Telly puts bins in bin: Rolf Johnson sees Festival skip to Eurovision – other things don’t change

Cheltenham runners invariably knock your eye out – as the Festival mutates from Olympics to Eurovision. Cheltenham’s all singing and dancing...

Burn-ing Question: Ben Morgan’s Grand National Festival 2025 Tips for Ladies Day

Ben Morgan fancies Willie Mullins ace to turn up heat or it’s looking Blue on Ladies day at the Grand National...

Jag power to open up: Ben Morgan’s Grand National tips for opening day at Aintree

Racing Ahead tipster Ben Morgan expects a storming opening day to set the tone of the 2025 Grand National Festival at...

Grand National win tops it all: Saddle legend Mick Fitzgerald opens up to Nick Townsend

It’s one of the curious realities of National Hunt racing. For all the Cheltenham Festival summits scaled last month, with the...

Rok ticks clock box: John Anthony weighs up speed impact on the safety-first Aintree highlight

GIVEN that the changes to the fences have made the great race nothing more than a long-distance handicap chase, speed figures...

Max Factor: Ben Morgan’s Grand National 2025 Racing Tips

Ben Morgan is keeping faith in I Am Maximus for repeat Grand National glory William Hill Handicap Hurdle (3M) There weren’t...

Rok Til Dawn: Paul Ferguson sticking with Iroko for Grand National Glory

Paul Ferguson keeps faith with his early season hopes for Aintree prizes I nailed my Grand National colours to Iroko in...

Andy Newton outlines the clues and statistics behind smart betting at Grand National 2025

Andy Newton highlights his key facts ahead of the 2025 Grand National I don’t normally cover the biggest race on the...

Curtain call for jumpers: Andy Newton points up betting clues from Sandown’s spring highlight

As well as the Grand National in the first weekend of April we have the Scottish version less than a fortnight...

Gavin Cromwell admits Grand National bid is ‘tempting’ with Inothewayurthinkin

Galopin Des Champs may have come short in his bid for Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup immortality, but his Prestbury Park conqueror...

Cheltenham: Sir Anthony McCoy thrilled to see JP McManus win the Gold Cup again

Sir Anthony McCoy knows the feeling of returning victorious after the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and cut a delighted figure as...

Willie Mullins never confident in what he was watching with Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup

Willie Mullins felt Galopin Des Champs was never jumping well enough to enable him to win a third Boodles Gold Cup...

Inothewayurthinkin tears up the Gold Cup script at Cheltenham

Inothewayurthinkin galloped on strongly up the hill to deny Galopin Des Champs a famous Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick. Gavin Cromwell’s...

Jasmin De Vaux bounces back for more Cheltenham success

Jasmin De Vaux added to last year’s Champion Bumper success when staying on strongly to strike in the Albert Bartlett Novices’...

Fourth time lucky for favourite Dinoblue at Cheltenham

Dinoblue emphatically ended her Cheltenham Festival hoodoo when claiming the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase for Willie Mullins and Mark Walsh....

Kargese claims County crown for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Cheltenham

Kargese produced a determined display to justify favouritism in the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. Last season’s Triumph Hurdle...

Cheltenham Festival: Poniros powers to 100-1 shock in Triumph Hurdle

Poniros powered home to land a 100-1 shock and give Ireland a sixth straight success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at...

Procedures defended after series of Cheltenham Festival false starts

British Horseracing Authority starter Robbie Supple has defended existing procedures after a series of unsatisfactory starts at the Cheltenham Festival. Tuesday’s...

Cheltenham Festival: Kennedy offers no excuses for Teahupoo eclipse

Jack Kennedy made no excuses for Teahupoo after he relinquished his title in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham...

Cheltenham Festival: Bob Olinger battles to dethrone Stayers’ Hurdle champ Teahupoo

Bob Olinger maintained his flawless Cheltenham Festival record when storming up the hill to take the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle under...

Fact To File coasts to impressive Ryanair Chase victory at Cheltenham

Fact To File made light work of the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham when strolling home an easy winner as the 6-4...

Cheltenham Festival: Doddiethegreat leads home a Nicky Henderson one-two

The memory of Doddie Weir was honoured at the Cheltenham Festival, as Brian Hughes produced Doddiethegreat to perfection to lead home...

Cheltenham Festival: History beckons for hat-trick seeking Galopin Des Champs in the Gold Cup

Galopin Des Champs may be standing on the edge of greatness, but Willie Mullins is doing his best to keep his...

Caldwell Potter provides Paul Nicholls with landmark 50th Cheltenham Festival win

Caldwell Potter was a poignant winner of the Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase, as Paul Nicholls brought up his 50th...

Air Of Entitlement swoops late for Mares’ glory at Cheltenham

Rachael Blackmore produced an inspired finish aboard Air Of Entitlement as she secured her first win at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival...

Marine Nationale ensures Michael O’Sullivan’s legacy is carried forward at Cheltenham

Few stages in sport can stir the soul like the Cheltenham Festival and emotion washed over Prestbury Park once more following...

Cheltenham Festival: Jazzy Matty does his bit to honour memory of Michael O’Sullivan

Only 40 minutes after Marine Nationale stormed to the Queen Mother Champion Chase title, Jazzy Matty further honoured the memory of...

Cheltenham Festival: Standing start hitch put Jonbon on the back foot says Nico De Boinville

Nico de Boinville raised the possibility of the standing start being a contributory factor behind Jonbon’s defeat in the BetMGM Queen...

Emotional scenes, as Marine Nationale takes Champion Chase crown at Cheltenham

There were emotional scenes at the Cheltenham Festival as Marine Nationale honoured the memory of the late Michael O’Sullivan by galloping...

Cheltenham Festival: Stumptown storms home for convincing Cross Country victory

Gavin Cromwell is eyeing a crack at Grand National glory after Stumptown duly delivered when going off as favourite for the...