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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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week Cheltenham will be buzzing with race goers all hoping to win some money and have a good time during the racing festival, but for some the races might not be the happiest of times. For those struggling with addiction the races can be a haunting place. Pubs are stocked with as many pints […]
Tic-Tac, and no we’re not talking about Tik-Tok! Tic-Tac is a traditional method used by bookmakers to communicate across the racecourse on race days. Until the turn of the 21st century it was a very common sight across racecourses in the UK but now with the rise of technology it is a dying. Embed from Getty […]
As parts of the world go into panic because of the latest Coronavirus epidemic, one large Spa town in the Cotswolds is running business as usual on its busiest week of the year. The population of Cheltenham and surrounding area’s max out at just past the 100,000 person mark, but for one week of the […]