back in […]
Cheltenham Festival: Champ wins the RSA Insurance Novices’ Steeple Chase
Champ was triumphant in a dramatic 2.10 Novices’ Steeple Chase victorious as he timed his charge to perfection. At 4/1 Champ astonishingly claimed victory as he overtook favourites Minella Indo and Allaho, who had both been ahead of him as he took the final fence. LIVE: Follow our liveblog to keep up with all of […]
Cheltenham Festival: Envoi Allen wins the Ballymore Hurdle in a devastating finish
In the first race of the Ladies Day at Cheltenham festival, favourite Envoi Allen was victorious with a dominant home stretch in the 1.30 race. At 4-7, Envoi Allen was the leading contender by a long way, but he didn’t take the lead until the home stretch of the second circuit. LIVE: Follow our liveblog […]
BREAKING: Champion Chase favourite Chacun Pour Soi next to drop out
Champion Chase leading contender Chacun Pour Soi has been ruled out for the Cheltenham Festival’s main event on Wednesday due to a Vets Certificate. The other favourite for the race Altior had already been confirmed to miss the 3.30 race at the Cheltenham Racecourse as he failed to recover from lameness. LIVE: Follow our liveblog […]
Cheltenham Festival: Epitante wins the Champions Hurdle
Epitante has won the day’s feature race, the Champion Hurdle after a second false start. She was the clear favourite, priced in at 2/1 and won by three lengths. Sharjah placed in second and Darver Star finished in third. Jockey Barry Geraghty said straight after the race: “She was a dream.” Trainer Nicky Henderson told […]
Cheltenham Festival: Should it go ahead amidst Coronavirus fears?
As parts of the world go into panic because of the latest Coronavirus epidemic, one large Spa town in the Cotswolds is running business as usual on its busiest week of the year. The population of Cheltenham and surrounding area’s max out at just past the 100,000 person mark, but for one week of the […]
Cheltenham Festival: Riders OnThe Storm to have toughest test
Riders OnThe Storm has won all three races since Nigel Twisten-Davies took over his training in November 2019. The horse heads to the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday in what is virtually a home event for Twisten-Davies. Riders OnThe Storm will make his debut in the Cheltenham Ryanair Chase on Thursday. Flashback 12 months and the […]
Revealed: The race horses most likely to fill your pockets at the Cheltenham Festival
A recent study has found that horses bred in Ireland, trained in Britain and ridden by an Irish jockey are more often than not the winners at the Cheltenham Festival. Each winner at the event since 2000 was looked at closely to see how they were bred, where they were trained and what type of […]
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: Altior to race after a speedy recovery
For National Hunt racing fans, there is nothing quite like the Cheltenham Festival. We are just 24 hours away from the biggest racing events of the year and some of the favorites have been announced. Altior is going for the third consecutive win even though there are two younger and fitter horses in the running. […]