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Nicky Henderson plans to waste no time in trying to secure Arclight some valuable black type after she maintained her unbeaten record over jumps facile in the Play Coral "Racing-Super-Series" For Free Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday. Faced with just the three rivals the daughter of Champs Elysees saw her task made all the more…

Cobblers Dream: seeking to be the first back-to-back winner of the Lanzarote Cobblers Dream will bid to become the first dual winner of the Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle as he takes on 19 rivals at Kempton on Saturday. The Charles Byrnes-trained Green Glory and Persian War runner-up Outlaw Peter head the market at 5-1 but Ben Case hopes Cobblers…

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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…

It's nearly time for the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase. Saturday's Sandown feature (2.55) is one of the highlights of the jumps season, attracting the heavyweights of the two-mile division. Down the years, the Tingle Creek has been won by some of the greatest names in the game and here we look at who is most likely to follow in the footsteps of racing…

Tyrone Mings, Emiliano Martinez, Ashley Young, Kortney Hause, Matty Cash, Emi Buendia, Philippe Coutinho, Ollie Watkins and John McGinn enjoyed day one of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival Aston Villa players watch the Cheltenham Festival drama unfold Aston Villa stars spent a day at the races to fulfil a pledge to be friends off the pitch. The Premier…

The exciting Jet Powered lost his unbeaten record in the Coral Racing Club Join For Free'Introductory' Hurdle at Newbury as Jupiter Du Gite recorded a wide margin success at 66/1. Sent off at a prohibitive price, Jet Powered tracked Jupiter Du Gite through the early stages with the field well strung out at halfway. The field closed a little on the…

Mortlach is 4-10 over fences but much more exposed than most of these and appears to have had limitations exposed lately. Beauport looked a smart recruit when beating experienced opposition at Carlisle but then failed to land the odds at Haydock. Thunder Rock is 2-2 over fences, however, but is elevated from handicap company along with Harper's…

There are thousands of races in Britain and Ireland each year but it is not always the ones you might expect that prove most popular when it comes to watching the action back. This year's top five most-watched replays on racingpost.com include jump and Flat races, with everything from the Derby to the Irish Arkle covered. With the season's leading…

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a horse race, it's a social gathering and it's a handsome 96-year-old trophy. But it's also the most prestigious National Hunt (ie horses which race over jumps) festival in the calendar. This year the Cheltenham Festival runs from Tuesday March 10 to Friday March 13, with the highlight, the Gold Cup race itself, is…

Yeeehaaa. . . for Ride Of The Year MIGHT not be everyone's this, but I thought Patrick Mullins was sensational on Billaway in the hunter chase at Cheltenham. The in-running comment says it all of: "Midfield, mistake 4th, headway after 12th, bad mistake 18th, soon ridden, went third but 10 lengths down after 3 out, disputing second when 6 lengths…

All the action, as it happened, at Prestbury Park Another fantastic week of racing at the Greatest Show on Turf. And the Cheltenham Gold Cup certainly lived up to the hype amid a titanic tussle between Native River and Might Bite. Relive that, and the rest of Friday's coverage, below... 1:30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle 1. Farclas 9/1 2. Mr Adjudicator…

Altior powered to a brilliant win in the Queen Mother Champion Chase on a dramatic day at the Cheltenham Festival. The evens favourite, ridden by Nico de Boinville, shrugged off a late fitness scare to provide another big victory for trainer Nicky Henderson, who landed the Champion Hurdle with Buveur D'Air 24 hours earlier. Douvan fell at the…

Marie's Rock: returns to Cheltenham on Sunday Mares' Hurdle heroine Marie's Rock will return to Cheltenham and take on the boys for her seasonal comeback in the Dornan Group-sponsored Relkeel Hurdle (2.30) on New Year's Day. The Nicky Henderson-trained eight-year-old is one of nine declarations for the Grade 2 prize, with Knappers Hill,…

