Keep on top of the latest Cheltenham Festival News as it happens. The build up to the Cheltenham Festival started as soon as the last Festival drew to a close.
Published by Timeform on 17 Mar 2023
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Galopin Des Champs and Paul Townend powered clear of Bravemansgame to justify favouritism and land the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, giving Willie Mullins chasing’s blue riband for a third time in five years.
Published by Timeform on 17 Mar 2023
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Willie Mullins might have won just about everything this great sport has to offer – but the most successful trainer in Festival history admitted to feeling a level of pressure he has never previously experienced ahead of Galopin Des Champs’ victory in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Published by Timeform on 17 Mar 2023
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Paul Nicholls vowed to bring Bravemansgame back for another crack at the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup after the King George winner only gave best to Galopin Des Champs in the final 100 yards.
Published by Timeform on 17 Mar 2023
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St Patrick’s Day got off to a raucous start for the legions of Irish racing fans at Cheltenham as Lossiemouth easily justified favouritism in the JCB Triumph Hurdle.
Published by Timeform on 16 Mar 2023
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Willie Mullins is confident Galopin Des Champs is becoming “the complete package” ahead of his bid for glory in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.
Published by Timeform on 16 Mar 2023
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A Paddy Power customer landed a near-£50k windfall off the back of a £1 each way five-fold accumulator bet on Thursday when he cashed out before hot-favourite Luccia lost to You Wear It Well in the Jack De Bromhead Mares Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Published by Timeform on 16 Mar 2023
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Sire Du Berlais ground down Dashel Drasher late on in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle as the big-race outsiders fought out a thrilling finish to the Cheltenham Festival’s day three feature.
Published by Timeform on 15 Mar 2023
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Blazing Khal faces his toughest task yet at Cheltenham on Thursday when he attempts to extend his five-race winning streak in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle.
Published by Timeform on 15 Mar 2023
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Energumene defended his Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase crown in imperious style at Cheltenham – routing the opposition to become the first back-to-back winner of the day two feature since Altior in 2018 and 2019.
Published by Timeform on 14 Mar 2023
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Johnson White has been Philip Hobbs’ right-hand man for nearly three decades and he will join the Somerset handler on the training licence for the first time when Thyme Hill lines up in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Published by Timeform on 14 Mar 2023
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There were joyous scenes on day one of the Cheltenham Festival when Honeysuckle brought the curtain down on her phenomenal career with an emotional victory in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.
Published by Timeform on 14 Mar 2023
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Michael O’Sullivan produced an ice-cool ride aboard Marine Nationale to register a famous victory for trainer Barry Connell in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
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There will surely be no more popular winner at this year’s Cheltenham Festival than Honeysuckle if she can go out in a blaze of glory in Tuesday’s Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.
Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
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Jonbon gets the chance to emulate his brother Douvan and land the Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy when he takes on El Fabiolo in a powerhouse clash on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
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Barry Connell is quietly confident Marine Nationale can land the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.
Published by Timeform on 13 Mar 2023
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Cheltenham clerk of the course Jon Pullin expects the Festival to begin on soft ground ahead of week which promises to bring a mix of weather to Prestbury Park.
Published by Timeform on 11 Mar 2023
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Willie Mullins appears to have a stranglehold on the JCB Triumph Hurdle with the first three in the ante-post betting among 17 confirmations for the day four opener at the Cheltenham Festival.
Published by Timeform on 9 Mar 2023
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Connections of Marie’s Rock are still no nearer to determining whether she will defend her Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle or instead attempt to land the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next week.
Published by Timeform on 9 Mar 2023
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Michael O’Sullivan is counting downs the days to the Cheltenham Festival, as one of the rising stars of the weighing room heads to Prestbury Park with an enviable hand to play.
Published by Timeform on 9 Mar 2023
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Nicky Henderson and Constitution Hill are the combination racing needs as the Cheltenham Festivals draws ever nearer and the eyes of the broader public focus on the sport, according to Henrietta Knight.
Published by Timeform on 9 Mar 2023
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Chris Gordon’s Aucunrisque will run in the McCoy Contractors County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in preference to the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase.
