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More than 1,000 metres of drainage has been replaced at Cheltenham Racecourse following a challenging winter, as the Home of Jump Racing prepares for the return of action at Prestbury Park. Cheltenham Racecourse has undergone significant work over the summer after difficult weather conditions disrupted the closing stages of the 2025-26 season, forcing the cancellation […]
Irish trainer John McConnell is eyeing up a return to Cheltenham Racecourse in the Grade 2 Cotswold Chase with Coral Gold Cup runner-up Mahler Mission. The seven-year-old gelding has visited Prestbury Park on three occasions during his career, notably in the Grade 2 National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival when falling at the second-last […]
By Brooklyn Ball, Luka Foley & Lowri Jacob Reaction 3:30: Shishkin pulls up as Energumene takes the Queen Mother Champion Chase Favourite Shishkin pulled up halfway during the race after its very slow jumps throughout, with Energumene avenging the Ascot loss back in January. Nico de Boinville decided to pull up Shishkin with five fences […]
Live Reporters: Lowri Jacob & Jamie Cameron 3:30 : Honeysuckle remains unbeaten and takes the Unibet Champions Hurdle Racing golden duo Honeysuckle and Rachel Blackmore are 15/15 wins. After winning last year behind closed doors, they are finally able to hear the roar of the crowd. At the final turn Honeysuckle, Epatante and Zanahiyr were […]
16:15 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Jeff Kidder (80/1) has won the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle by a length. The Noel Meade trained horse glided over the final few hurdles and stretched away from the field 50 metres from the line. Joint favourite Saint Sam (9/2) came in a close second after a strong resurgence towards […]
Welcome to Saturday’s liveblog where we will be bringing you all of the latest updates from the coronavirus outbreak. Reporter Tom Mason speaks to Cricket Broadcasting legend David Gower. We look at the effects that COVID-19 has had on Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers. George Brereton also looks at the financial implications that COVID […]
Day two of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival has nearly concluded now, with all of the bigger races completed for the day. It was Women’s Day at the Racecourse and there were some massive shocks – none bigger than Tiger Roll managing just second – after being pipped to the line by Easysland, ridden by Jonathan […]
The first news from the racecourse this morning is favorite Altior is out of the running for the Festival. He was set to run in tomorrow’s Queen Mother Champion Chase. Embed from Getty Images Trainer Nicky Henderson on Altior: “Sadly we’re going to have to call it a day for the Champion Chase. “It’s frustrating […]
A recent study has found that horses bred in Ireland, trained in Britain and ridden by an Irish jockey are more often than not the winners at the Cheltenham Festival. Each winner at the event since 2000 was looked at closely to see how they were bred, where they were trained and what type of […]
This weekend marks the start of the jump racing season at Cheltenham, with the horses getting their first chance after the summer to get out on the track. The opening day of racing is on Friday, continuing onto Saturday with a total of 14 races for the spectators to shout about… Embed from Getty Images […]