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Barra could be the value in a really competitive Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares' Handicap chase on Day Four of the Punchestown Festival today. Gordon Elliott's mare was a progressive handicap hurdler last season. She finished second in the Paddy Mullins mares' handicap hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival at…

What a week it has been! The racing has been phenomenal, the weather largely clear and most crucially of all, fans were back where they belong on the terraces. Cheltenham felt like it was truly back this week as a result. See you in 2023! It's the seventh Irish-trained winner from seven races on Friday! Mark McDonagh did an excellent job steering…

Gordon Elliott smashed the bookies with a massive priced four timer - Party Central (9/4), Mighty Potter (20/1), Felix Desjy (11/1) and Absolute Notions (25/1) all going in on the opening day for the Cullentra trainer. Energumene was one of the few Cheltenham Festival winners to stand up the form when he fended off Chacun Pour Soi in the Champion…

Clan Des Obeaux will face eight rivals as he goes for back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup, the highlight on day two of the Festival meeting. Paul Nicholls' charge kept on strongly to outgun Al Boum Photo in the hands of Sam Twiston-Davies 12 months ago, but it is Harry Cobden who rides the 10-year-old time around. Having…

2022-01-17Shock in the King George VI Chase as Tornado Flyer makes history at Kempton It is 20 years since Florida Pearl got the better of triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate to give Ireland's perennial champion trainer his only previous success in the Kempton Park showpiece. Two decades on, Mullins fired a twin assault, with Asterion Forlonge very…

Though still in its relative infancy, the two-day Dublin Racing Festival on Saturday and Sunday has become a huge part of the Irish jump-racing scene already. The Leopardstown meeting takes place in early February and has fast become an all-guns-blazing dress rehearsal for the Cheltenham Festival for some of Ireland's leading National Hunt…

Minella Indo and A Plus Tard, last year's first and second, top 30 entries for the Cheltenham Gold Cup - the highlight of the Festival meeting in March. Trained by Henry de Bromhead, the duo were separated by just a length and a quarter in 2021, but it is A Plus Tard who is the ante-post favourite at this stage after winning the Betfair Chase…

Success on this day last year fuelled Paul Nicholls' ambition that Bravemansgame could deliver the champion trainer with a 13th victory in the King George and everything so far has gone perfectly to plan. The seven-year-old, who gave Ahoy Senor a significant beating in the Kauto Star over course and distance last season, made a flawless return in…

Boxing Day is the most important day in the year when it comes to UK-based sports. Ladbrokes are sponsoring the Christmas Festival 2022 which comes with two major horse racing events. Below, we are going to talk more about the Ladbrokes Trophy 2022 odds and tips. Since 2005, Ladbrokes has sponsored horse racing events as part of a Christmas…

Day two of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival takes centre stage in Ireland on Tuesday and there's £10000 up for grabs in the Paddy's Pick 5 competition, which is free to enter. Below, we have shared our selections for the five races. Best of luck! DYSART DYNAMO was a smart novice hurdler last season and was still travelling well when falling…

THE King George is a Christmas tradition like mince pies and socks as presents. Lucky for us though, this 2022 renewal looks set to be an absolute blockbuster with a whole host of chasing superstars. Venetia Williams' L'Homme Presse and Paul Nicholls' Bravemansgame have been vying for favouritism. But last year saw an upset with 28-1 Tornado Flyer…

Kempton hosts an absolutely cracking card on St Stephen's Day as some of the UK's best National Hunt horses do battle. The King George is the feature race of the day at 2.30pm, but it's a cracking support card too with old rivals Champ and Paisley Park set to do battle again in the rearranged Long Walk hurdle before Champion Hurdle favourite…

Britain's festive spectacular, the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (2.30), is one of the highlights of the year and is already shaping up to be a post-Christmas cracker on December 26. The King George has been won by some of jump racing's legends in the past, and we have taken a look at who could join that illustrious roll of honour based on…

It's time to get excited everyone as one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival, is about to get underway. Jump racing's elite will descend upon Cheltenham this week with the 2022 edition kicking off on Tuesday and there are plenty of exciting runners to keep your eye out for. Fans will be back in their numbers to…

Five winners have been aged eight and another trio were aged seven, while we've seen one winner apiece aged six and nine in the past decade. The only six-year-old was Clan Des Obaux, who represents the same connections as this year's sole six-year-old Hitman, who coincidentally also carries the same official rating (160) into the race Clan Des…

Paul Nicholls will look to tighten his grip on the trainers' championship as he heads to Boxing Day with 12 chances across the day, three of which feature in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (3.05). Clan Des Obeaux was king of Kempton in 2018 and 2019 before his stablemate Frodon caused a surprise last season and the pair are poised to play a…

