The 2020 Cheltenham Festival will go ahead this year, despite health and safety concerns after the recent outbreak of COVID-19. Commonly known as coronavirus, the respiratory disease has spread rapidly in the UK in the last week and the first case in Cheltenham was confirmed on Sunday. Despite around 200,000 people coming to Cheltenham for […]
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LIVE BLOG: Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Good evening and welcome to your Monday sports digest with just one day until the 2020 Cheltenham Festival. Fears have been raised over health and safety as the rapid increase in cases of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, continues in the UK. Roughly 200,000 people come to Cheltenham over the course of the four days […]
Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle Preview
UniBet Champion Hurdle. Tuesday 10th March. 13:30. Prize: £264,610 The Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner meaning that over a quarter of a million of punters will flock to the town over four days of racing. Throughout the week, around £6 million is set to be bet at the races with many other millions […]
Altior in a “battle against time” for Cheltenham Festival
Reigning Champion Chase winner Altior faces a fitness battle to retain his Champion Chase title on Wednesday. Altior is looking to make it a hat-trick of Champion Chase victories having won the last two times at the festival. Trainer Nicky Henderson announced the news earlier today just three days ahead of the Champion Chase. After […]
The Showcase: Why the first race of the season could be worth millions…
As the summer break in Jump racing comes to an end, the start of the new season gets underway this Friday at Cheltenham racecourse. Although the two headline handicap races cash in with a prize money of £60,000 each, there is a bigger financial story behind the races that could be worth millions. Embed from Getty Images […]