Category: Cheltenham

Paddy Power Gold Cup Preview** *November 18, Cheltenham, 2m4f* Who is the Favourite? The leading contender for the Paddy Power Gold Cup is Turners Novices’ Chase winner Stage Star. Although Stage Star finished last in the Manifesto Novices’ Chase at Aintree’s Grand National Festival, where he was the 6-4 favorite, this seven-year-old, trained by Paul […]

All About Sunday Syndicate Controversy: Shareholder Outrage as Watch House Cross Victory Spurs Social Media Shutdown All About Sunday Syndicate, the racing powerhouse behind the triumphant racehorse Watch House Cross, has recently found itself in the midst of a significant controversy. Shareholders are expressing their anger and frustration after the syndicate abruptly shut down all […]

A forgotten racehorse trainer who was the first woman in the UK to be issued with a training licence in 1886 is to have a race at The QIPCO Guineas Festival renamed in her honour, The Jockey Club announces today – International Women’s Day.   Ellen Chaloner has laid in an unmarked grave in Newmarket […]

Emma Lavelle might be starting to select those that are going to represent her at next month’s Cheltenham Festival, but she already has her sights set on an outing at Aintree with Rosalys following her winning debut at Huntingdon today. One of two runners in the race for the Wiltshire trainer, alongside 4-1 Favourite Flight Of […]

Fergal O’Brien praised his team at home before admitting he was ‘over the moon’ with the victory ofMarble Sands, who took his form to new levels in the M1 Agency Sidney Banks Memorial Novices’ Hurdle at Huntingdon today. The M1 Agency Sidney Banks this year belonged to @OBMRacing and MARBLE SANDS! 🩴pic.twitter.com/sqs6gNxhZI — The Jockey […]

Multiple G1 winners Shishkin and Fakir D’Oudairies feature among 13 entries for the G1 Betfair Ascot Chase at Ascot on Saturday, 18th February.   The two-mile, five-furlong highlight has record prize money of £175,000 in 2023, up from £150,000 last year, and is sponsored by Betfair for the 15th consecutive year.   Shishkin’s trainer Nicky […]

ENTRIES REVEALED FOR THE 2023 SKY BET SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE, BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE, JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE AND ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE     Tuesday 24th January   Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y Tuesday 14th March Absolute Notions (IRE) 5 Robcour Gordon Elliott Ireland Aime Desjy (FR) 8 Roaringwater Syndicate W. P. […]

Paul Nicholls believes Frodon faces a tall order in his bid to become the third dual winner of the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase, however he reports his popular stable stalwart to be ‘fresh and well’ ahead of his return to Cheltenham on Saturday (28th January), which is Festival Trials Day. Although rating the 11 year […]

Trainer John “Shark” Hanlon has revealed he plans to run stable star Hewick and recent recruit Cape Gentleman in this year’s Randox Grand National. The County Carlow handler plans to run Hewick, who won the US Grand National in October last year, in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 17th, before sending him to […]

Trainer Emmet Mullins revealed that Noble Yeats will attempt to become the second dual winner of the Randox Grand National this century, with the Aintree spectacular on Saturday 15th April a definite aim. Mullins is hoping his stable star can emulate the heroics of Tiger Roll in 2018 in 2019 and says he “cannot see […]