The Racing for Maggie’s Partnership is celebrating its long standing fundraiser and Cheltenham based horse trainer Kim Bailey. A percentage of 10 year-old Another Venture’s winnings goes to the Maggie’s Cancer Centres, a charity providing free support and information across their 25 UK based centres. Bailey has trained over 1300 winners and is one of […]
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“It’s Heart-breaking” – Altior will miss Cheltenham Festival for second consecutive year
Altior will miss the Cheltenham Festival for a second successive year after again being withdrawn at the last minute The Irish-bred stallion made his debut at Prestbury Park in 2016, winning on his inaugural race in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. The esteemed racer won at four straight Festivals and is one of the biggest names […]
Cheltenham Festival: Kim Bailey’s Vinndication goes for Gold
Vinndication, trained by local racing trainer, Kim Bailey has been entered into both the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle on Thursday 18th, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase the following day, Friday. As the Cheltenham Festival gets underway on Tuesday, the races are starting to take shape with Kim Bailey confirming the route Vinndication will take. […]
Cheltenham Racing tips with Alice Plunkett
The biggest week of the racing calendar is almost upon us, as four days of jump-racing heaven descend on Gloucestershire for the hotly-anticipated Cheltenham Festival. In years gone by suits were being sharpened, boots were being bought, and pints were being poured ahead of the drama to follow. However, with there of course being no […]
Cheltenham Festival: Willie Mullins Features Heavily Among Ante-Post Bankers
With five weeks to go until The Cheltenham Festival gets underway at Prestbury Park, the ante-post betting market is beginning to heat up. The last few weeks have seen potential stars continue their journey to the top of the mountain, with impressive performances shaping into chances of glory on the biggest stage. LIVE BLOG: Read […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup: Native River Returns To The Mix
11-year-old Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Native River, returned to form with success in the rescheduled Virgin bet Cotswold Chase. The race was originally scheduled to be run at Cheltenham Racecourse’s Trials Day meeting – but due to the adverse weather, was moved to Sandown Park on Saturday. Embed from Getty Images The Colin Tizzard-trained superstar […]
Cheltenham Festival: Kim Bailey Holds The Cards In The 2021 Ryanair Chase
The National Hunt season has really started to heat up over the last couple of weeks – throwing up plenty of early Festival pointers. Cheltenham’s three-day November meeting and Betfair Chase Day at Haydock have been the highlights in Britain – while Punchestown and Navan have hosted early graded racing across the Irish Sea. There […]
Horse Racing targeting resumption next week as sport waits on green light by government
Racing in Britain is working towards a resumption on May 15 after positive meetings with government officials within the last seven days, in what would be one of the first return to action for sports following the Covid-19 outbreak. British horse racing chief executive Nick Rust has told the BBC it would be ready to […]
Calls for inquiry on Cheltenham Festival go-ahead
The Cheltenham Festival was given the green light to go ahead by the government despite the coronavirus spreading across the UK. There are calls for an investigation into whether the 4-day event should have been cancelled due to concerns that it rapidly increased the spread of the virus. One of those publicly calling for the […]
Cheltenham Festival Organisers face criticism
The Cheltenham Festival was given the green light to go ahead by the government despite increasing calls from the public for the festival to be cancelled. Many people have been left questioning why the Festival still took place and organisers have faced widespread criticism. It was one of the last events to go ahead before […]