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Follow live updates, race results and reports from Wednesday’s action at Cheltenham Racecourse as Ladies Day gets underway at 13:20 with the Turners’ Novices Hurdle. 13:20 – Turners’ Novices Hurdle Winner – King Rasko Grey – 11/1 King Rasko Grey, whose odds sailed out significantly overnight, came through and bolted up. Act Of Innocence came […]
Follow the latest news and results from the Cheltenham Festival, with the Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase coming up next. 4:00pm – BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase Winner – Il Etait Temps A great day for Townend and Mullins. Quilixios started well, with odds-on favourite Majborough working hard to stay with him. A comedy of […]
Longlevens AFC came out victorious on Tuesday night as they travelled to play a tough Worcester Raiders side, the 1-0 win for the away side booked them a place in the final of the Wisemen Lighting Floodlit Cup. In a tightly contested match, the players knew it would be a game of margins and when […]
The Cheltenham Festival attracts more than 220,000 people to the town each year, providing a major boost to the local economy and marking one of the biggest weeks in the town’s calendar. Horse trainer Mat Nicholls believes the festival is hugely important for the town and the businesses that rely on the event. “Hugely important – economically and socially,” […]
Slimbridge AFC’s incredible season continues as the team head into the final 10 games of the season. The Swans currently sit third in the league just four points off top with four games in hand. First team joint manager, Tom Deakin is surprised by just how prolific the Swans have been this season: “I can’t lie, the season has been above expectation, in preseason we […]
The Turners’ Novices Hurdle is the first race of Ladies Day at Cheltenham, taking place at 13:20, and this Grade 1 race is contested over two miles and five furlongs, and of course is over hurdles, as the name suggests. A big talking point of the Cheltenham Festival this year is the movement of the […]
Nicolás, who graduated from the University of Gloucestershire during COVID, mentioned his thoughts on why padel is so addictive: “It gives you an easy sort of sense, false sense, that you’re good at it. And it makes you want to play again, and it makes you want to improve. And then you’re hooked and then […]
Originating in 1860, the Cheltenham Festival has become a historically relevant sporting event for the world over. From horses with their trainers and jockeys, the private planes, fancy suits and hats, all of which are culturally aligned with the ethos of the festival. And the cherry on top is the gambling. With hundreds of millions […]
Good morning everyone and welcome to day two of the Cheltenham festival, the battle between the English and Irish continues as the British go into day 2 leading. Follow today’s action here at ParklifeSport!
Cheltenham Festival remains ‘the FA Cup final of racing’, says trainer Mat Nicholls. The trainer described the Cheltenham Festival as the ultimate test in National Hunt racing, comparing it to England’s premier domestic football competition. Having spent many years around horses and witnessed multiple winners at Cheltenham, the festival holds a special place for him. […]