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Cheltenham Town will have the opportunity to do the double over Exeter City this Saturday as they host the Grecians at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium. It will be an opportunity for Wade Elliott’s men to go four league games unbeaten for just the second time this season and having crushed play-off hopefuls Peterborough United 3-0 last […]
Harry Cobden rode Stay Away Fay to a win in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, a high intensity race just before the Gold Cup. With 150/1 odds, it was Affordable Fury whoc claimed second, neck-and-neck with third place Sandor Clegane. Speaking to ITV Racing, Cobden (jockey) said: “It’s great for the owner. And great for […]
Faivoir defies the odds to win the County Handicap hurdle by a neck. Trained by Dan Skelton, Faivoir went head-to-head with Pied Piper down the home straight, eventually edging the race on the line. Speaking to ITV, jockey Bridget Andrews was overjoyed with the result: “I just cannot believe it. Coming here just for a […]
At 33/1, Faivoir beat the odds to win the County Hurdles at 14:10, finishing narrowly in front of Pied Piper, with the chasing pack not far behind. For the majority of the race, outsiders Prairie Dancer and Highway One O Two led the pack and looked as if there could have been an upset, before […]
The Friday of the Cheltenham festival kicked off with Lossiemouth winning the JCB Triumph Hurdle. Paul Townend produced a fine ride to make it back to back winners in the race for Paul Townend, Willie Mullins and owner Rich Ricci after Vauban won the race last year. Willie Mullins had a strong hand in the […]
After three days of exhilarating action, Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup day is finally here. The crescendo of race week at 3:30 provides the best chasers with the ultimate test of class, stamina and jumping. Run over three miles and two furlongs and featuring 22 fences, the Gold Cup has produced some of the sport’s greatest […]
It’s the fourth and final day of horseracing action at Cheltenham Festival 2023 with the coveted Gold Cup taking centre stage at 15:30 this afternoon. Favourite for the feature race, Galopin Des Champs is set to take the Gold Cup with 13/8 odds after impressing in recent years. We asked our Park Life Sport “experts” […]
Having stepped out from being Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls’ assistant, Harry Derham has begun life as a trainer and started promisingly, having eight wins from 33 runners operating at a 24% strike rate. It’s a big move to join the training ranks but the former jockey has relished the challenge up to this point. “Exciting, […]
It’s finally Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Festival, after a thrilling week that’s had it all. Embed from Getty Images Let’s take a look ahead to the day’s action, previewing the favourites, outside picks and anything else worth knowing. The JCB Triumph Hurdle – 13:30 Kicking off today’s action, and all eyes are on Blood […]
While many people will see the Cheltenham Festival as an opportunity to dress up, meet up with old friends and enjoy picking their bets, behind the scenes, it is far from the glitz and glamour that people think. According to Horse Death Watch, last year alone saw 180 horses die in the UK from fatal […]