RACING
Grand National, Triumph Hurdle, Cross Country Chase: The best of Tiger Roll
Tiger Roll is set to bow out for the last time at Cheltenham Festival later today, following an illustrious career, with seven previous appearances at the Festival, and will be hoping to get his sixth win at the event. With this in mind, Park Life Sport has decided to take a trip back in time, […]
2:10 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Preview: Paul Townend features again, Dusart hopes to make a difference
The second race of the second day of Cheltenham Festival is nearly upon us, with the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase almost underway. With this in mind, Park Life Sports is taking through the main horses to watch, and see what their chances are. L’Homme Presse Past Form: First in Sandown and Cheltenham 2022, first in […]
1:30 Ballymore Novices Hurdle Preview: Blackmore, Townend and de Boinville all in action
The first race of Day 2 at the Cheltenham festival features some big name jockeys as today’s crowds will have to deal with torrid weather conditions whilst cheering on their favourite horse. Sir Gerhard, to be ridden by Paul Townend, enters this race as favourite due to some great form, ahead of Rachael Blackmore who […]
Cheltenham Festival 2022 – Day 2: Tiger Roll retirement, Ireland pull away in the Prestbury Cup and more
By Brooklyn Ball, Luka Foley & Lowri Jacob Reaction 3:30: Shishkin pulls up as Energumene takes the Queen Mother Champion Chase Favourite Shishkin pulled up halfway during the race after its very slow jumps throughout, with Energumene avenging the Ascot loss back in January. Nico de Boinville decided to pull up Shishkin with five fences […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Two Preview: Tiger Roll Looking To Go Out With A Bang
Prestbury Park was bouncing after a brilliant first day back with fans at the Cheltenham Festival with day two set to bid farewell to an all-time great. Festival goers have seven action packed races to look forward to, featuring the prestigious Queen Mother Champion Chase which takes place at 15:30 and sees the likes of […]
SHALLWEHAVEONEMORE: Horse put down after first hurdle fall amid local protests over their welfare
Feature image courtesy of Alice Knight Sadly, following the first race of the Cheltenham festival the Championship Hurdle, American bred horse ‘Shallwehaveonemore’ has had to be put down following a near-fatal fall towards the end of the race. The sad news was confirmed by ITV presenter Ed Chamberlain, who announced just moments after the race […]
Cheltenham Festival 2022: The big clashes to look forward to
The Cheltenham races was one of the last major sporting events to be held with spectators before the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020. Last year’s four-day fixture, which usually attracts a total attendance of about 250,000, was held behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Embed from Getty Images British trainers will aim to do […]
LUCK OF THE IRISH: The rise of Irish dominance at Cheltenham Festival
Over the last few decades Irish Jockeys have taken a hold of the winning places at the Cheltenham festival with a huge rise in the number of winning horses for the Irish. The trend started back in the mid 2000’s where the Irish really started to show their dominance in the competition, whereas before that […]
Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle and Rachel Blackmore win Unibet Champion Hurdle and Stattler wins Ukraine Appeal National Hunt
Live Reporters: Lowri Jacob & Jamie Cameron 3:30 : Honeysuckle remains unbeaten and takes the Unibet Champions Hurdle Racing golden duo Honeysuckle and Rachel Blackmore are 15/15 wins. After winning last year behind closed doors, they are finally able to hear the roar of the crowd. At the final turn Honeysuckle, Epatante and Zanahiyr were […]