Published by Timeform on 8 Mar 2023
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Nicky Henderson has supplemented Epatante and Theatre Glory to take on Honeysuckle in a fascinating renewal of the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Published by Timeform on 6 Mar 2023
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Former cricket star Craig Kieswetter believes Echoes In Rain has a great chance of causing a small upset when she lines up in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Published by Timeform on 1 Mar 2023
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France will have two runners in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in two weeks, with both Gold Tweet and Henri Le Farceur set to be supplemented for the race.
Published by Timeform on 1 Mar 2023
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Sporting Life ambassador Willie Mullins is the winningmost trainer in Cheltenham Festival history with 88 victories and has a host of leading fancies this year. Here's his horse-by-horse guide to his team for 2023.
Published by Timeform on 1 Mar 2023
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Patrick Mullins believes It’s For Me is a worthy favourite for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper – but admits he faces a tough choice to pick between all his father’s contenders.
Published by Timeform on 28 Feb 2023
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Nicky Henderson has hinted that his running plans are in place ahead of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, as the six-time Champion Trainer galloped some of his key stars at Kempton Park this morning.
Published by Timeform on 23 Feb 2023
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Haddex Des Obeaux will miss the Sporting Life Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival, with Gary Moore ruling his progressive novice chaser out for the season.
Published by Timeform on 23 Feb 2023
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Top French juvenile St Donats has been scratched from the Triumph Hurdle with Hugo Merienne preferring to complete the four-year-old’s preparations for the Prix Alain du Breil closer to home.
Published by Timeform on 23 Feb 2023
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Barry Connell has seen his yellow and blue silks carried to Cheltenham Festival glory before but should either Marine Nationale or Good Land win in the Cotswolds next month it will be extra special.
Published by Timeform on 19 Feb 2023
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Willie Mullins strengthened his grasp on the Weatherbys Champion Bumper when Ballyburn powered home to land the Hospitality At Festival 2023 (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race at Punchestown.
Published by Timeform on 19 Feb 2023
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Nicky Henderson has all but ruled Shishkin out of the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, remaining in favour of the shorter trip of the Ryanair Chase for his rejuvenated superstar.
Published by Timeform on 15 Feb 2023
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Gavin Cromwell is “pretty optimistic” Flooring Porter will return to full fitness in time to bid for a third victory in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next month.
Published by Timeform on 12 Feb 2023
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Blazing Khal moved to the head of ante-post lists for the Stayers’ Hurdle after making a successful return from from a lengthy absence in the William Hill Boyne Hurdle at Navan.
Published by Timeform on 11 Feb 2023
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Jonbon was replaced as Sporting Life Arkle favourite, despite maintaining his unbeaten record over fences in the Virgin Bet Kingmaker Novices’ Chase at Warwick.
Published by Timeform on 9 Feb 2023
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Tony Mullins believes Princess Zoe has a “very serious winning chance” in whatever Cheltenham Festival race she runs in, with the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle her likely landing spot.
Published by Timeform on 9 Feb 2023
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Gold Tweet is on course for a tilt at the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle, with trainer Gabriel Leenders confirming he intends to supplement his Cleeve Hurdle winner for the Cheltenham Festival contest.
For a successful Cheltenham Festival as a punter, you need to be on top of
the latest Cheltenham Festival news as it happens. We’ll be covering the
horses, riders, raiders and trainers that you need to know about ahead of
the Cheltenham Festival. Watch this space to make sure you’re on top of all
the key information before the Festival begins.
Whether you’re at the races, at work, or watching Cheltenham Festival on TV, we’ll keep you up to date with what’s going on behind the scenes.
We’ll start to cover the latest Cheltenham Festival news well before it is even on the horizon – with some of our first articles coming as early as October 2020.
Keep a close eye on horses as they follow the path to Cheltenham, entering
key meetings and performing (or underperforming) as the Festival draws
closer. We’ll keep you up to date on the entries for all the races. In the
build-up to the Festival, we’ll also be bringing you updates on the entries
for the races and news on the horses straight from the top stables such as
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What’s the weather looking like and what sort of effect will that have on
the racing? What is the going expected to be for the Festival? What is the
actual going on the day? Which horses does the favour? Get the
latest non-runners
– and find out if we feel that might change the face of the race. Keep on
top of the market movers – who’s drifting to good value odds? Which
unlikely backmarker is shortening to be one of the favourites? Plus, over
on our
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should be putting your money. We’ll also be providing fast Cheltenham
results – with on the post results, followed later by more in depth results
that includes the starting price.
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