Lossiemouth sidesteps Constitution Hill clash at Cheltenham
Ireland will still have a challenger at Prestbury Park in the Gordon Elliott-trained Fils d’Oudairies
Ireland will still have a challenger at Prestbury Park in the Gordon Elliott-trained Fils d’Oudairies
Willie Mullins’s French-bred mare has two and a half lengths to make up on her English rival from Christmas Hurdle clash at Kempton
Veteran English trainer aiming to give Constitution Hill pre-festival spin at Prestbury Park this weekend
Star Irish mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead entered for both Champion and Mares’ Hurdle
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Darren Yates planning to leave racing at the end of the season after selling top novice hurdler.
Rachael Blackmore forced to settle for minor money at Naas on her comeback from a neck injury
Willie Mullins-trained six-year old made a perfect start to his chasing career when landing the QuinnBet Beginners Chase at Navan recently
Willie Mullins says he will try and keep Lossiemouth and State Man apart until Cheltenham in March
Top three in Cheltenham Gold Cup betting set to clash in vintage John Durkan Chase as winter weather sets in
Conditions to five festival races changed with National Hunt Chase turned into handicap open to professional riders
Owner JP McManus: ‘He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment’
The dominant domestic handler is on the cusp of being crowned champion trainer on both sides of the Irish Sea
Having won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard and two Champion Hurdles on Honeysuckle, Blackmore secured the third jewel in the festival’s crown on 17-2 shot Captain Guinness
Champion jockey aiming to pull off jump racing’s unofficial ‘Triple Crown’ in single season
Henry de Bromhead-trained horse won at Cheltenham in both 2021 and 2022
Dr Richard Newland proposed blanket ban on Irish-trained runners in Britain on the back of Cheltenham festival dominance
Too much of last week’s Cheltenham Festival action was too humdrum for the festival’s long-term good
Retired football managers turned horse owners Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp run out of luck after extraordinary winning streak on Thursday
It’s Gold Cup day as Ireland looks to hit back following a successful Thursday for British trainers
Irish dominance restored on final day of the festival with the Prestbury Cup score falling 18-9 in favour of the visitors
Jockey Paul Townend equals Pat Taaffe’s record with a fourth Blue Riband success as Willie Mullins adds a fourth winner in six years
Champion trainer Willie Mullins saddles seven runners as he pursues fourth Triumph Hurdle success in five years
Repeat of his superb Christmas display at Leopardstown likely to make Willie Mullins star Galopin Des Champs hard to beat in Gold Cup
Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp among the winners on day three of festival
Just under 54,000 came through the gates on a day when the home team struck back at Prestbury Park
English jockey Charlie Deutsch will bid for the Gold Cup having rejuvenated his career after serving a 2½ month prison sentence in 2018
Team Skelton leads the way with Grade One double through Grey Dawning and Protektorat
Seven-year-old was third in last year’s race behind stablemate Sire Du Berlais
Trainer’s Cheltenham heroics becoming routine while Ireland team for Scotland showdown to be named this afternoon
Home By The Lee could be Stayers player in first-time blinkers
Progressive Capodanno potential best option in Ryanair Chase puzzle
Wednesday’s card was reduced to six races after the Cross-Country course failed inspection
Gloucestershire-based trainer has two day three festival hopes in Crambo and Dysart Enos
Patrick Mullins wins the final race to bring his father to the landmark achievement of a century of festival winners
Trainer’s son Patrick in the saddle as Jasmin De Vaux earns him 13th victory in Wednesday’s Champion Bumper
Henry de Bromhead’s 17-2 shot secures Wednesday’s big prize after Willie Mullins’s El Fabiolo pulled up
Trainer needs three victories to hit milestone, while Gordon D’Arcy calls for statement performance against Scotland
JP McManus’s No 1 jockey Mark Walsh to team up with Sa Majeste in Coral Cup
Ballad singer Paddy Reilly's Fleur Au Fusil may be value option from nine-strong Willie Mullins team as he chases 13th Bumper success
Willie Mullins’s El Fabiolo may be clumsy sometimes but his Champion Chase claims are hard to knock
On a day of dominance for Irish-trained horses at Cheltenham, led inevitably by Willie Mullins, even the sole plucky 'underdog’ winner of the day - Chianti Classico - was Irish-bred
Corbetts Cross lands National Hunt Chase in a canter to seal apt success for Emmet Mullins
Another stunning day of Willie Mullins dominance at Cheltenham
Jockey Paul Townend wins a first Champion Hurdle title on 2-5 favourite
Cheltenham Festival: Jockey Danny Mullins believes Il Etait Temps is the one to be on from Mullins team in Arkle
With State Man odds-on for Champion Hurdle glory, Lossiemouth looks to have her own ‘penalty kick’ opportunity in Mares Hurdle
Irish trainers, led by the formidable Willie Mullins, expected to dominate four frantic days of Cheltenham Festival action
Willie Mullins needs just six more victories to reach landmark 100 at the biggest national hunt race meeting of the year
The Irish trainer‘s Cheltenham dominance may be boring, but we’ve never seen anything like him
Nicky Henderson insists Triumph Hurdle favourite Sir Gino is ‘100%’ ahead of Friday’s juvenile championship
From old-fashioned trainers to difficulties getting horses to ride, obstacles are left, right and centre for women in racing
With the milestone of 100 winners in his sights next week the trainer admits the pressure to succeed is always there
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