The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Bradford City 0 Forest Green 2 Forest Green Rovers manager Steve Cotterill heaped praise on his side after they produced a heroic display to beat in-form Bradford City 2-0. A Christian Doidge double in the first 60 seconds as well as a penalty kick in stoppage time sealed an impressive away victory. The result lifted […]
Gloucester City forward Danny Wright admitted his side were “bullied” by National League North leaders Tamworth. Wright thought he gave his side the lead early on but was ruled off for an apparent hand ball by the referee. “The first goal it hit my arm then hit my body, I’ve then touched it round the […]
The highly anticipated annual Varsity kicks off next week where sportsmen and women from the Universities of Gloucestershire and Worcester take part in a multi-sport event. From rugby to equestrian, the winning team from each individual sport will come away with a crucial point for their respective universities. The event kicks off with trampolining on […]
With Willie Mullins just three wins away from bringing up the first ever Cheltenham Festival century with 100 wins, let’s look back at some other famous 100 marks from around Gloucestershire. Staying in horse racing, it’s the 100th year of the Gold Cup this year, with the centenary coming up on Friday, who has been […]
After an outbreak in recent weeks across the Nicky Henderson stable, that forced Constitution Hill to pull out of the Festival, Shishkin is the latest horse to be withdrawn from the Gold Cup. An unsatisfactory performance from Henderson trained horses yesterday, which saw all but one of his horses pull up before the finish, left […]
The Cross Country Chase, originally scheduled to be the fifth race run today, has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled due to the inside course at Prestbury Park being waterlogged. With the area receiving 11mm of rainfall throughout the day yesterday, Tuesday, March 12. The Cross Country course in Cheltenham has been deemed unraceable. […]
It’s completely control from banker Lossiemouth, to allow Willie Mullins and Paul Townend to complete the hattrick of victories on Day One. As Townend backed up a victory on Lossiemouth at the New Years meeting in Cheltenham, and the pairing makes it two festival wins in the row, after a victory in the JCB Triumph […]
It’s Willie Mullins and Paul Townend that back up the chat, and follow-through with favourite State Man at the 15:30, Champions Hurdle on Day One of the Cheltenham festival. Mullins had nothing but praise for the his jockey and horse, following their victory. “It was amazing the way Paul (Townend) rode him, I’d thought he’d […]
Kim Bailey admitted he didn’t watch the first half of Chianti Classico’s Ultima Handicap Chase after his other horse, Trelawne, fell in the early stages. There was some initial concern about his wellbeing after the fall, but thankfully he was up and able to walk away unscathed. “It was not a great race to watch, […]
Despite the victory in the previous race, Rachael Blackmore made a costly mistake at the start of the My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, giving herself a disadvantage that she wasn’t able to recover from. Victors in the first race of the day with Slade Steel, Blackmore and trainer Henry de Bromhead were […]