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 […]
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It’s time to talk about the traffic chaos that surrounds the Cheltenham Festival
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 […]
How did day one of the Cheltenham Festival do for the bookmakers?
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 […]
Cheltenham Festival day two: The Queen Mother Champion Chase preview
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 […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Two: Park Life Sport Writers’ Picks
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 […]
Cheltenham Town match vs Oxford United is now OFF
Cheltenham Town’s Sky Bet League One away match against Oxford United has now been postponed due to three international call ups. Midfielder Elliot Bonds has been called up for the Guyana national team, goalkeeper Luke Southwood has also been called up for international duty, this time for Northern Ireland the final one of the three […]
What makes the Cheltenham Festival so special?
The roar was back as Marine Nationale, jockeyed by Michael O’Sullivan, pipped the favourite Facile Vega to the finish line in the first race of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. It started a week like no other in the area, as fields make way for parking spaces and the town sees its hotels and restaurants become […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Two: Edwardstone, Sir Gerhard & Delta Work all feature with Rachael Blackmore seeking more glory
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most hotly anticipated sporting events of the year, with people flocking to the Cotswolds in their thousands. Day one of the races showed the excitement that buzzes around the festival, with favourites Constitutional Hill and Honeysuckle coming home to claim wins in front of a roaring crowd. As […]
Cheltenham Festival 2023 – Four horses to look out for today on day two
The highly anticipated 2023 Cheltenham Festival got underway on Tuesday, and what a first day we’ve had, Constitution Hill unsurprisingly won the Champion Hurdle and Honeysuckle triumphed in the Mares’ Hurdle under jockey Racheal Blackmore, now we delve into which horses we think you should look out for. 4. Impaire Et Passe 7/4 The first […]
From Matt Hancock to Carol Vorderman: Cheltenham Festival Day One celeb spotting
Constitution Hill may have stolen the headlines yesterday, but plenty of celebrities also caught the eye at Prestbury Park on the first day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival Mike and Zara Tindall – Royalty In keeping with tradition, the royals attended the first day of the festival and caught the eye. Zara wowed in an […]









