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Cheltenham raised a cheer – but fatalities and fallouts tainted bounce-back festival
Attendances and British-trained winners were on the up but low points included more starting trouble and jockey spats Attendance: up. British winners: up. Bookies’ profits: through the roof. Punters will wince at the last of those after a ferociously difficult four days at Cheltenham, with winners at 66-1, 50-1, 40-1 and 33-1 among the biggest skinners for the books. The Paddy Power client in Ireland who was paid €558,000 (£484,000) after putting Friday’s first six winners into a 50 cent each-wa
Cheltenham festival 2026: Gaelic Warrior storms to Gold Cup glory – as it happened
Paul Townend romped to Gold Cup victory on Gaelic Warrior to deny Harry Redknapp’s The Jukebox Man Time flies – the day’s first race is about 25 minutes away. Here are the latest odds, via Oddschecker. 1.20 JCB Triumph Hurdle Continue reading...
Gaelic Warrior routs Gold Cup field and carries Mullins into record books
Well-backed favourite is trainer’s fifth winner in race Jockey Townend out on his own with five successes A capacity crowd had squeezed into the grandstands on Friday hoping to see a football legend lift the festival’s biggest prize, but the greatest trainer in National Hunt history had other ideas. The Gold Cup was one of the last races at the meeting to elude Willie Mullins until his first win in 2019. Now he has five, joining Tom Dreaper, Arkle’s trainer, as the co-holder of the all-time re
Redknapp‘s Gold Cup hopes faded but the impossible dream is on to save Spurs
Former Tottenham manager says ‘I would give it a go’ after seeing his horse weaken up the Cheltenham hill Harry Redknapp is the living embodiment of Spurs’ motto, Audere est Facere: To Dare Is To Do. And on the day one improbable dream ended, with his horse The Jukebox Man fading to finish eighth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the 79-year-old switched his sights towards another bold adventure: saving Tottenham from relegation. “It’s a big challenge,” said Redknapp, who managed Spurs between 2008 an
Hats, Harry Redknapp and a high five: Cheltenham festival 2026 – in pictures
Our photographer Tom Jenkins captures the winners, the losers, the punters and all the thrills and spills at this year’s Cheltenham festival Continue reading...
Cheltenham festival day three: Home By the Lee and Heart Wood win big races – as it happened
There were surprise winners, absent favourites, an uneasy jockey truce and Willie Mullins taking shots at the racecourse on a drama-packed day And with that, I’ll hand over the reins to Niall McVeigh. Have a great afternoon and hope you back a winner or two … One of the biggest issues for a number of years now at the Cheltenham festival has been the starts of races and this week has been the same so far with a number of unsatisfactory starts so far. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has no
Cheltenham jockeys in alleged racism row bid to bury hatchet but inquiry continues
Pair shake hands but BHA will continue inquiry Mullins strongly critical of ground at meeting Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville appeared to resolve their differences on Thursday after an angry and controversial exchange of words before the start of the first race on Wednesday. Queally lodged a complaint with the stewards that he had received verbal abuse from De Boinville, some of which was of a racial nature, when he lined up against the running rail shortly before the field was due to set
Harry Redknapp dares to dream of Gold Cup glory with The Jukebox Man
Victory for former Spurs manager’s horse in Cheltenham’s top race would be one of the best sporting stories of the year Harry Redknapp was in a reflective mood after watching Taurus Bay, his first runner at this year’s meeting, finish among the also-rans in Wednesday’s Turners Novices’ Hurdle. It was a decent performance – Taurus Bay was a 33-1 shot, after all – but it was the disappointing run by the favourite, No Drama This End, that was on Redknapp’s mind as he looked forward to his second ru
Cheltenham festival 2026: Il Etait Temps blows field away in Champion Chase – as it happened
Paul Townend delivered for Willie Mullins in the feature race and accusations flew between jockeys after the day’s opener Read all of Greg’s day two tips here: Continue reading...