Hermes Allen (right): bids to deliver Paul Nicholls a record fifth win in the Challow Hurdle Paul Nicholls believes Hermes Allen has the potential to follow the trajectory of King George star Bravemansgame as he bids for Grade 1 success in Saturday's Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (3.00). The five-year-old dazzled in Grade 2 company last month at…

Another busy afternoon of festive racing lies ahead on Wednesday, with five meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland. ITV Racing turns its attention to Ireland with four races from Leopardstown, including two Grade 1 contests, while there are also a couple of races from Leicester The broadcast on ITV4 is on air from 12.40-3.30pm and our…

The 1/7 favourite was making it five from five over timber and landing his fourth Grade One with another near flawless display. Highway One O Two set out to make all and kept the market leader company to the home turn before he was passed by last year's winner and stablemate Epatante. But Nico De Boinville went through the gears aboard Constitution…

Bravemansgame provided Paul Nicholls with a record 13th victory in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase on St Stephen's Day. Bravemansgame's stablemate Frodon, the King George hero of 2020, gave his usual bold sight in front for much of the three-mile journey, but began to give way turning for home and at the top of the home straight it became clear…

Geraghty has had 43 winners at the Cheltenham Festival, and gives his thoughts on how the Irish and British runners will do plus Supreme fancy Constitution Hill Chris Hughes takes a tour of Dan Skelton's racing stables before Cheltenham When Barry Geraghty celebrated the first of his 43 Festival winners in 2002, his triumph on Moscow Flyer in the…

Those in attendance at Newcastle on Fighting Fifth day witnessed an extraordinary performance from Constitution Hill and Kempton racegoers should brace themselves for another majestic display in the Christmas Hurdle. The spectacular five-year-old's already substantial achievements in the sport are mind-boggling considering his relative inexperience…

The Ladbrokes Christmas Festival is upon us once again. Horse racing fans will look toward the two biggest races on Boxing Day (Monday). Below, we will discuss the Ladbrokes Trophy 2022 entries confirmed. There are several horse races taking part during Boxing Day with two of them being Grade 1 races. The biggest race of the day is King George VI…

We'll be providing you with live updates and the latest news on the race as it unfolds. King George Chase is one of the most prestigious National Hunt races, held annually at Kempton Park Racecourse in Surrey, England. Today's race is sure to be a thrilling event, with a competitive field of some of the best steeplechasers in the country vying for…

Paisley Park won a third Ladbrokes Long Walk Hurdle in the rescheduled 2022 renewal at Kempton. Emma Lavelle's charge wasn't expected to be suited by the switch of venue from Ascot and turning in he was in third as old rival Champ and Goshen duelled up front. However he began to close and once in front going to the last, the race was over. the…

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…

Constitution Hill is on a road to greatness. The 5-year-old Gelding has won 4 out of 4 Hurdle races and 4 out of 4 rules races, giving him an impeccable record. Many of you might be familiar with Constitution Hill as one of Honeysuckle's main rivals. The two horses developed somewhat of a rivalry during last year's Cheltenham event, when both…

Michael Buckley, still revelling in the sensational atmosphere he experienced when Constitution Hill shone at Newcastle last month, hopes the Christmas crowd at Kempton can enjoy an equally thrilling treat on Monday when the sport's newest superstar lines up in the Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (1.55). Trained by Buckley's close pal Nicky Henderson,…

They came bearing binoculars, their tweed coats and shiny patent leather boots accessorised with glamorous diamond studs and ropes of pearls as racing got underway on Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival. Others sported vast fur cossack hats of the sort beloved of Pippa Middleton, while more still embraced jaunty headgear inspired by the glorious…

IT IS brilliant when a horse lives up to the hype and CONSTITUTION HILL more than justified his billing as champion hurdler in waiting. He boosted the Newcastle gate to an 11-year high too - if you run them, they will come. Any Grade 1 victory on the bridle by 12 lengths will make headlines but he destroyed former Champion Hurdler EPATANTE which…

Il Ridoto became favourite for Saturday's AIS December Gold Cup (1.50) at Cheltenham after ante-post market leader Midnight River was taken out by in-form trainer Dan Skelton due to the ground. Midnight River looked set to try to continue the yard's remarkable run of Saturday success following big-race victories with Protektorat in the Betfair…

