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Nicky Henderson revealed his intention to supplement facile Newbury Premier Handicap heroine Joyeuse for the Festival Mares’ Hurdle on the opening day of Cheltenham. From the same family as the yard’s six-time Grade 1 winner and 2020 Champion Hurdle scorer Epatante, the lightly-raced six-year-old also runs in the colours of JP McManus. Joyeuse will now …

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 …

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 …

In recent years, it isn’t a question of whether there will be Irish winners at Cheltenham, but how many? The number of successful Emerald Isle raiders at the Festival is a much-debated pre-meeting question. National Hunt racehorses trained in Ireland look set to dominate the major jumps meeting once again this season. But just how …

As the 2025 Festival draws nearer, horse racing fans will already be noting down the main Willie Mullins Cheltenham runners. As ever, many of these will feature in doubles, trebles and accas over the biggest jumps meeting of the season. With that in mind, here at CheltenhamBettingSites, we pick out the leading Willie Mullins Cheltenham …

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 …

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 …

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 …