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Paul Nicholls landed the Grade One Juvenile Hurdle on Thursday on the opening day of the Aintree Festival with the exciting Monmiral who remains unbeaten. This 4-year-old son of Saint Des Saints has been introduced to the 2022 Arkle at 14/1 at the Cheltenham Festival with BoyleSports. This young talent quickened up after the last […]
Today is day one of The Festival™ supporting WellChild and the going is Soft, Good to Soft in places on both the Chase and Hurdle courses. The first two days of The Festival™ supporting WellChild take place on the Old Course, with the action switching to the New Course on Thursday and Friday. Simon Claisse, […]
Potters Corner remains on course for Randox Grand National after he is ruled out of tomorrow’s Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase A disappointed Christian Williams has confirmed that Potters Corner remains on course for next month’s Randox Grand National, despite having to scratch his stable star from tomorrow’s Glenfarcas Cross Country Chase at The Festival™ supporting […]
Records and Stats you need to know about Cheltenham 2021, some great bits of information for racing fans for this years festival. 1.20pm Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Willie Mullins will be bidding for a seventh win in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle when he saddles favourite Appreciate It and Blue Lord, having won […]
Robbie Power believes Aspire Tower may have been “underestimated” as the jockey bids to win his first Unibet Champion Hurdle at The Festival™ supporting WellChild tomorrow (Tuesday). All the focus has so far been on Honeysuckle, Goshen and Epatante for the feature race on Day One, but Power believes his mount can go one better […]
Rachael Blackmore says she cannot wait to ride the “phenomenal” mare Honeysuckle in tomorrow’s Grade One Unibet Champion Hurdle and insists: “I can’t find any fault with her.” Currently second in the race for the Irish champion jockeys’ title, Blackmore is bidding to become the first female rider to win the race. And she said […]
Shishkin has strengthened his status as favourite for the Arkle after it was revealed that main rival Energumene has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival. Trainer Willie Mullins confirmed on Friday morning that the Irish Arkle winner had suffered a setback in preparations and will miss the showdown having been a close 2/1 second […]
Only minutes after Willie Mullins announced Energumene will miss the festival, Thyme Hill is now out of the StayersHurdle at Cheltenham next Thursday. Phillip Hobbs confirmed Thyme Hill will miss the Cheltenham Festival after suffering a minor injury, its a big plus for the chances of Ballinasloe horse Flooring Porter who will now be single […]
It was one of the big clashes of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival Energumene v Shishkin, but its off after Mullins reported on Twitter one of his stars is lame. Willie Mullins : “Unfortunately Energumene is lame after meeting with a setback. I don’t know the extent of the injury at this stage as we haven’t […]
This will be the last Cheltenham Festival for trainer Colin Tizzard and he believes The Big Breakaway could be his best chance of a winner at Prestbury Park. Speaking at Wincanton today, The Dorset trainer all but confirmed that the Festival™ supporting WellChild next week is likely to be his last as a licenced handler, […]
