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Fact To File jockey Mark Walsh was thrilled with the horse trained by Willie Mullins, who has now picked up his 99th Cheltenham win with Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase victory. “It’s easy when your riding a horse like this round here, he jumped and travelled so well. He took me down the hill, i didn’t […]
Bradford City 0 Forest Green 2 Forest Green striker Christian Doidge scored twice as his side secured a crucial 2-0 away win at in-form Bradford City. Doidge, who re-joined the club in January, headed home inside 60 seconds and hammered home a late spot-kick in a resolute Rovers display. The visitors produced an energetic and […]
Fact to File won the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, the second race on Wednesday to make Willie Mullins just one win short of 100 Festival winners. Paul Townend wasn’t on the odds-on favourite, but retained rider for champion owner JP McManus Mark Walsh got his first winner of the week. In the six-runner field, Fact […]
It was the 98th victory at the Cheltenham Festival for Willie Mullins, and the fourth of the 2024 edition, all four of his winners have been jockeyed by Paul Townend so far. Everyone watching was wowed by that Ballyburn performance, none more so than the man who watches him day in day out, as Mullins’ […]
The Cheltenham races are well and truly underway, the streets are filled with excitement and celebration. Everyone’s looking at which horses they should be betting on? Who’s got the best odds? And where’s the closest bar? But is it more than just fools and horses? Behind one of Cheltenham’s biggest money makes and a historical […]
It’s the second day of the races at Cheltenham and it’s nonstop action as Langer Dan wins back to back at the Coral Cup Hurdle. It was a close affair with Ballyadam and Shanbally Kid almost catching but Langer Dan kept trotting on and secured back to back wins. His trainer Dan Skelton is adamant […]
Ballyburn won the first race at Cheltenham on Wednesday, to take trainer Willie Mullins to 98 winners at the Festival and his fourth winner of the week. Jockey Paul Townend also got his fourth winner of the week, already three ahead of his fellow jockeys. Stablemate Mercurey led the field from the font, with Ballyburn […]
This year’s Cheltenham Festival got off to a good start for many yesterday as plenty of favourites obliged. The punters certainly got one over the bookies on Tuesday, so the latter will be hoping for a change in fortune today. With this in mind, here are three horses at decent prices who could outrun their […]
Gloucester City manager Mike Cook insists that his side wont give up in their fight for safety despite a 2-1 defeat by Tamworth. Danny Wright gave the Tigers a shock lead, before goals from Ben Milnes and Daniel Creaney gave the league leaders all three points. “I’m disappointed because I thought we played really well […]
UOG volleyball’s Mohammed Sumani is keen to get retribution following defeat in Varsity 2023, with this year’s event just around the corner, the anticipation is building. Last year saw the University of Worcestershire win 3-1 at the Leisure at hall in Cheltenham, with the rematch promising to be a heated clash on Wenesday 20th March […]