Heaven Help us has won the 14:30 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle from Craigneiche and Tea Clipper. It was seen as a tie-up between the Nigel Twiston-Davies trained Guard Your Dreams (6/1), Nicky Henderson’s Craigneiche (7/1) and Mrs Denise Foster’s Grand Roi (7/1), with the three favourites having reasonable success in recent meetings prior to Cheltenham […]
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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Altior will miss the Cheltenham Festival for a second successive year after again being withdrawn at the last minute The Irish-bred stallion made his debut at Prestbury Park in 2016, winning on his inaugural race in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.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: Day Two – Tiger Roll beaten, as Defi Du Seuil finishes fourth
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 […]
Cheltenham Festival: Dame De Compagnie triumphant in Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
Dame De Compagnie has won the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle after a fantastic final charge. The Nicky Henderson-trained horse, rode by Barry Geraghty, had a sprint at the last hurdle with Black Tears, but won by two lengths in the end. After yet another false start, the racing eventually got underway and it was Alfa […]
Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle Preview
UniBet Champion Hurdle. Tuesday 10th March. 13:30. Prize: £264,610 The Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner meaning that over a quarter of a million of punters will flock to the town over four days of racing. Throughout the week, around £6 million is set to be bet at the races with many other millions […]
Altior in a “battle against time” for Cheltenham Festival
Reigning Champion Chase winner Altior faces a fitness battle to retain his Champion Chase title on Wednesday. Altior is looking to make it a hat-trick of Champion Chase victories having won the last two times at the festival. Trainer Nicky Henderson announced the news earlier today just three days ahead of the Champion Chase. After […]