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Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
How did you get started in racing?
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
Envoi Allen has looked like the Nureyev of National Hunt racing these past three seasons. His dominance has been total as his record of 11 out of 11 attests. He is a joy to behold over a fence and everything seems to come gracefully to him.
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
It takes a special beast to regain his crown after tasting defeat and that’s exactly what 2019 winner Paisley Park attempts to do in today’s Stayer’s Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
No mare had landed the Champion Chase before Put The Kettle On (17/2) bravely held on in the two-mile chasing showpiece at Cheltenham yesterday and that success leaves Henry de Bromhead on the brink of another piece of racing immortality.
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
It started out as a kind of hayseed idea, an investment they reckoned might win the odd handicap in low-watt places like Kilbeggan or Roscommon.
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
Even if he cantered off today into a happy and supremely-indulged retirement, Tiger Roll would have nothing left to prove.
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
The dream of securing three Aintree Grand National successes is off the cards for the mighty Tiger Roll next month, but the people's horse could return for the Liverpool showpiece next year after securing his fifth Cheltenham Festival victory yesterday.
Thu, 18/03/2021 - 03:30
Honours between backers and bookmakers remain level-pegging at the half-way point of the Cheltenham Festival.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 21:41
Established in 2016, the Grade Two Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (4.15) has only gone one way so far, and that’s to Willie Mullins.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 19:43
Last year's Arkle heroine Put The Kettle On beat the boys again in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 19:39
Tiger Roll was an incredible winner at the Cheltenham Festival for the fifth time when reclaiming his Glenfarclas Chase crown in scintillating fashion.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 14:51
Willie Mullins won the Weatherbys Champion Bumper for the 11th time as Sir Gerhard held off stablemate Kilcruit to give Rachael Blackmore another winner.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 13:39
It's Day Two at Cheltenham. Our man Patrick Mullins may not be riding at this year's Festival, but he will still be providing all his insights and top daily tips.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 11:31
TONY MULLINS is never one to sit on the fence and he had little hesitation in nominating Kilcruit as one to watch at a Cheltenham Preview Night this time last year despite the fact that the son of Stowaway hadn't even made his racecourse debut yet.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 03:30
2016 Un De Sceaux, 4/6 – 2nd.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 03:30
Rachael Blackmore couldn’t hide her disbelief at becoming the first female jockey to secure Champion Hurdle success after Honeysuckle (11/10 favourite) delivered a scintillating display to maintain her unbeaten streak at Cheltenham.
Wed, 17/03/2021 - 03:30
Only one winner has carried more than 11-5 to victory since the turn of the Millennium so that makes the task of 2020 hero Chosen Mate (11-10) a bit tougher in the Grade Three Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase.