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A seasonal re-appearance success for Jonbon as star two-mile chaser takes the Shloer Chase again at the November Cheltenham meet. Jonbon jumped away ahead of Edwardstone, Boothill and Unexpected Party as they took up the odds order. The Skelton trained Unexpected Party made a bad mistake when getting too low to the second fence who […]
Hyland‘s late market support was well founded as he extended is 100% record on the old course to 3-3, with a brave ride from Nico de Boinville as he made all in the Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham. Hyland jumped off in the lead with overnight favourite Springwell Bay and Buddy One […]
Racing returns to the headquarters of jumps racing in the UK for the second time this season with the Countryside November meeting at Cheltenham. There is a full weekend with racing on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 1:10 – 2m5f – Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hdl Series Qual’) Double Powerful and Plaisir […]
Welcome to today’s live blog! We’re bringing you all the latest from the world of sport, including coverage from the Forest Green and Cheltenham press conferences, the highly anticipated Haldon Gold Cup 2024, and an exclusive interview with the captain of the University of Gloucestershire men’s rugby team Aodha Hession.
Describing Fergal O’Brien’s yard as steadily improving would be doing a dis-service to the quality of the work that the team does. However, season upon season the team grow from strength to strength and continue break their own personal records. The hunt for a first festival winner has eluded the team, but this year has […]
With the Cheltenham Festival right around the corner, starting on the 12th of March this year, assistant trainer Charlie St Quinton doesn’t think Fergal O’Brien racing have “ever gone into a Cheltenham week where we have had two proper goes.” St Quinton was quick to defend lead jockey Paddy Brennan making it clear he thinks […]
The Defending Champion went for a gallop with two stablemates who trailed home in third, he was quickly pulled and taken to the unsaddling enclosure. Betting has been Suspended as they find out what is wrong with Constitution Hill. We don’t know yet if he will be at Cheltenham Festival. “We had a period […]
February, 26 Monday The Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching; the four-day horse racing event begins on Tuesday the 12th of March and expects to attract more than 72,000 fans per day. This year’s meet looks to be just as exciting as the last, with previous victors Galopin Des Champs, Shiskin and King George winner Hewick returning. […]
In this podcast episode, we discuss Cheltenham race week , what it brings to our town and whether the positives outweigh the negatives. This podcast includes guest speaker, Ash Symonds (sports journalist).
Sports journalists and racegoers are in agreement that the Cheltenham races shouldn’t have gone ahead in March 2020. This comes after Boris Johnson, ex-prime minister, responds to questions at the Covid inquiry. The Cheltenham Races are arguably one of the biggest sporting events with around 50,000 people in attendance. With an unknown disease rising in […]