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Nick Evans, deputy PCC for the Gloucestershire Police, shared how officers prepare for the busiest week of the year in Cheltenham. The Festival runs for four days every year in March, with 28 races in total and almost a quarter of a million people coming into town. “Well, there are a number of shift patterns […]
JP McManus, who owns this year’s favourite Majborough, has never owned a horse that’s won the Champion Chase, despite having the odds-on favourite last year, Jonbon. 11 odds on favourites have been beaten in the past 22 years in this race, listed below. Beaten Favourites and odds 25 – Jonbon – 5/6 24 – El […]
The mares novice hurdle opens Thursday’s action at the Cheltenham Festival and Lambourn trainer Jamie Snowden is hoping his runner, La Conquiere, will make it a third winner at the Festival and his second with a mare. “We were always going to go Novice hurdling route this season.” A seven-year-old, Snowden describes La Conquiere as: […]
After a brilliant opening first day of the Cheltenham Festival, day two is set to be another super afternoon of action. The well fancied Old Park Star stormed up the hill to pass Sober Glory in a thrilling Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Kargese saw off the top two in the market to take the Arkle and […]
Horse racing, and more specifically the Cheltenham Festival has suffered a declining interest with attendances to the four days dropping year on year. The four days that take over the town of Cheltenham are upon us but the jockey club have been forced to make changes to the prestigious event to encourage punters back to […]
4:00 – Champion Hurdle Winner – Lossiemouth The Willie Mullins golden mare reigns supreme. The first time cheekpieces kept her livelier through the first part of the races, stalking Brighterdaysahead. The New Lion was always in behind the two mares and couldn’t find enough off the bend to close. Brighterdaysahead was second last of the […]
The Cheltenham Festival is back, and at 1:20pm today the famous roar will rock the town of Cheltenham. Four days of elite national hunt racing, with the British taking on the Irish for the Prestbury Cup. Here is the rundown on day one of the festival. 1:20 – 2m½f Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade […]
With the Cheltenham festival rapidly approaching, the markets are preparing for arguably the most open festival in years. There are many to note ahead of the infamous Cheltenham roar. The betting market is bracing upon the most value for money Cheltenham festival in years, With big hitters not returning to the home of national hunt […]
It is now less that one month until the greatest week of the racing calendar is upon us, the Cheltenham Festival. Four days where horses, jockeys and trainers have the opportunity to create their own pieces of history. So far, the National Hunt season has thrown up a number of surprise results which means virtually […]
There seems to be an image of when people say they are going to the races. People picture champagne glasses and beer glasses and the pile of betting slips just adding up in one’s hand and a roar as the horses come around the home straight to the finish. The atmosphere in the town started […]