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Cheltenham Festival 2024 Day Three: Teahupoo triumphs in Stayers’ Hurdle

Teahupoo has won the Stayers’ Hurdle on the third day of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival in exciting fashion, giving trainer Gordon Elliott a colossal victory. Noble Yeats and Asterion Forlonge took the lead after the first two hurdles, before Flooring Porter burst ahead on four, leaving the rest of the pack behind towards the front […]

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Cheltenham Festival horse owner lauds atmosphere at Prestbury Park and issues advice to racegoers

Cheltenham Festival horse owner Len Jakeman believes the festival has “improved considerably” for keepers as this year’s event reaches a climax on its third day. Jakeman, who resides in Upton upon Severn, took horse Tea for Two to the famous festival four times, seeing mixed success in Gloucestershire. Now one of the racecourse’s annual members, […]

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Jamie Snowden makes bold Cheltenham Festival prediction as England seek to strike back against Willie Mullins and Ireland in Ryanair

Jamie Snowden says he’s confident that Ga Law can spring a surprise in the Grade One Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival this afternoon. The eight-year-old took fifth in the race last March, but in his preparation run, he fell at the last fence at Doncaster. Ga Law’s preparation has been much smoother this time […]

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Willie Mullins takes one step closer to history, here’s what the Irish trainer had to say after Ballyburn’s victory in the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle

It was the 98th victory at the Cheltenham Festival for Willie Mullins, and the fourth of the 2024 edition, all four of his winners have been jockeyed by Paul Townend so far. Everyone watching was wowed by that Ballyburn performance, none more so than the man who watches him day in day out, as Mullins’ […]

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Cheltenham Day Two preview: El Fabiolo looks to shine bright in the Queen Mother Champion Chase

Day two of the Cheltenham Festival is here, which means The Coral Cup, The Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase and the Champion Bumper are among the key races to look out for today. Yesterday saw favourites State Man in the Champion Hurdle and Gaelic Warrior in the Arkle Challenge Trophy steal the headlines, both winning […]

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Cross Country Chase at 2024 Cheltenham Festival has been abandoned after heavy rainfall

The Cross Country Chase, originally scheduled to be the fifth race run today, has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled due to the inside course at Prestbury Park being waterlogged. With the area receiving 11mm of rainfall throughout the day yesterday, Tuesday, March 12. The Cross Country course in Cheltenham has been deemed unraceable. […]

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Townend and Mullins bag hattrick on Day One as Lossiemouth completes the trio of winners for the stable in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle

It’s completely control from banker Lossiemouth, to allow Willie Mullins and Paul Townend to complete the hattrick of victories on Day One. As Townend backed up a victory on Lossiemouth at the New Years meeting in Cheltenham, and the pairing makes it two festival wins in the row, after a victory in the JCB Triumph […]