Cheltenham Races

Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins set out his Festival stall early in 2013 with a treble on day one. Champagne Fever, the winner of the Weatherbys Champion Bumper in 2012, won the William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Hurricane Fly regained his title in the Stan James Champion Hurdle, reversing 2012 form with Rock On Ruby, […]

David Nicholson, universally known as “The Duke”, was a highly successful National Hunt trainer. In a 31-year career, he saddled a total of 1,499 winners, including 17 at the Cheltenham Festival, and won the National Hunt Trainers’ Championship twice, in 1993/94 and 1994/95. In fact, he was the only trainer to break the monopoly on […]

Well here we are, another year, another huge weekend for Horse Racing fans. The Grand National at Aintree in Liverpool has been running for over 170 years, and is without a doubt the most popular racing meet in history. Over its long four day weekend, it’s estimated that over 600 million people are set to […]

The 2018 Cheltenham Festival was an epic event which saw the favourites live up to the billing while they were a few underdogs who managed to make some surprises. The only downside of the event was probably the death of at least five horses both during and subsequently soon after the Cheltenham Festival, something which […]

Trainer Nicky Henderson started the week with 39 Cheltenham Festival winners, just one behind the late Fulke Walwyn but, by Friday evening, was far and away the most successful trainer in the history of the meeting. Henderson saddled seven winners, two more than the previous record held by Paul Nicholls, including an unprecedented four on […]

13:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 1.Farclas – G Elliott – J Kennedy – 9/1 2.Mr Adjudicator – W Mullins – P Townend – 8/1 3.Sayo – W Mullins – D Mullins – 33/1 9 Ran14:10 Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 1.Mohaayed – D Skelton – B Andrews – 33/1 2.Remiluc – C […]