With more than £1.1 million in prize-money already banked from his 46 previous starts the popular 10-year-old, who is one of three likely runners in the race for trainer Paul Nicholls, will bid to increase his career earnings with a third outing in the prestigious Grade One. In 2020 the Nickname gelding produced one of the stories of the season…

Bizarrely placed amidst the European Flat Classics, French racing's answer to the Cheltenham Festival takes place this weekend, as we are treated to two formidable days of Gr.1 action at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil. There is over €2.4 million in prizemoney to be allocated throughout the weekend bonanza, which not only has enticed the best in France,…

DID YOU KNOW? Trainer Paul Nicholls has won the King George Chase 12 times. So, why not snap-up a FREE £50 bet with 10bet to use on the Boxing Day Kempton race? Use our key King George Trends to find the best winning profile of past winners. Apply these stats to the Boxing Day Kempton runners to see which horses have the best chance of winning…

Energumene (left) and Galopin Des Champs are both set to return on Sunday Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs is a step closer to making his seasonal reappearance after his trainer Willie Mullins left him in Sunday's John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown (2.00) at the five-day declaration stage. Galopin Des Champs is a best-priced…

One careful step at a time, like a cat stalking a bird, Galvin has been creeping up the tree ever since winning a modest Roscommon bumper in the summer of 2018. Now, almost four years on, he's reached the very top branch and is ready to pounce on his choice prey in what promises to be a pulsating ­ Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday afternoon. Gordon…

THE Gold Cup is the big race at this year's Cheltenham Festival. Can you find the winner from the quality-packed field? The Gold Cup racecard is below. Gold Cup odds (correct at time of writing) 10-3 A Plus Tard 7-2 Galvin 9-2 Minella Indo 8-1 Allaho, Protektorat 10-1 Al Boum Photo 11-1 Conflated 12-1 Tornado Flyer 16-1 Chantry House, Royale…

If the bookmakers are correct, Paul Nicholls has an outstanding chance of claiming a 13th King George VI at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. 13 horses have been declared for the second most prestigious chase in the British Isles. In stature, it is surpassed only by the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The reigning champion trainer is responsible for four of the…

THE CHELTENHAM Festival is here...and we count down to the marquee race, the Gold Cup TODAY. The prestigious race caps a stunning week at Prestbury Park, as punters return for the first time since 2020. A Plus Tard remains top of the pile after his runaway success in the Betfair Chase at Haydock earlier this season. He was beaten narrowly by Galvin…

The Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup is perhaps the most prestigious race in the National Hunt calendar All of the runners and riders for this year's race have been confirmed, with the race itself set to start at 3.30pm on Friday afternoon. Jack Kennedy won it last year on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Minella Indo. Here's a complete list of all the…

We're now just a day away from one of the biggest events in the British sporting calendar - the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It is the main race of the final day at the Festival and sees horses race over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 miles 2 furlongs and 70 yards, or 5294 m). The winner in 2021 Minella Indo received a prize of £263766 and will race…

Key horse racing results from cards at Kempton, Wetherby, Leopardstown and Limerick. Mullins' winners, at cumulative odds of 305-1, included 28-1 shot Tornado Flyer Ferny Hollow won the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown Ferny Hollow took charge at the head of the Arkle betting with a top level success at Leopardstown, part of a five-timer…

Reigning champion Minella Indo will be hoping to make it successive Gold Cup wins toward the end of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival, but will face plenty of competition from the likes of last year's National Hunt Chase winner Galvin and previous two-time winner of this race Al Boum Photo. That all comes after four full days of racing though, with…

ONE of the biggest days of the year is finally here. Yeah, yeah Christmas Day was OK - but it's really all about the amazing racing on Boxing Day. Sun Racing brings you all need to know for a massive few hours of action, all shown live on Sky Sports Racing, Racing TV and ITV. And don't forget to see our free bets page too. This is a list of all the…

The most prestigious National Hunt race is set to take place this Friday (18 March 2022) at the Cheltenham Festival where crowds have returned for the first time in two years. Tickets for the southwest festival sold in record time and around 60000 people are expected to attend each of the four days. The Gold Cup is the most highly anticipated race…

2022-11-29King George VI path clears for Bravemansgame as Galopin Des Champs withdraws The Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs, an unlucky last-fence faller at the Cheltenham Festival back in March, had been the subject of support earlier in the month, despite his trainer stating it was an unlikely option for his charge. Galopin Des Champs,…

We're on the road to the Cheltenham Festival with the leading lights of the National Hunt game coming out to play. A number of clues for all four championship races - the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle and Gold Cup - are set to be dropped over the coming months. The Cheltenham Festival 2023 takes place between Tuesday,…