Nigel Twiston-Davies has leading hope I Like To Move It in Saturday's Unibet International Hurdle, but he also has a couple of decent chances on Friday in the same Anne-Marie and Jamie Shepperd colours as the Greatwood Hurdle winner. Master Chewy was bought for £300000 by Twiston-Davies's son Willy at Cheltenham last November and he returns to the…

The aura of invincibility that surrounded Shishkin prior to his Champion Chase flop has evaporated for the time being. With Energumene 2-1 favourite - two points shorter than Shishkin - to retain his title in March, it will be difficult for Nicky Henderson's star to regain that aura. However, if one accepts the Cheltenham defeat - his first over…

The two-time Cheltenham Festival winner was bidding to give Henderson his third win in the race and join Seven Barrows legends Sprinter Sacre and Altior on the roll of honour for the two-mile Grade One. However, little went right for the eight-year-old who was being niggled along from an early stage by Nico de Boinville in his first start since…

The Grade 1 Tingle Creek is one of the leading races in the 2m chase division. Its roll of honour includes Desert Orchid, Moscow Flyer, Kauto Star, Master Minded and Sprinter Sacre. Six runners have been declared for the Sandown feature on Saturday afternoon at 2.55pm, including last year's winner Greaneteen and one of the stars of the division,…

Cheltenham Festival-winning mare Love Envoi makes her seasonal reappearance at Sandown on a huge day for her trainer Harry Fry. The Mares' Novice Hurdle winner tackles handicap company for the first time off a mark of 139 in the Betfair Daily Rewards Handicap Hurdle (2.20). The six-year-old won a Grade 2 on her only previous trip to the Esher track…

The Seven Barrows trainer declared both Shishkin and fellow stable star Jonbon - who runs in other Grade One race on the card, the Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase - to give racing fans reason to be excited for the weekend. And the six-time Champion Trainer gave positive reports on both, confirming they had schooled impressively this week,…

Champ pipped Paisley Park in a thrilling finish to the Coral Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury on Friday. The two 10-year-olds battled it out right to the line in the three-mile contest, with the strong-travelling, front-running Champ just getting the better of the popular former Stayers' Hurdle winner, who powered home under Aidan Coleman. Jonjo…

Ahead of the highly-anticipated WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, we cast our eye over each runner including hat-trick chasing Al Boum Photo and Santini Al Boum Photo, the Willie Mullins-trained chaser bidding to join Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate as a three-time winner of the Gold Cup, heads the dozen runners declared for Friday's…

Get ready to place your bets and cheer your horses home - the 2022 Cheltenham Festival is here. Fans return to the four-day meeting after missing out last year, with sales hitting record levels. Over 60000 people will watch the thrilling sporting action from the grandstands during the week. The feature Gold Cup, sponsored by Boodles, is wide open…

On a sunny spring afternoon at Auteuil racecourse in the heart of Paris, the Eiffel Tower looming large over the back straight and chic cafes less than a furlong away, it is easy to understand why jump jockey James Reveley says moving to France was the best decision he ever made. The only thing that surprises him is that others have not taken the…

A RARE Triple Crown attempt is on the cards for Constitution Hill as racing's most exciting prospect is finally unleashed at Newcastle today. After only three runs, Constitution Hill is just 7lb off officially being more talented than triple Champion Hurdle hero and legend Istabraq - that's why today's Grade 1 event is a'must win' event. Last…

Conor Murphy might be a resident of Kentucky for the last ten years, but that thick west Cork accent has very much remained. One word is clearly heard though, over and over again. That word is'lucky'. Hardly surprising for a man who, a decade ago, landed the biggest bet in Cheltenham Festival history while working as a head lad for Nicky…

Our top tipster Newsboy has cast his eye over each runner ahead of the highly-anticipated Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday Al Boum Photo returns to defend his crown after ending Willie Mullins' long wait for a Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup winner 12 months ago. Mullins has followed the same preparation which worked so well for Al Boum Photo last season…