Cheltenham Festival

Trainers’ Plans Unveiled Ahead of Cheltenham Festival As the countdown to the Cheltenham Festival quickens its pace, leading trainers have revealed their strategies for the upcoming four-day extravaganza at a media event hosted by The Jockey Club at The Hollow Bottom in Guiting Power. Amongst the discussions, trainers provided insights into their contenders and expectations for various races, offering fans a glimpse into what promises to be an enthralling festival ahead of booking tickets. Ben Pauling’s Considerations Speaking at the event, Ben Pauling, a seasoned trainer known for his astute handling of equine talent, shared his insights and aspirations for

The prestigious 2024 Cheltenham Festival is on the horizon and the ante-post markets for all of the top races are gradually starting to take shape. The novice hurdles are the highlight for many punters during the four-day meeting, as the races often feature potential future superstars of the sport. Every day at the Festival features a novice hurdle, each of which will provide useful form pointers for major races further down the line. With that in mind, we have pinpointed four horses we think should run extremely well at Cheltenham in March, starting with one who is yet to be

Galopin Des Champs delivered a dominant win for Willie Mullins in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, timing his surge down the stretch to perfection to claim the crown. It was the third time in the last five years that Mullins triumphed in the race, having failed to win the Gold Cup at Cheltenham before Al Boum Photo rode to success in 2019. Al Boum Photo reeled off a second win in a row in 2020 before Henry de Bromhead’s Minella Indo and A Plus Tard stole the show in back-to-back years. Galopin Des Champs restored Mullins to the winners’ circle and

The Cheltenham Festival comes to a close this Friday and has certainly been an historic event, and not just because it has been the first festival in history without fans, but due to some of the historic wins that we have seen during the festival already. The festival, as usual, has been dominated by the Irish horses, jockeys and trainers and with the Gold Cup looming on Friday, we look at some of the most emphatic wins of the festival so far this week. One of the most impressive wins this week was on the opening race of the week

Cheltenham races and festivals are known around the world. This time around as the entire earth is recovering from the effect of the pandemic, the event does not want anything less than the best Cheltenham race and fair events ever. The horse races and the betting is a traditional mark in the diary of Cheltenham history. Betway provides an easy way to take part in the races while you are in the crowd. The bets that are placed on the horses can become a life-changing factor. The Cheltenham festivities occur approximately in the third week of March every year. This

It’s that time of the year once again as the Cheltenham Festival approaches. The prestigious event that many look forward will be held at the Cheltenham Racecourse. The only difference this year is that there will be no spectators because of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the event will be a televised one. Like in the previous years, betting companies are ready for the punters who want to bet on the various races. Bookmakers are prepared to cater to all during the most prominent betting week, and the tipsters are working overtime to ensure the punters make the right bets on the races

The Cheltenham Festival takes centre stage during March, with the four-day meeting featuring a host of top-class horse racing action. The Festival always attracts a massive worldwide audience, and the 2021 edition promises to be no different in that respect. Widely recognised as a major event in British racing, the meeting always attracts the finest National Hunt horses in the business. Read on as we look at some of the main contenders for the standout race on the opening day of the Festival – the Champion Hurdle. Honeysuckle The latest betting on the Champion Hurdle lists Honeysuckle as the favourite

Horses are trained for the Cheltenham Festival through progressive fitness work, hill gallops, faster exercise and jumping practice. Each programme reflects the horse’s experience, temperament and intended race, with recovery built around demanding sessions. However, fitness is only part of the preparation. A Festival contender must also settle among other runners, jump efficiently and conserve enough energy for Cheltenham’s uphill finish. Those skills develop through months of work at home and experience on the racecourse. Building fitness before the faster work After a seasonal break, racehorses return to exercise gradually. Walking provides the starting point, followed by trotting and steady