All posts tagged "Cheltenham Festival"
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News
/ 1 day agoPunchestown Premiere Weekend 2025: Morgiana Hurdle race analysis and preview
Saturday November 22 will see some of Ireland’s elite hurdlers in action, as the 2025 Morgiana Hurdle gets underway.
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News
/ 1 day agoBetfair Chase Day 2025: Betfair Chase race analysis and preview
The 2025/26 National Hunt season is beginning to heat up, with the Betfair Chase the next port of call for racing’s...
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News
/ 1 week agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Greatwood Handicap Hurdle race analysis and preview
Cheltenham will take centre stage this weekend, as racing’s elite flock to the Gloucestershire hills for the 2025 November meeting.
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News
/ 1 week agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Shloer Chase race analysis and preview
Racing’s elite will return to the Gloucestershire countryside this weekend, as Cheltenham’s 2025 November meeting gets underway.
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News
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: PaddyPower Gold Cup analysis and preview
The 2025 Cheltenham November meeting is almost upon us and with it comes the running of one of the biggest Handicap...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
Cheltenham will stage its festival appetiser in under two weeks’ time, as the 2025 November Meeting gets underway.
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Paul Jacobs
/ 3 weeks agoBEAUTY LOOKS IN GREAT NICH: Paul Jacobs picks out four shooting stars to follow over the jumps ahead
BEAUTY IN THE PARK – Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls will be champing at the bit to have another go at the...
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Big Interview
/ 3 weeks agoJOHN SHINES ON FOR LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT: Nick Townsend talks to irrepressible saddle legend John Francome
By any estimation, John Francombe boasts an extraordinary body of work: a seven-times champion national hunt jockey; for 27 years a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 weeks agoFLY IN THE OINTMENT: Graham Buddry recalls how brilliant Solwhit beat the odds to shine bright
In the presence of legendary supremacy other brilliance can be easily overlooked until a change of course allows the lesser of...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 weeks agoLIFE OUT OF THE SADDLE
Richard Eagle asks where have yesterday’s saddle heroes gone Philip Hide, the clerk of the course, in the Stewards Box at...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 weeks agoJOSH MADE HIS POINT!
Mike Drowne finds top pointer Josh Newman battling for more success Picture: Charlie Giles Josh Newman has been in command of...
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Featured
/ 3 weeks agoPAUL’S JOY IS A DARK STAR: Paul Nicholls names ten to follow from his top Ditcheat jumping prospects
Paul Nicholls eagerly anticipates big seasons ahead for his stable stars. The top trainer highlights the progress of established aces, including...
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Racing Festivals
/ 1 month 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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...





