While a dry week is expected, the official description is now soft, good to soft in places for the start of the Cheltenham Festival. Both the Old Course, used on the first two days, and the New Course which comes into use on Thursday and Friday, are described the same following the rain. Clerk of the course Simon Claisse said […]

The countdown is on to the most highly anticipated four days of jumps racing in the calendar with the Cheltenham Festival almost upon us. A glittering array of superstars will be on show across the week's 14 Grade 1s, with each day headlined by a different championship race – Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers' Hurdle and Gold Cup. Each and […]

Ask most horse racing fans what they'll miss this year and it's going to the 2021 Cheltenham Festival. Second on the list for many is legendary jockey Ruby Walsh, now he has retired from competing. A punters' pal for many years, he celebrated a record 59 winners at the top class fixture, taking the top jockey award on 11 occasions. […]

Former rival jockeys Kody Nestor and Tony Cavallo have become one of the most dynamic duos on the country racing circuit and are now ‘just one good run’ away from a visit to Royal Randwick and a shot at $500,000. The pair combine in Tuesday’s rescheduled Country Championships Qualifying Heat at Coonamble where Cavallo rides red-hot favourite Jailbreak, one of […]

After that horrific dead horse picture, Molly Sherring reveals the true face of racing – she mucks her horses out, she feeds them, she rides them, she cuddles them and she even cries for them The sport is facing an image crisis following the Gordon Elliott controversy The picture has affected a lot of innocent, animal-loving people like Sherring  She works […]

Trainer Venetia Williams confirms Rich Ricci’s exciting novice Royale Pagaille will take ‘big step up’ in the Cheltenham Gold Cup Royale Pagaille did not take up his entry in Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase Owner Rich Ricci has hot favourite Monkfish for that race at Cheltenham Royale Pagaille will be ridden in Friday’s big race by Charlie Deutsch Royale Pagaille is the 8-1 […]

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Monday, March 15 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings at Wolverhampton, Plumpton, Stratford and Taunton.  Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings ROBIN GOODFELLOW 1.45 Smurphy Enki 2.17 Invincible Cave 2.47 Blame The Game 3.17 Inspireus 3.47 Mystic Dreamer (nap) 4.25 Ballydoyle […]

Children’s charity WellChild will take centre stage this week as the partner of jump racing’s most revered event, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. WellChild announced its association with the Jockey Club in February following cider brand Magners’ decision to cease sponsorship of the Festival showpiece in December last year. Rather than seeking an alternative sponsor, the Jockey Club instead chose to […]

A Cheltenham Festival winner remains the prized target for Mister Fisher’s owners as they reap the rewards from their intertwining business, racing and breeding operations. Ryanair contender Mister Fisher is owned by James and Jean Potter Ltd and heads to Prestbury Park on Thursday, having triumphed in the relocated Peterborough Chase – which was switched from waterlogged Huntingdon to Cheltenham […]

Four Moves Ahead is the only two-year-old protecting an unbeaten record going into the most open $3.5 million Golden Slipper in years at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. There is no dominant juvenile in this year’s race which is reflected by early TAB Fixed Odds betting with Profiteer as favourite at $5 just ahead of Stay Inside ($6) and Artorius ($7). […]