All posts tagged "Horses"
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoHarry’s game: Ben Hastie talks to owner and horse racing fan Harry Redknapp
Q: HARRY, you are one of the most well-known figures in the football world. You have a passion for horse racing...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 1 month agoReaders’ letters
Please keep your letters coming -write to: Readers’ Letters, Racing Ahead, Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU, or email...
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Form Guide
/ 1 month agoRok 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoProcedures 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoFact 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCaldwell 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoAir 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoMarine 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...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival: Mistakes costly for Ballyburn as Lecky Watson causes upset in Brown Advisory
Lecky Watson was something of an unexpected Willie Mullins-trained winner of the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham, as his better-fancied...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival: The New Lion stars in battling Turners success
The New Lion lived up to the hype with a battling victory in the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on the second day...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival: Lossiemouth storms home in defence of Mares’ Hurdle title
Lossiemouth maintained her perfect Cheltenham record in successfully defending her Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle crown. The six-year-old claimed the two-and-a-half-mile Grade...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoNicky Henderson backing Constitution Hill to make Champion point at Cheltenham Festival
Nicky Henderson is pleased it is time for the talking to stop and the action to unfold as Constitution Hill looks...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival: Willie Mullins keen to keep Kopek Des Bordes cool in what will be an emotionally-charged Supreme test
Emotions will be running high ahead of the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, but Willie Mullins is looking to keep a...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoBen Morgan’s Racing tips – Cheltenham Festival Day 2 – Home comforts seem unlikely on second day
Racing Ahead tipster Ben Morgan offers his thoughts on an intriguing second day Festival racecard at Cheltenham. Check out Betway’s latest Cheltenham...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival likely to be quieter again for Paul Nicholls, but past glories still fire future ambitions
Paul Nicholls is well aware he has enjoyed more than his fair share of magnificent Cheltenham Festival moments over the years....
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoExclusive: Former Jockey Daryl Jacob Predicts More Irish Dominance at Cheltenham Festival
Former jockey Daryl Jacob expects Ireland to once again dominate this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Irish handlers won 18 of the 27...
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Tips
/ 2 months agoBen’s Racing tips for Sandown – Ginge set for a Big day
Aviation set for take off The EBF final at Sandown is always a race I enjoy watching and then following as...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoGordon Elliott hoping Cheltenham Festival luck will be on his side this year
Gordon Elliott is counting down the days until the Cheltenham Festival as he prepares to send another formidable squad from Cullentra...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoGordon Elliott: Brighterdaysahead Champion Hurdle bid at Cheltenham Festival ‘good for racing’
Brighterdaysahead is firmly on course for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at next week’s Cheltenham Festival after delighting trainer Gordon Elliott in...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoA true family affair as Olive Nicholls eyes Cheltenham Festival strike with Shearer
Olive Nicholls is gearing up for what would be a momentous occasion for her family if Shearer was to score in...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months ago‘He Was Flying!’ – Constitution Hill Back to His Best as Nicky Henderson Targets Cheltenham Festival Glory
Nicky Henderson‘s Champion Hurdle star Constitution Hill erased any doubts surrounding his fitness with a sparkling gallop at Kempton Park last...
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News
/ 2 months agoFive Star Luxury at Jackdaws Castle
By Sean Trivass My final stable tour pre-Cheltenham was one of the more interesting, though be warned at the start –...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoDan Skelton’s Cheltenham Festival Fancies
By Sean Trivass In what has become part two of my stable tours before the Cheltenham Festival, I got up at...
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Racing Ahead News
/ 2 months agoBuckfastleigh Races Review
It was nice to be back at Buckfastleigh on Sunday the 16th of February after the weather curtailed both meetings last...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival 2025 focus: Ryanair Chase & Arkle Challenge Trophy
By Callum Close It is now less than three weeks until the national-hunt season reaches its climax, when the 2025 Cheltenham...