Riders OnThe Storm has won all three races since Nigel Twisten-Davies took over his training in November 2019. The horse heads to the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday in what is virtually a home event for Twisten-Davies. Riders OnThe Storm will make his debut in the Cheltenham Ryanair Chase on Thursday. Flashback 12 months and the […]
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Revealed: The race horses most likely to fill your pockets at the Cheltenham Festival
A recent study has found that horses bred in Ireland, trained in Britain and ridden by an Irish jockey are more often than not the winners at the Cheltenham Festival. Each winner at the event since 2000 was looked at closely to see how they were bred, where they were trained and what type of […]
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: Altior to race after a speedy recovery
For National Hunt racing fans, there is nothing quite like the Cheltenham Festival. We are just 24 hours away from the biggest racing events of the year and some of the favorites have been announced. Altior is going for the third consecutive win even though there are two younger and fitter horses in the running. […]
Cheltenham Festival WILL go ahead, despite coronavirus fears
The 2020 Cheltenham Festival will go ahead this year, despite health and safety concerns after the recent outbreak of COVID-19. Commonly known as coronavirus, the respiratory disease has spread rapidly in the UK in the last week and the first case in Cheltenham was confirmed on Sunday. Despite around 200,000 people coming to Cheltenham for […]
LIVE BLOG: Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Good evening and welcome to your Monday sports digest with just one day until the 2020 Cheltenham Festival. Fears have been raised over health and safety as the rapid increase in cases of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, continues in the UK. Roughly 200,000 people come to Cheltenham over the course of the four days […]
Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle Preview
UniBet Champion Hurdle. Tuesday 10th March. 13:30. Prize: £264,610 The Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner meaning that over a quarter of a million of punters will flock to the town over four days of racing. Throughout the week, around £6 million is set to be bet at the races with many other millions […]
The coronavirus at Cheltenham Festival
It is less than 48 hours until Cheltenham Festival 2020 gets underway and despite the potential threat of COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, it has been given the go ahead. There are now over 200 confirmed cases of the virus in the UK and two others have died. However, officials are keen to […]
Altior in a “battle against time” for Cheltenham Festival
Reigning Champion Chase winner Altior faces a fitness battle to retain his Champion Chase title on Wednesday. Altior is looking to make it a hat-trick of Champion Chase victories having won the last two times at the festival. Trainer Nicky Henderson announced the news earlier today just three days ahead of the Champion Chase. After […]
Matthew Nicholls: why it is crucial “to start the season well” at the Showcase
This weekend marks the start of the jump racing season at Cheltenham, with the horses getting their first chance after the summer to get out on the track. The opening day of racing is on Friday, continuing onto Saturday with a total of 14 races for the spectators to shout about… Embed from Getty Images […]
Everything you need to know about Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting…
This weekend marks the start of the Jump season for horse racing, as the showcase kicks off at Cheltenham on Friday, October 25, continuing to Saturday, October 26. The gates open at 12:00 noon on both days, with the first race starting at 2:30pm and the last race starting at 5:30pm. Tickets can be purchased […]