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Myretown ruled the pack with a commanding victory, leading from the first fence and destroying the rest of the pack. 1 – Myretown (IRE) 13/2 2- The Changing Man (IRE) 7/1 3- Malina Girl (IRE) 14/1 4- Happygolucky (IRE) 28/1 Guard your Dreams (50/1) fell after the first fence, Zanahiyr (25/1) fell after the Second, […]
As we see more fashion feeding into the sporting world, the British horse racing scene is where practicality meets prestige, and the Cheltenham Festival is just the place to see the best-dressed punters. This year many trends are running throughout the Festival, including longer coats and fur, which fit in with the brisk Cotswold conditions. […]
The Cheltenham Festival brings in over 200,000 additional people into the town over the course of four days, with the vast majority flocking into the town’s bars & pubs. What the general public doesn’t see is the huge amount of preparations that go into getting the local pubs ready for the huge influx of customers. […]
Nicky Henderson won his eighth Arkle in an absolute nail-biter of a race. Nico De Boinville bagged his first win of this year’s festival and 50th Grade one victory as he now looks forward to showdown on Constitution Hill against Brighterdaysahead later in the Champion Hurdle. Embed from Getty Images Majborough was a heavy favourite […]
Bristol City were held to a frustrating draw against Championship relegation candidates Hull City at Ashton Gate on Saturday, March 8, which saw the Robins miss the chance to go level with the play-off places on goal difference. The visitors started the strongest of the two sides, and found themselves in the lead after 13 […]
Kopek Des Bordes hung on from William Munny to give Willie Mullins his first win of this year’s festival, an emotional one for Mullins, winning the race named after the late Irish Jockey Michael O’Sullivan who died after a fall last month. Embed from Getty Images Workahead led early, followed by the two favorites Romeo […]
Puturhandstogether produced a fantastic performance as he took the lead on the final hurdle to claim the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Stencil ridden by James Reveley was considered the bookies’ favourite. Solar Drive took an early lead, however Stencil was hot on its tail with four hurdles to go. Hot Fuss continued an end-to-end race, as […]
“2076 horses have died at the festival including a couple last year” Rob Hopkins told us as we met on the high street ahead of the first day of racing at this years Cheltenham Festival. https://x.com/AnimalAid/status/1899030135442915775 Rob Is helping Animal Aid and the League Against Cruel Sports to gain more attention about the amount of […]
A tribute has been carried out for late jockey Michael O’Sullivan at the Cheltenham Festival. The Irishman passed away at the age of 24 after a fall during a race of Thurles racecourse on February 6. He had major success at the festival in 2023, winning on Marine Nationale in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and […]
Cheltenham Festival sees an influx of people in the Town and County as punters race to ‘The Home of Jumps’ for one of the biggest British sporting events of the year, but this brings a big job for Gloucestershire Police to keep everyone safe. Officers based in Cheltenham and surrounding areas have their work cut […]