Two races on Champion Hurdle day at the Cheltenham Festival this year have extended titles as the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and Princess Royal National Hunt Chase. These amended and extended race names from The Jockey Club are the result of different reasons. Irish professional jockey Michael O’Sullivan tragically died aged just 24 as …
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Injuries are an occupational hazard for jockeys, but Jack Kennedy rides again with a book of mounts for Gordon Elliott at Leopardstown on 3 March, ahead of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Aged just 25, he has passed the doctors after a sixth broken leg of his career in November. Those who follow horse racing will …
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Given the importance of the Festival and the major races taking place during it, Cheltenham tips today are all the rage. From Grade 1s to handicap company, the ante-post betting markets on this meeting let you wager throughout much of the season. Detailed analysis is what some punters crave, but most simply want to find …
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Willie Mullins now has yet another odds-on at the Cheltenham Festival in Majborough with ante-post Arkle Chase favourite Sir Gino out of the meeting again due to an infection. Racegoers and horse racing fans hoping for an epic clash between the two five-year-olds miss out on it again in consecutive seasons. A virus within Nicky …
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Completing a hat-trick of Irish Gold Cup wins and a season-ending setback for Gerri Colombe leave Galopin Des Champs a firm odds-on favourite for a third Cheltenham Gold Cup victory on Friday, 14 March this year. Willie Mullins’ star staying chaser came through his final prep race at the Dublin Racing Festival with aplomb. Galopin …
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Britain’s chances of a second winner in the Baring Bingham, run this year as the Turners Novices’ Hurdle, since 2013 seem enhanced rather than diminished by Sixmilebridge beating Potters Charm. Six weeks out from the 2m 5f Grade 1 that opens Style Wednesday on the Cheltenham schedule, there are three UK runners at 16/1 or …
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The greatness of Cheltenham races today owes much to the track’s status as the home of National Hunt racing. It is an iconic sporting theatre that serves up drama in every aspect of jump racing with hurdle races and steeplechases joining bumpers and even Cross Country events at its Prestbury Park location. In this complete …
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It looks as though the mighty Constitution Hill turns out on Cheltenham Festival Trials Day 2025 with Nicky Henderson’s hurdling superstar declared for the Grade 2 International Hurdle on Saturday, 25 January. There are four more races of that level on a terrific card. Constitution Hill won the 2023 Champion Hurdle, but has only had …
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