Racism row at Cheltenham as Irish rider Queally accuses De Boinville of abuse
Irish amateur and British jockey argued at race start Il Etait Temps triumphs in Champion Chase The Cheltenham festival was mired in controversy over alleged racial abuse on Wednesday evening after Declan Queally, an Irish amateur jockey, claimed the leading British rider Nico de Boinville had subjected him to a series of verbal attacks before the start of the Turners Novices’ Hurdle. Queally and De Boinville could be seen exchanging words on ITV Racing’s coverage as 21 runners and riders jo
Cheltenham festival day three: Shantou can star in the Stayers’
The selection has made rapid strides this season and was an impressive winner at the Trials meeting The Stayers’ Hurdle has lost its “feature race” slot as the fifth event on the third day at Cheltenham to the Ryanair Chase, but it is likely to be the bigger hit of the two with punters as the 11-runner field is rich with possibilities. Teahupoo and Bob Olinger, the past two winners of the race, represent the old guard in three-mile hurdling, while Kabral Du Mathan, Honesty Policy and Ma Shantou
‘Stupid money’ well spent: Lossiemouth saunters to Champion Hurdle win
Mare wins at Cheltenham for fourth year in a row Favourite Old Park Star wins Supreme Novice Hurdle There was a definite tremor in the voice of Rich Ricci, belying the image of the hard-nosed former banker, after his grey mare, Lossiemouth, had galloped to an authoritative success in the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday. “It’s a privilege to have a horse like this,” Ricci said. “This game continues to excite me, to entice me and to make me spend stupid money.” The accountant in Ricci had probably be
Cheltenham festival 2026: Lossiemouth leaves rivals in wake to win Champion Hurdle – as it happened
Day one of the festival saw Lossiemouth dominate and Kargese win a cracking Arkle Novices’ Chase The first handicap at this year’s festival – promoted up the card after the Mares’ Hurdle moved to later in the week – is often the toughest nut to crack all week, as all bar one or two of the juveniles lining up will be making their handicap debut. That means, in turn – to no-one’s great surprise – that their trainers will have been doing all they can to show just enough form to get them into the ra
Dominant Lossiemouth a winner as Cheltenham puts civil war on hold
Insiders worry about how to grow racing as costs rise but JP McManus continues to find winners in his 50th year in the sport No sooner had Lossiemouth lifted the roof off Cheltenham with a staggeringly dominant Champion Hurdle victory than the skies around Prestbury Park also began to brighten too. The buildup to the festival had been dominated by talk of civil war, of feuding and internecine conflict. But this was a reminder of the sport’s simple pleasures. Horse and jockey. Fence and turf. Dra
Cheltenham festival day two: L’Eau Du Sud can edge Majborough in Champion Chase
Memories of Majborough’s poor Cheltenham display 12 months ago leave Dan Skelton’s refreshed grey a live contender at around 9-2 The key question before the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday is which version of Majborough will turn up. If it is the Majborough that powered 19 lengths clear of Marine Nationale, the Champion Chase winner last year but sadly absent this time, at Leopardstown in February, his likely price of around 5-6 will look like one of the bets of the meetin
Ladies Day returns to Cheltenham festival promising ‘glamour and glory’
Jockey Club says aim is to get more women watching racing and revival is not a response to ‘woke’ jibes First and foremost, it is a huge sporting event, billed by its fans as the Olympics of jump racing – but it can also act as a social barometer, giving clues as to the state and mood of the nation. This year’s Cheltenham festival, which began on Tuesday, feels a little like a step back in time with the return of “Ladies Day” after a five-year hiatus and a reduction in the price of a pint. Cont
Sean Bowen: ‘I’m still a bit allergic to horses. It’s a funny thing to have as a jockey’
UK’s outstanding jumps rider is winless at the Cheltenham festival but says this could be his year, and explains the challenge of riding so many winners Sean Bowen can claim to be the best jockey in jumps racing by some distance. Next month he will be confirmed as champion jockey for the second successive year as, on 210 victories so far, he is 107 ahead of Harry Skelton, his closest rival. Bowen is already looking ahead to next season, where he harbours serious ambitions of becoming the first j