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Air Of Entitlement beats favourite Sixandahalf on the line with a strong finish over the last hurdle. The 16/1 shot is Rachael Blackmore’s first win of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Maughreen ridden by Patrick Mullins was lost in a pirouette at yet another dubious start at the Cheltenham Festival. Results: 1st: Air Of Entitlement (16/1) […]
It’s day three of the Cheltenham Festival. Day one and two had some surprising results, with Constitution Hill falling in the Champion Hurdle as well a set back from Jonbon in yesterday’s Champion Chase. They’re not the only big stories as the Cheltenham Festival saw it’s lowest attendance this century with just 41,949 spectators yesterday […]
It was victory for England in the opening race of Style Wednesday as The New Lion won the Turners Novices’ Hurdle. Two horses based in Gloucestershire, Potters Charm and Sixmilebridge, led the way until the third last fence before the three favourites charged to the front. Embed from Getty Images The New Lion, Final Demand […]
Day one of the races brought a vast variety of outfits, but Style Wednesday encourages all attendees to stand out from the crowd and treat the racecourse like a red carpet. This morning brought snowy conditions, meaning there will be a lot of adjustments to style to fit the weather, but that won’t stop certain […]
Day One of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival is in the books. There was no shortage of brilliant racing, nail-biting drama and heartwarming moments and there’s still three more days of action left to go, the first of those being Style Wednesday. There’s been a fair bit of snowfall in the early hours this morning, and […]
Putyourhandstogether (7/1) won the Grade 3 handicap hurdle restricted to four-year-old juvenile hurdlers, in a composed manner. Running comfortably the entire race before coming forward at the end to win the ease. Kool One unseated his rider on the penultimate Hurdle and there was no fallers during the race. The race that often provides trainers […]
Golden Ace (25/1) shocked everyone to win the Champions hurdle after the two previous winners Constitution Hill and State Man fell, State Man falling on the last fence after looking clear to win it Jockey Lorcan Williams first Grade 1 winner comes in a huge race! Embed from Getty Images Official Result; 1 Golden Ace […]
Lossiemouth charged home in the Mares’ Hurdle to retain her crown and give Willie Mullins his eleventh victory in this historic race. Embed from Getty Images Jade De Grugy (5/1) led early, but Lossiemouth (4/6) followed confidently in second. Just about halfway through the gap was three lengths but as they took on the last […]
As we see more fashion feeding into the sporting world, the British horse racing scene is where practicality meets prestige, and the Cheltenham Festival is just the place to see the best-dressed punters. This year many trends are running throughout the Festival, including longer coats and fur, which fit in with the brisk Cotswold conditions. […]
The Cheltenham Festival brings in over 200,000 additional people into the town over the course of four days, with the vast majority flocking into the town’s bars & pubs. What the general public doesn’t see is the huge amount of preparations that go into getting the local pubs ready for the huge influx of customers. […]