All posts tagged "Cheltenham Festival"
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Racing Festivals
/ 1 week agoBen Morgan’s Friday & Saturday tips at Newmarket, York & Chepstow
Racing Ahead’s resident tipster Ben Morgan selects his best bets for Friday’s action at York & Saturday’s action at Newmarket &...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoRacing welcomes new four-year deal with ITV
ITV has agreed a new four-year deal to broadcast free-to-air coverage of UK horse racing from 2027 until the end of...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 4 weeks agoCheltenham maintains customer focus with further changes
Cheltenham has not ruled out future tweaks to the Festival race programme, as the racecourse outlined plans to further enhance the...
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Irish Racing
/ 4 weeks agoNELSON SAILS TO FIRST WIN: Karl Hedley is ready to leap into the Irish jumps season
Summer is now fading fast, and the focus rightly begins to shine on the national hunt season proper in Ireland. I...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoROD BEATS THE ODDS: Nick Townsend meets the west country trainer with a golden touch
In a Flat racing world dominated by the behemoths of Newmarket and Lambourn, almost production lines of black-type talent, it is...
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Andy Newton
/ 1 month ago2025/26 Jumpers To Follow by Paul Ferguson *£3 Discount* With Promo Code ‘TPJTF2526’
Now in its 19th year of publication Jumpers To Follow is an essential tool to guide you through the entire National...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoCan’t wait to jump in: Paul Ferguson on the new National Hunt season
Paul Ferguson is champing at the bit to share his thoughts on new National Hunt season As it is now September,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWinners played ‘life’s handicap’: Rolf Johnson tribute to Antony Winlaw – ‘with apologies to Kipling’
Antony Roger Sebastian de Winton Winlaw; most associates knew him as ‘Winlaw’ (time was when surnames were the norm as the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWhen Simon called Holt: ‘Voice of the Racecourse’ talking to Star Sports at Bath Racecourse
Simon Holt, one of Britain’s top horse racing commentators, has been a familiar voice on racecourses and national television since the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoSaddle stars off the leash: Horse racing legends set to boost Lambourn whippet charity race day
Bragging rights in the horse racing industry will be on the line this month as some of the sport’s most recognisable...
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Andy Newton
/ 2 months agoYouth is Key to Old Race: Andy Newton examines betting facts for Cambridgeshire Handicap
Andy Newton examines the crucial betting facts for Newmarket highlight One of the big Flat racing handicaps each season is the...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoEbor Festival 2025: Ebor Handicap analysis and preview
The 2025 Ebor Festival will capture the eyes of the racing world this week, as York racecourse’s premier meeting gets underway. ...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoHarry Skelton: Six of the best across my career
Harry Skelton reflects on the horses that have shaped his life Harry Skelton has scaled the heights as a top-class jumps...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoSCALES WEIGHTED AGAINST THE FUN
Rolf Johnson lashes politicos and officials for misuse of regulatory whip THINGS are getting serious – time for a little levity:...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoTOP DRAW ZOE BUCKED TREND
Andy Newton picks out the stats in big-money York handicap highlight The end of August is always showcased with the four-day...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPaul Ferguson: Calandagan can revel in Epsom Derby coronation
Although he has yet to score at Group 1 level, last year’s impressive King Edward VII Stakes winner Calandagan is fancied...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoTo the saddle Borne: Nick Townsend gets a dad’s view of rising star Saffie from Jamie Osborne
In a world in which ‘nepo babies’ who are never likely to possess the qualities of their illustrious parents tend to...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoSun-downer is festive ending: Xander Brett looks at Prestbury Park curtain closer
Xander Brett enjoys a lively warm-down at Prestbury Park curtain closer I’ve crossed Cleeve Hill’s crest countless times, bridging its brim...
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News
/ 5 months agoImpact of British Horse Racing on Local Economies
British horse racing is a significant economic driver that bolsters local economies across the United Kingdom. From rural communities to the...
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News
/ 5 months agoRachael Blackmore: Retirement crept into my head at Cheltenham
Rachael Blackmore first had thoughts of retiring at the Cheltenham Festival in March. The trailblazing jockey, a Grand National, Cheltenham Gold...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoConstitution Hill removed from Royal Ascot Gold Cup reckoning
There will be no Gold Cup bid at Royal Ascot for Constitution Hill after he was scratched from the race on...
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News
/ 5 months agoSix star performers for Rachael Blackmore over her career
After calling time on a relatively brief but glittering professional career in the saddle, we look at six horses who helped...
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News
/ 5 months agoRachael Blackmore announces retirement from riding
Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning rider Rachael Blackmore has announced her retirement from the saddle. The 35-year-old made international headlines...
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Racing Ahead News
/ 6 months agoWhat to know ahead of the Irish Derby Festival 2025
Horse racing fans have already had their fair share of action so far in 2025, with the electrifying Cheltenham Festival in...
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News
/ 6 months agoBoodles May Festival 2025: Chester Cup analysis and preview
By Callum Close Britain’s oldest racecourse will host its seasonal opener this week as the three-day Boodles May Festival gets underway...
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News
/ 6 months agoPunchestown Festival 2025: Gold Cup analysis and preview
A Festival like no other in Irish jump racing is here, as the 2025 Punchestown Festival comes under starters orders on...
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News
/ 6 months agoPunchestown Festival 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
By Callum Close The eyes of the racing world will turn to Ireland next week for the grand finale of the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 6 months ago‘DO NOT GEt ME STARTED!’
Rolf Johnson leaps into the jumps riddle of the false starts that seem never-ending Confusion at the start of the 2007...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 6 months agoUNDER THE COSH BUT HAPPY DAYS
Simon Nott brings us a festival view from inside those trackside betting nerve centres Ladies Day Cheltenham behind us and the...
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Grand National
/ 6 months agoGrand National party shows no sign of ending for jubilant Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins was still in dreamland over that emotional day when the “stars aligned”, as his Grand National champion Nick Rockett...