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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 […]
It’s the fourth and final day of horseracing action at Cheltenham Festival 2023 with the coveted Gold Cup taking centre stage at 15:30 this afternoon. Favourite for the feature race, Galopin Des Champs is set to take the Gold Cup with 13/8 odds after impressing in recent years. We asked our Park Life Sport “experts” […]
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, […]
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 […]
While many people will see the Cheltenham Festival as an opportunity to dress up, meet up with old friends and enjoy picking their bets, behind the scenes, it is far from the glitz and glamour that people think. According to Horse Death Watch, last year alone saw 180 horses die in the UK from fatal […]
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, […]
Seddon has won the Magners Plate Handicap Chase at 20/1, as Fugitif finishes in second place. It felt at one point that last years winner Coole Cody had potential to do something special as he led for a large portion of the race but faded away near the end. Shakem Up’arry had a real chance […]
Gordon Elliott’s Sire Du Berlais pipped outsider Dashel Drasher to seal victory on Thursday’s PaddyPower Stayers Hurdle. Ridden by Mark Walsh, the horse had to come from behind a busy pack with Flooring Porter holding an excellent lead before being overtaken by the 66/1 outsider. But Dashel Drasher didn’t have the pace to keep out […]
Rachael Blackmore and Henry De Bromhead continue to have a successful Festival as Envoi Allen comes through towards the end to win the Ryanair Steeplechase by a few lengths. Dual Festival winner Shishkin was the favoured by the bookies after storming a 16-length victory in the Ascot Chase last month but after struggling to find […]