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Jagwar won the TrustATrader Handicap Plate in the final ITV race of Thursday afternoon as Jonjo O’Neill Jr won for Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerreiro. In O’Neill Jr’s second win of the Cheltenham festival, he was extremely competitive with the second favourite, Thecompanysergeant. Masaccio and Mars Harper at 11/1 and 100/1 respectively also placed in […]
Air Of Entitlement beats favourite Sixandahalf on the line with a strong finish over the last hurdle. The 16/1 shot is Rachael Blackmore’s first win of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Maughreen ridden by Patrick Mullins was lost in a pirouette at yet another dubious start at the Cheltenham Festival. Results: 1st: Air Of Entitlement (16/1) […]
Cheltenham Town scholar Ibrahim Olateju has been called up to Nigeria U20’s squad as they get ready ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations that will take place next month. The 18-year-old Olateju who spent time on loan last season at Bishop’s Cleeve and this season spent a month loan at Malvern Town adds to […]
It’s day three of the Cheltenham Festival. Day one and two had some surprising results, with Constitution Hill falling in the Champion Hurdle as well a set back from Jonbon in yesterday’s Champion Chase. They’re not the only big stories as the Cheltenham Festival saw it’s lowest attendance this century with just 41,949 spectators yesterday […]
“The fans choosing not to refund their season tickets saved the club from serious financial trouble,” said ex-Cheltenham Town FC press officer Richard Joyce. Joyce was working at the club when football was brought to a halt, five years ago, and Joyce said, “It was an unprecedented time and for them to do that was […]
Aston Villa booked their place in the last eight of the Champions League on Wednesday night with a 3-0 win over Club Brugge (6-1 on aggregate). They will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarters, but who made all the difference for the Villans? Emi MARTÍNEZ – Very little to do in the game but played […]
“Weston-super-Mare defender Keiran Thomas has admitted that playing against his brother Luke in the FA Cup in November was “the best memory” of a career which has spanned multiple promotions. The 29-year-old took on younger brother Luke of Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup first round in a match that saw the Gas only beat […]
Forest Green Rovers head of women’s football Louise Fensome is of the opinion that “the support from the club is great” ahead of their dedicated Her Game Too fixture this weekend against Pucklechurch Sports Ladies. Rovers have a Gloucestershire FA County Cup semi-final against Cheltenham Town to contend with first this evening before this weekend’s […]
A local cafe owner says his business sees an increase of up to 20% across race week as punters flock to the Green Coffee Machine opposite Cheltenham Spa station. The Cheltenham Festival has been running since 1860, making the 2025 edition the 165th. It has grown into one of the biggest horse racing events in […]
Manchester United loanee Ethan Williams was delighted to get his first home goal for Cheltenham Town in a 1-1 draw against Grimsby Town. Williams sent the Robins 1-0 up on Saturday, which took his goal tally to two goals in two weeks after scoring his first professional goal in South Wales against Newport County last […]