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Park Life Sport managed to speak to local horse racing expert Ash Symonds about this weekend’s November meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, in what will be a “great atmosphere with plenty of horses to look out for.” “The October meeting was great and it really surprised me, I expect it to be a bigger atmosphere this […]
Delta Work: Delta Work will be a well-known name to most, having won on Wednesday at the festival last year and beating out Galvin to the line. The 10-year-old will be hoping history can repeat itself today as he returns to Cheltenham after his famous win. Both horses are trained by Gordon Elliot and will […]
Tom David is assistant trainer to Ben Pauling whose yard has enjoyed a nice start to the season as the yard has registered 2 winners and 11 placements in 27 races in the last 14 days, one of the highlights has been Mole court who won at Cheltenham in the October meeting in the Close […]
Kim Bailey has enjoyed a fantastic start to the season, operating at an impressive 23% strike-rate. The trainer is certainly no stranger to success at the highest level, as he has trained winners in The Grand National, The Cheltenham Gold Cup and The Champion Hurdle. Hoping to continue the positive start to the season, […]
As racing returns to Cheltenham, I have looked at some of the local trainers’ horses and analysed those that I think have a good chance of success. Fergal O’brien – Ravenswell Farm will be sending another strong hand to Prestbury Park as Fergal O’Brien and co will attempt to have a successful start to this […]
The Grand National is set to undergo its biggest revamp in changes since 2012 and Gloucestershire Live racing reporter Ash Symonds has given his opinions on these alterations. The most notable change that has been made is that the maximum number of runners has been reduced from 40 to 34, which is the first reduction […]
Ralph Beckett’s superstar, Westover, could largely be considered the perfect racehorse to own. The two-time group 1 winner was hugely consistent, as well as be supremely talented and full of heart. In the aftermath of his tremendous second in the Prix De L’arc De Triomphe, it was announced that he had come out of the […]
Fans looking to attend the famous Cheltenham Festival this year may be shocked to hear the insane price increase of local hotels in the area. According to Irish Racing, hotel prices in Cheltenham have increased by 670% compared to other race meetings during the year. Embed from Getty Images It was recorded in January that […]
It’s Betfair Hurdle Day at Newbury, with a competitive field for the feature. Paul Nicholls holds strong cards in the two Graded races, and Festival hope Jonbon reappears at Warwick. Newbury is the feature card on Saturday with two Grade Two’s and a competitive Betfair Hurdle feature, which shouldn’t provide any worries for Cheltenham favourites […]
Cheltenham is a fairly large town located in Gloucestershire and is packed with things to do. However, a town this big comes with questions, and we’re here to answer them. Can you wear jeans to the Cheltenham races? When the Cheltenham races are on, people like to dress up smart in their suits with flat […]