At the beginning of the season, fresh from Premier League relegation, playoffs were seen as bare minimum for a West Brom side that surely contained enough quality to challenge for the automatic places. Now, it would be something of a miracle if the Black Country side were able to sneak into 6th place. But it’s […]
Chelsea remove request to FA to play FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough behind closed doors
Chelsea have back pedalled in their request to the FA to have their weekend Quarter-final FA Cup fixture at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors. In an embarrassing turn of events for the club, Chelsea have decided to do a U-turn on their initial enquiry to the FA about a potentially playing the game […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Two Preview: Tiger Roll Looking To Go Out With A Bang
Prestbury Park was bouncing after a brilliant first day back with fans at the Cheltenham Festival with day two set to bid farewell to an all-time great. Festival goers have seven action packed races to look forward to, featuring the prestigious Queen Mother Champion Chase which takes place at 15:30 and sees the likes of […]
SHALLWEHAVEONEMORE: Horse put down after first hurdle fall amid local protests over their welfare
Feature image courtesy of Alice Knight Sadly, following the first race of the Cheltenham festival the Championship Hurdle, American bred horse ‘Shallwehaveonemore’ has had to be put down following a near-fatal fall towards the end of the race. The sad news was confirmed by ITV presenter Ed Chamberlain, who announced just moments after the race […]
Cheltenham Festival 2022: The big clashes to look forward to
The Cheltenham races was one of the last major sporting events to be held with spectators before the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020. Last year’s four-day fixture, which usually attracts a total attendance of about 250,000, was held behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Embed from Getty Images British trainers will aim to do […]
LUCK OF THE IRISH: The rise of Irish dominance at Cheltenham Festival
Over the last few decades Irish Jockeys have taken a hold of the winning places at the Cheltenham festival with a huge rise in the number of winning horses for the Irish. The trend started back in the mid 2000’s where the Irish really started to show their dominance in the competition, whereas before that […]
Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle and Rachel Blackmore win Unibet Champion Hurdle and Stattler wins Ukraine Appeal National Hunt
Live Reporters: Lowri Jacob & Jamie Cameron 3:30 : Honeysuckle remains unbeaten and takes the Unibet Champions Hurdle Racing golden duo Honeysuckle and Rachel Blackmore are 15/15 wins. After winning last year behind closed doors, they are finally able to hear the roar of the crowd. At the final turn Honeysuckle, Epatante and Zanahiyr were […]
“We have complete faith and belief in this group as individuals” – Rob Edwards not panicking amid Forest Green’s winless run
Forest Green Rovers take on Leyton Orient on Tuesday night looking to put an end to their six-game winless run, and manager Rob Edwards believes in his players to turn things around. The Greens’ latest defeat came at home to Bradford City on Saturday, but the Nailsworth club still sit eight points clear at the […]
Cheltenham Festival: What makes you bet on a horse?
Since horse racing began people have been betting on the outcome. Betting can be fun and also profitable, if your money is on the right horse. But what makes people bet on a horse? Odds 3 to 1, 4 to 1 and 12 to 1, but what does it all mean? The odds represent the […]
“This year’s going to be electric.” Rhys Carlson explains what it’s like to work at Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival worker Rhys Carlson says everyone is excited for this year’s event to get underway after a year behind closed doors in 2021. Four days of racing will bring thousands of punters to Prestbury Park, giving Cheltenham’s economy a huge boost. Carlson said: “In terms of the economy, it’s going to be an absolute […]