As the curtain falls on the Cheltenham Festival, the racing calendar moves relentlessly onwards, with the all-weather meeting at Wolverhampton offering some decent action for Friday night race-goers.
No sooner has the Gold Cup winner strutted his stuff around Cheltenham’s winners’ circle then it is the turn of the amateur jockeys to take on the same fences in the Hunters’ Chase.
Popularly known as the “Spud Race” after its sponsor, the Albert Bartlett rarely fails to provide a thrilling race that will serve as a perfect warm-up act before Gold Cup stars take centre stage.
The final day of the Festival could hardly ask for a better curtain-raiser, with 13 promising hurdlers all carrying high hopes of carving their name on the Triumph Hurdle honours board.
Former Stayers’ Hurdle winner Paisley Park has been retired after finishing down the field at the Cheltenham Festival.
After bagging a winner on Monmiral on Thursday, Planet Sport ambassador Harry Cobden is hoping to finish the Cheltenham Festival in style on Friday, March 14.
It's the final day of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival and the Planet Sport panel of experts are back to take a final swing at the bookies for the five races ITV are showing on Friday, March 15.
Racing horse owner Sir Alex Ferguson wasn’t the only one cheering his 25/1 shot Monmiral and Harry Cobden to victory in the Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday.
Gordon Elliott notched back-to-back victories in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle as Teahupoo stormed up the Cheltenham hill for Festival glory.
Protektorat proved dropping back in trip was no issue when producing a brilliant display to claim the Ryanair Chase for the red-hot Dan Skelton team at the Cheltenham Festival.
Fresh from landing a tasty 25/1 winner with Monmiral on Thursday, our red-hot trends tipster Andrew of Fiosrach looks to round the week off with another tasty winner in this wide-open handicap hurdle.
Sir Alex Ferguson was in the Cheltenham Festival winner’s enclosure as Harry Cobden got off the mark for the week when Monmiral hunted down Kyntara in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle.
Grey Dawning continued Dan Skelton’s fabulous Cheltenham Festival with a brilliant victory in the Turners Novices’ Chase.
A Thursday night meeting at Chelmsford might not quite hold the appeal of the afternoon’s drama over the jumps at Cheltenham, but nonetheless there’s a few decent races to look forward to.
The sponsor’s name might change from year to year, but the Festival Plate rarely fails to deliver a decent race, and this edition appears to be no exception, with 21 capable chasers due to line up.
Sir Gino, the long-time ante-post favourite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle, has been declared a non-runner on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.
The hurdling equivalent of the Gold Cup, day three’s showpiece race sees a dozen high-profile names line up to contest the biggest long-distance hurdle event on the National Hunt calendar.
One of the Festival’s top three chases behind the Gold Cup and the Champion Chase, the Ryanair is chock-full of quality chasers that should give Cheltenham race-goers a race to remember.
St Patrick's Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival and Planet Sport's panel of experts are hoping to land some more winners from ITV's five races on March 14.
Traditionally one of the most competitive handicaps at the Festival, the Pertemps Final Hurdle gives trends analysts Andrew of Fiosrach plenty of food for thought as he shares his best bet of the day.
The Irish will bring high hopes to Cheltenham on unofficial St Patrick’s Day, kicking off with what should be a thrilling Turners Novices’ Chase to get day three up and running.