1. Colreevy - Mr P Mullins - W Mullins 7/4 2. Black Tears - Ms L O'Neill - G Elliott 9/1 3. Tintangle - Ms N Carberry - G Elliott 11/4 That's Paul Townend's third win of the day and another one in the bag for Willie Mullins as Patrick's Park comes home. Tornado Flyer wins Racing Post Champion I.N.H. We're underway in the Racing Post Champion I.N.H.…

With last year's renewal of the Cheltenham Festival being such a fantastic, breakout meeting for Irish trainer Henry de Bromhead, who most notably won the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase and the Gold Cup, it is easy to forget that it was, in fact, his compatriot Willie Mullins who took home the Leading Trainer award - albeit on the…

PADDY POWER have stumped up a massive £125000 bonus to anyone who can complete the Irish and Cheltenham Gold Cup double. The Irish bookmaker has issued a direct challenge to UK trainers to come and have a go in their big race at Leopardstown next month. Henry de Bromhead, Willie Mullins and Co helped account for the 23-5 mauling of the home team at…

THE Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup is the most prestigious National Hunt race in the calendar. And all the runners and riders have been confirmed. Jack Kennedy won it last year on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Minella Indo. It was heartbreak for Rachael Blackmore, as she gave up the ride on the winner for eventual runner up A Plus Tard. But she jumps…

Minella Indo with trainer Henry de Bromhead. YOU CAN START the countdown to the Cheltenham Festival wherever you wish: 361 days beforehand if you want, on the Friday night, looking back on the four days that have just flashed past, trying to assimilate it all with the 20-20 vision that is hindsight and project to the future. Or you can start it at…

I'm delighted to see our winter horses coming back on the scene with good runs. I thought Paul Townend was excellent on both Dolcita and Blue Lord at Clonmel on Thursday. The former looks a really good jumper and has obviously improved for a fence. She could improve over the winter. Elimay needed her run but I'm sure she'll come forward for it. She…

It's not news, but it's still worthwhile noting the Willie Mullins Punchestown thing, because the degree to which the champion trainer dominates the Punchestown Festival these days is unprecedented. Think Dermot Weld in his pomp at Galway, think Martin Pipe at Cheltenham's November meeting and multiply it by something large enough. Willie Mullins…

ENTRIES have been announced for three of the biggest races at the Cheltenham Festival. And, much like last year, it looks like the Irish contingent could be set to dominate yet again. Henry de Bromhead, Willie Mullins and Co smashed the home team 23-5 in 2021. De Bromhead alone scooped the holy grail of the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Gold…

Blue Lord: 14-1 for the Ryanair Chase after his winning return at Clonmel Thursday: Clonmel Oil Chase, Clonmel Paul Townend timed it to perfection to land a sedately run Clonmel Oil Chase on Blue Lord as the dual Grade 1 winner dug deep to repel a spirited effort from King George VI Chase-winning stablemate Tornado Flyer. A 1-2 for Willie Mullins…

There are five meetings across the UK and Ireland on Thursday, four National Hunt and one Flat. Newcastle (12.00noon-3.23pm), Market Rasen (12.17-3.40), Wincanton (12.25-3.50) and Clonmel (12.42-3.53) stage the jump cards before the all-weather Flat meeting at Chelmsford (5.00-8.30) brings the curtain down. Thursday's nap has made a bright start to…

Cheltenham Festival preps continue in Britain and Ireland this weekend, albeit with nothing as grand as the Dublin Festival to watch for potential Prestbury Park winners. The main races this weekend are at Newbury in England, where features include the Denman Chase (G2) over just short of three miles, the Game Spirit Chase (G2) for two-mile…

Go for GALVIN in the Cheltenham Gold Cup as the Festival reaches its grand finale. Gordon Elliott, already with a winner of the feature on his CV, looks to have an ideal candidate. The son of Gold Well has stamina in abundance - and scooped the National Hunt Chase prize at last year's meeting. A narrow verdict over A Plus Tard at Leopardstown over…

Seen any groundhogs your way? In racing the New Year began much as the old one had ended. At Cheltenham's New Year's Day fixture, the Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle feature race ended with Danny Mullins driving to victory Stormy Ireland, a horse trained across the water by his uncle Willie Mullins, after their only serious rival Brewin'upastorm…

BOXING Day plays host to a betting bonanza in racing - and nothing comes bigger than the King George at Kempton. Won last year by shock 28-1 outsider Tornado Flyer, this year's renewal looks like it is shaping up to be a cracker. Here, Sun Racing brings you all the latest runners and odds ahead of the biggest domestic race before Cheltenham.