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After a thrilling first day of the Cheltenham Festival, almost 70,000 will descend once again on the racecourse for another day of festivities, with the featured race on Ladies’ Day being the Queen Mother Champion Chase. While the weather was a concern going into this week, with overnight temperatures dropping to 3C, there are no […]
Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival is upon us and it’s set to live up to the heights of yesterday, which was a real cracker to set the the tone for the week. Today we have a new wave of online reporters who have been doing their all-important research to try and crack today’s horse […]
Cheltenham Town’s Sky Bet League One away match against Oxford United has now been postponed due to three international call ups. Midfielder Elliot Bonds has been called up for the Guyana national team, goalkeeper Luke Southwood has also been called up for international duty, this time for Northern Ireland the final one of the three […]
Day two of the Cheltenham Festival is officially here and after a spectacular first day of action, the big-hitters will be looking to continue the theme of the favourites emerging victorious. Constitution Hill and Honeysuckle both stormed to victory on the opening day, captivating the hearts of race-goers who backed the pair to win. The […]
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most hotly anticipated sporting events of the year, with people flocking to the Cotswolds in their thousands. Day one of the races showed the excitement that buzzes around the festival, with favourites Constitutional Hill and Honeysuckle coming home to claim wins in front of a roaring crowd. As […]
The highly anticipated 2023 Cheltenham Festival got underway on Tuesday, and what a first day we’ve had, Constitution Hill unsurprisingly won the Champion Hurdle and Honeysuckle triumphed in the Mares’ Hurdle under jockey Racheal Blackmore, now we delve into which horses we think you should look out for. 4. Impaire Et Passe 7/4 The first […]
Constitution Hill may have stolen the headlines yesterday, but plenty of celebrities also caught the eye at Prestbury Park on the first day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival Mike and Zara Tindall – Royalty In keeping with tradition, the royals attended the first day of the festival and caught the eye. Zara wowed in an […]
Horse Racing, a sport stuck in the past? “A sport where horses are whipped, disposed of and pushed beyond their capabilities” says League Against Cruel Sports campaigner Ellie Greer, “It’s only a matter of time before a horse dies at this year’s festival.” Over the years have many voiced their displeasure that horseracing is still […]
Honeysuckle has claimed victory in her final race of her career, as the sheer class of four-time winner Rachel Blackmoore was shown. Speaking to ITV Racing after the historic race, Blackmore was emotional and didn’t have much to say: “The way Henry has produced her every day is just phenomenal. “As a jockey, I am […]
The fourth race of the Cheltenham Festival has concluded with Constitution Hill (4/11) striding home to a phenomenal victory in the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy under jockey Nico de Boinville. It’s been an emphatic start to day one of racing at the Cheltenham Festival, but it was always leading up to this. All eyes […]