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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. […]
As we head into day three of the Cheltenham Festival, the big headline is the celebration of St Patrick’s Thursday, amid the rising excitement ahead of the Gold Cup on Friday. However, today’s collection of races will see the return of the world’s tallest professional jockey, Mr Jack Andrews. Stood at a remarkable 6ft 4in, […]
It’s Day Three of Cheltenham Festival which means we’re over halfway through, but that won’t take any excitement away from racegoers who are likely to be in strong spirits. The race to kickstart the day is the Turners Novices’ Chase featuring nine horses with the clear favourite for this one being Mighty Potter, who at […]
Paul Townend has been given a five-day ban following ‘careless riding’ during his victory in The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase. Following an inquiry the Irish jockey, who claimed his third victory of the Cheltenham festival, was seen to have been riding carelessly whilst on Energumene. The careless riding in question was determined to […]
Delta Work took the Cross Country Chase in a dramatic finish after making a late charge during the final stretch. Keith Donoghue’s 10-year-old was destined for a third placed finish after a start which saw Rachael Blackmore fall off her horse earlier in the race Snow Leopardess lead by five lengths as the race entered […]
Energumene secured victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase for the second year running, as jockey Paul Townend rode his second winner of day two at the Cheltenham Festival. The nine-year-old gelding was with the pack for a large chunk of the race but foraged several lengths into the lead to follow through on it’s […]
Outsider Langer Dan stole the headlines at Prestbury Park in the third race of the afternoon, fighting off stern competition to pip the impressive Camprond at the death. It was the black and yellow colours of Watch House Cross who led the field with just 3 fences to jump, but Jockey Tom Skelton rode home […]
A sensational race from The Real Whacker in the second race of the Day at a soaking wet Prestbury Park saw him hang on to his lead he held from the outset in a thrilling race in soft conditions at Cheltenham. He started the race at the front of the field, fighting off Sir Gerhard […]
Impaire Et Passe raced to a comfortable victory in the Ballymore Novices Hurdle, the first race of day two at the Cheltenham Festival. The five-year-old went out as the favourite and after biding his time, the gelding turned it on, speeding to an impressive win. Impaire Et Passe was followed up by Gaelic Warrior and […]