Cheltenham Festival 2010: Battle of the Gold Cup grooms
I was gobsmacked to get the chance to look after Denman in the summer after his Gold Cup win. He’s a bit of a bruiser, most of the time straightforward and a real pro but with the odd grumpy moment, pulling a few faces and having [...]
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Thomas’ Cheltenham bid over
There was bad news for jockeys on both sides of the Irish Sea yesterday with Sam Thomas going to miss Cheltenham after a bad fall and Flat jockey Danny Grant hit with a six-month ban for failing a routine drugs test.
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Tom Cooper declares Forpadydeplasterer on course for Cheltenham
Forpadydeplasterer, [...]
Acceptors for the seven races on day two of The Festival are revealed today with Master Minded, seeking to become only the second horse, following on from Badsworth Boy in the 1980s, to win the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase three times, among 14 entries remaining in the £320,000 Grade One contest (due off [...]
Colin the Tipster talks to trainers ahead of Cheltenham
Having contacted trainers from not only Gloucestershire but all over Great Britain and Ireland, they have given me loads of horses to look out for at Cheltenham.
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Robert Thornton’s silent stand a turn-off for Channel 4 at Cheltenham
Channel 4 Racing said yesterday that [...]
With now less than a week until The Festival 2010 gets underway, the countdown intensifies with the unveiling of the acceptors for the six races on day one, Tuesday, March 16.
Topping the bill is the £370,000 Grade One Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle (3.20pm), for which 17 horses stand their ground. Defending champion Punjabi is one [...]
Hunter Chase Festival Betting Service
With Cheltenham fast approaching, Weatherbys Chase have launched the Hunter Chase Festival Service to help you make sense of Hunter Chase form at Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown.
Written by the author of our Hunter Chase Betting Service which had a hugely successful first season, highlighting the prospects of horses that subsequently won [...]
Solwhit a major doubt for the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival
Solwhit looks increasingly unlikely to line up in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival next Tuesday.
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Mullins readies bumper Festival team
His bumper team has been somewhat less dominant in Ireland this winter, having been [...]
Monday, March 15, 2010