The 2025 Champion Hurdle entries contain just 16 horses, of which a mere six represent UK trainers headed by Constitution Hill, but the field could also include wonder-mares Brighterdaysahead and Lossiemouth. Both females are among four with double entries in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle. That Grade 1 over a longer distance also takes place …
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There are a lot of hopeful owners and trainers behind Cheltenham horses seeking Festival wins with their animals. After all, the equine talent on show at the big meeting do all the hard work. In this complete guide to Cheltenham runners at the Festival, we show you who holds entries in which races. Before all …
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When it comes to Cheltenham results from the Festival, there are 28 races at the big meeting. That means plenty of winners, but even more placed horses. In this complete guide to Cheltenham Festival results, our experts provide snapshots of what happened on the track. This goes further than a simple race report. We have …
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The Cheltenham New Year’s Day races ensure 2025 kicks off with a bang. There’s a seven-race card at Prestbury Park featuring some competitive handicaps as a new calendar in horse racing gets underway. Headlining the action is the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle that our experts look at separately as it’s worth individual attention. The old …
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The Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle headlines the New Year’s Day card at Cheltenham with a field of seven interesting runners declared. Two 2024 Festival winners return to Prestbury Park in Coral Cup hero Langer Dan and Dawn Run scorer Golden Ace. Joining them in the line-up are Ultima Handicap Chase second Twig, who stays hurdling …
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A decade on from saddling his only Cheltenham Festival winner, Neil Mulholland has a decision to make about Transmission. The Limpley Stoke trainer currently favours the National Hunt Chase over the Kim Muir for his eye-catching December Meeting runner-up. Based on how he shaped when chasing home Haiti Couleurs in an extended 3m 1f novices’ …
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Every now and then, the Cheltenham schedule and Festival programme has changes. The Jockey Club makes these with aim of improving jump racing’s biggest meeting in the calendar. This is our guide to everything happening during the four days of racing at the Cheltenham Festival. Changes to the Cheltenham Race Schedule in 2025 Maintaining high-quality …
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Another calendar year of horse racing at Cheltenham draws to a close with 11 December Gold Cup runners taking part in the feature Premier Handicap of the two-day meeting before Christmas. That extended two-and-a-half mile handicap chase headlines the card on Saturday, 14 December with plenty of familiar faces for punters on show. No fewer …
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