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Longlevens AFC welcome Corsham Town tonight in an important fixture in the Hellenic League Premier Division, Corsham arrive sitting in fifth place and in the play-offs, but their arrival will be the start of a new period at the club following the departure of their manager. Despite the off-field developments Corsham still sit firmly in […]
Day three of the Cheltenham Festival, traditionally known as St Patrick’s Thursday is the only day of the festival that includes two feature races: the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers Hurdle. After a great day of racing yesterday let’s see what day three has in store. 13:20 – Ryanair mares’ novices’ Hurdle Another maximum field […]
Hello and welcome back to the Park Life Sport Live Blog! It’s St Patrick’s Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival, which marks the third day of racing, and we’ll have plenty of updates and reaction throughout the day from the Cheltenham Racecourse. Also coming up today, we’ll have all the latest from Forest Green Rovers, with […]
JP McManus, who owns this year’s favourite Majborough, has never owned a horse that’s won the Champion Chase, despite having the odds-on favourite last year, Jonbon. 11 odds on favourites have been beaten in the past 22 years in this race, listed below. Beaten Favourites and odds 25 – Jonbon – 5/6 24 – El […]
Longlevens AFC have progressed to the final of the Wiseman Lighting Floodlit Cup after their 1-0 win away at Worcester Raiders last night. Afternoon Levens fans… 😉#UpTheLevens 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/Gq0mXAefsi — Longlevens AFC (@longlevensafc) March 11, 2026 Peter Boyle and Buster Davies’ side took the lead after just 11 minutes through a well-worked goal, polished off […]
The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase is 3m6f handicap race, taking place at 15:20, consisting of 14 runners who will have to face 31 obstacles. The Race will start on Cheltenham’s cross country course before joining back to the main track for the closing stages of the race. The Contenders The favourite this year is […]
The Cheltenham festival is a spectator sport. The enjoyment comes from the participants, ticket buyers, bookies, owners, and gamblers. However, not much attention is paid to those who must provide hospitable services to who attend the events or pubs. Zac Smith, 23, is one such example of the underappreciated. Having worked in several pubs in […]
The BetMGM Cup is the third race of Ladies Day at Cheltenham, starting at 14:20. The 2m5f handicap hurdle, known as the Coral Cup, remains a tricky race for the punters to find a winner on the second day of the festival, as 24 horses will line up at the start. Known as the Coral […]
“We’ve put in some of our best performances in the cup and we’re hoping to do the same on Wednesday,” says University of Gloucestershire midfielder Adam Smith with confidence ahead of their cup final. “They are a good side (UWE) having faced them in pre-season we know a little bit about them but the final […]
The Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase is the second race at Cheltenham on Wednesday, taking place at 14:00, and this Grade 1 race is contested over three miles and one furlong. Last year’s winner was Lecky Watson at 20/1, with the favourite for the race, Ballyburn, having a very poor showing, coming 5th, eight and a […]