The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Delta Work took the Cross Country Chase in a dramatic finish after making a late charge during the final stretch. Keith Donoghue’s 10-year-old was destined for a third placed finish after a start which saw Rachael Blackmore fall off her horse earlier in the race Snow Leopardess lead by five lengths as the race entered […]
Energumene secured victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase for the second year running, as jockey Paul Townend rode his second winner of day two at the Cheltenham Festival. The nine-year-old gelding was with the pack for a large chunk of the race but foraged several lengths into the lead to follow through on it’s […]
Outsider Langer Dan stole the headlines at Prestbury Park in the third race of the afternoon, fighting off stern competition to pip the impressive Camprond at the death. It was the black and yellow colours of Watch House Cross who led the field with just 3 fences to jump, but Jockey Tom Skelton rode home […]
A sensational race from The Real Whacker in the second race of the Day at a soaking wet Prestbury Park saw him hang on to his lead he held from the outset in a thrilling race in soft conditions at Cheltenham. He started the race at the front of the field, fighting off Sir Gerhard […]
Impaire Et Passe raced to a comfortable victory in the Ballymore Novices Hurdle, the first race of day two at the Cheltenham Festival. The five-year-old went out as the favourite and after biding his time, the gelding turned it on, speeding to an impressive win. Impaire Et Passe was followed up by Gaelic Warrior and […]
Impaire Et Passe won the first race of Ladies’ Day as he took the Novices’ Hurdle in convincing fashion. The five-year-old never looked like relinquishing his lead as he pulled clear of the chasing pack in the final stretch. It marks jockey Paul Townsend’s second win of the festival, after tasting success with El Fabiolo […]
Don’t be fooled by the champagne and stacks of cash, the detrimental impact on the local transport networks can’t be overlooked any longer. Last year, over 280,00 people flocked to Cheltenham across the four days of racing to get a taste of the greatest week in the horse racing calendar. On Gold Cup day, attendance […]
With numerous favourites coming out on top, various tipsters making big money and nearly a £100m loss on a single bet; it was certainly a turbulent day for those setting the odds. It was a tough start to the week for bookmakers with a number of favourites winning gold on day one of the Cheltenham […]
After a thrilling first day of the Cheltenham Festival, almost 70,000 will descend once again on the racecourse for another day of festivities, with the featured race on Ladies’ Day being the Queen Mother Champion Chase. While the weather was a concern going into this week, with overnight temperatures dropping to 3C, there are no […]
Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival is upon us and it’s set to live up to the heights of yesterday, which was a real cracker to set the the tone for the week. Today we have a new wave of online reporters who have been doing their all-important research to try and crack today’s horse […]