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Cheltenham Town Ladies can put themselves into prime position to retain their place in the Women’s National League South as three points will put them 10 points clear of the drop as they face 11th placed Bridgwater United at Fairfax Park tonight. Tom Davies will be keen to turn around his side’s form as they […]
Gordon Elliott’s Sire Du Berlais pipped outsider Dashel Drasher to seal victory on Thursday’s PaddyPower Stayers Hurdle. Ridden by Mark Walsh, the horse had to come from behind a busy pack with Flooring Porter holding an excellent lead before being overtaken by the 66/1 outsider. But Dashel Drasher didn’t have the pace to keep out […]
Sire Du Berlais has won the Stayers Hurdle, ahead of Dashel Drasher in second and Teahupoo in third. Flooring Porter led the pack from the start, but fell off after the last hurdle, which gave the opportunity for Sire Du Berlais to power through the pack to win the race at odds of 33/1. Dashel […]
Rachael Blackmore and Henry De Bromhead continue to have a successful Festival as Envoi Allen comes through towards the end to win the Ryanair Steeplechase by a few lengths. Dual Festival winner Shishkin was the favoured by the bookies after storming a 16-length victory in the Ascot Chase last month but after struggling to find […]
Envoi Allen beats out favourite Shishkin for the biggest shock of the day in the Ryanair Chase. Rachael Blackmore was ecstatic after she got her second win of the festival and finished ahead of Nico de Boinville – “He’s an incredible horse, he’s got a phenomenal engine and always hoping he could do something like […]
England have announced their squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine. The Three Lions travel to Italy first the current European Championship holders on Thursday 23rd March, kicking off at 19:45 GMT, before hosting Ukraine at 17:00 BST on Sunday. Chelsea fullbacks Ben Chilwell are both back amongst the fold after […]
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, […]
Practice: Friday 16:30-17:30, 20:00-21:00, Saturday 16:30-17:30 QUALIFYING: Saturday 20:00-21:00 RACE: Sunday 17:00 F1 World Champion Max Verstappen had to miss his media duties this week and may only return to Red Bull duty for tomorrow’s practice having been ill this week. Verstappen won the season opener in Bahrain and will be keen to race to […]
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, […]