The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Envoi Allen has won the The Ryanair Chase for trainer Henry De Bromhead, ridden by Rachael Blackmore. It was a heavily contested race until the winner got away from the pack at the last hurdle. 5/6 favourite Shishkin finished strongly in second but left himself too much work to do after a bad mistake. Rachael […]
A J Martin’s Good Time Jonny came from the back to run away a convincing winner ahead of Salvador Ziggy in Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle on day three at the Cheltenham Festival. Rode by Liam McKenna, the horse seemed too far away to challenge for the win as the pack jumped the final hurdle, […]
Good Time Jonny has won the The Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle for trainer Tony Martin, ridden by Liam McKenna. It was a heavily contested race until the winner got away from the pack at the last hurdle. 14/1 shot Good Time Jonny finished ahead of Salvador Ziggy in second and Mill Green in third, […]
Stage Star has won the first race of day three as trainer Paul Nicholls claimed his first win since 2019. Jockey Harry Cobden was over the moon after he ended a 4-year winless period: “I rode my first winner at 18, the next one came fairly soon, then a four year drought so it’s great […]
Stage Star has won the Turners Novices’ Chase for trainer Paul Nicholls, ridden by Harry Cobden. The Owners Group’s horse led all the way and finished ahead of Notlongtillmay in second and Mighty Potter in third. 8/11 favourite Mighty Potter, for trainer Gordon Elliott, had too much work to do and never looked like winning. […]
There is always great rivalry between British and Irish-trained horses at the Cheltenham Festival. The two compete for The Prestbury Cup, named after the nearest village to the Cheltenham Racecourse, which covers all 18 races of the festival. The first to 14 winners takes the cup, which will be lifted by jockeys and trainers from […]
For most Cheltenham Festival normally brings a party feel to the Gloucestershire town, with hundreds of thousands of punters flocking to the racecourse. But for some local residents the influx of punters is more of a nuisance than a blessing. A rise of anti-social behaviour is always a concern for those who live in Cheltenham, […]
It’s day three of the Cheltenham Festival and everyone at Park Life Sport is hoping it will be as captivating as it was on day two. The feature race of the day today is the Ryanair Steeple Chase at 14:50. The clear favourite for that race is Shishkin, who has odds of 1/1, and Jockey […]
Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival is the highlight of the week for many, as the large Irish contingent celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The racing gets underway at 13:30 with the Grade 1 Turners Novices’ Chase, previously won by the likes of Yorkhill and Vautour in recent times. The second race of the day is the […]
It’s three years to the day since Boris Johnson said “now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact and traffic”, the Cheltenham Festival enjoys the first of its two massive closing days with St Patrick’s Day seeing 50,000 flock to Prestbury Park. But in 2020, the races weren’t stopped and thousands still came. […]