#Native River

Can Al Boum Photo join Golden Miller, Arkle, Best Mate and Cottage Rake to become only the fifth horse to win the Gold Cup on three occasions? It's the main event that everyone's talking about: the Gold Cup. Last year's winner, Al Boum Photo, will head to Cheltenham Festival on 19 March with just one start under his belt this season, having won the…

Trainer Willie Mullins' nine-year-old returned to action with a win on New Year's Day at Tramore. He is one of 17 Irish entries for the Festival feature Dual winner Al Boum Photo heads 41 entries for this year's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins' chaser could join Best Mate, Arkle and Cottage Rake as the fourth horse to record a hat-trick…

The Albert Bartlett has thrown up some wild results in the last decade and an average winning SP of 18-1 reminds us that rewards can be reaped by ignoring the obvious. Experience tends to be one of the most important factors as the average Albert Bartlett winner ran 5.4 times over hurdles before arriving at the festival, compared with 3.4 for the…

The Cheltenham Festival is back this month and here's everything you need to know about the major horse racing event One of Britain's favourite showpiece horse racing events is just around the corner as the Cheltenham Festival is back to provide four days of enthralling jump racing. Cheltenham Racecourse will welcome the UK and Ireland's most…

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…

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…

The Welsh Grand National at Chepstow is one of the traditional highlights of the festive racing calendar in the UK. The 3m 6f contest is a strong test of stamina, particularly when the ground is testing at the Monmouthshire course. Three of the previous six renewals have been won by the favourite. Native River came out on top in 2016 for Colin…

A scroll through Twitter on the evening of December 26 in recent years has tended to reveal Paul Nicholls celebrating King George success with a McDonald's on the way back from Kempton. The Ditcheat maestro, who is seeking a record-extending 13th win in the race, could well be lovin' it again on Monday with Bravemansgame and Hitman among the main…

Join our channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. The Welsh Grand National is another big festive horse race to look forward to, but what are the main 2022 Welsh Grand National trends to look for ahead of the big Chepstow race? For example, 80% of the last 20 Welsh Grand National winners carried 11st or less in weight - you…

One of the most important handicaps in National Hunt racing takes place at Newbury this Saturday, as 15 top chasers take part in the 2022 Coral Gold Cup. Formerly known as the Hennessy and the Ladbrokes Trophy, this three-mile-two-contest has been won by many of the sport's best chasers, including One Man, Denman. Burrough Hill Lad and two-time…

The likeable Joe Tizzard was a talented jockey and he is proving equally adept as a trainer. His father, Colin Tizzard, retired at the end of last season after a hugely successful training career so this is Tizzard Jnr's first season with only his name on the licence. Tizzard has already trained 32 winners this season, with an admirable 17 per cent…

TRAINER Joe Tizzard hopes for the perfect Christmas present by winning the race named after his late sister. The Dorset handler has four entries in the Coral Welsh Grand National on December 27 but expects to rely solely on one of the yard favourites The Big Breakaway. The Chepstow contest, the biggest race in the Welsh racing calendar, is named in…

The Cheltenham Festival reportedly attracts £150 million of betting money every season, but where should you place your wager? The Gold Cup on Friday, March 17, is the marquee event at Cheltenham. There are three 7/2 favourites this year in Native River, Cue Card and Djakadam - but only one has the winning momentum heading into Friday's…

Frost and snow has hit hard in Britain and Ireland but over the festive period ITV are planning on covering action from 14 race meetings, featuring 41 races in total, across six joyous days of high-octane racing. From Boxing Day right through to New Year's Day, the Christmas jumpers are out in force and here we highlight the full schedule including…

Edwardstone: last year's Henry VIII Novices' Chase winner returns to Sandown on Saturday in the Tingle Creek Chase The big races come thick and fast in the run-up to Christmas and the best of Saturday's action comes from Aintree and Sandown. Here we look at three of those races and what the results of the last ten years can tell us about what might…

The seven-year-old has made giant strides in the past 12 months, with a Sedgefield success and three victories at Kelso seeing his mark rise from 111 to the considerably more lofty perch of 157. Having made an impressive start to his campaign in the Scottish borders in October, Sounds Russian steps up to Grade Two level for race won by Gold Cup…

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…

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…

SIR ALEX FERGUSON, the legendary Manchester United manager, will again be present at the Cheltenham Festival this year. And Fergie is being tipped to land a whopping £250000 windfall at Prestbury Park! The Manchester United great is one of the co-owners of superstar chaser Protektorat, his sole charge this year. Trained by Dan Skelton, the…

HUGE new whip rules will be introduced just over a month before the Cheltenham Festival. From February 6, jumps jockeys will only be allowed to use the padded whip in the backhand position. The limit on number of times a jockey can use the whip remains at eight per race. But serious breaches of the rules could now lead to disqualification - though…

Saturday's Coral Gold Cup (3.05), formerly known as the Hennessy Gold Cup and the Ladbrokes Trophy in recent years, is the flagship event of Newbury's jumps calendar - but who is the likeliest winner of the £250000 handicap based on previous trends? High-class horses such as Denman, Bobs Worth and Native River have won this race en route to…

Few could claim to be more synonymous with Newbury's most historic jumps race than Paul Nicholls, who has his sights firmly fixed on the Coral Gold Cup with Threeunderthrufive. The Ditcheat maestro will on Saturday week field the smart seven-year-old, who runs in the familiar colours of the McNeill family, in the second-most valuable handicap chase…

One of Britain's most prestigious handicap chases goes to post at Newbury on Saturday when the latest instalment of the Ladbrokes Trophy takes centre stage. Some of the finest of the modern era to win this handicap chase include Bobs Worth, Many Clouds and Native River, while the mighty Denman triumphed twice, in 2007 and 2009, either side of his…

The Punchestown Festival is upon with thousands of punters set to flock to the Kildare track this week. Bookies are anticipating a betting bonanza with many expected to splash their cash on Willie Mullins' runners as he tries to retain the Irish trainers' title again. The champion trainer will be saddling many short-priced favourites but we have…

The David Pipe-trained chaser, who races for Brocade Racing's Garth and Anne Broom who owned 2016 race winner Native River, won a handicap hurdle at Aintree on Saturday after which he was promoted to 6-1 joint favouritism by Coral, alongside Corach Rambler. Remastered and Gericault Roque are the two Pipe stable representatives among 36 horses who…

Philip Hobbs gave Grade One-winning hurdler Thyme Hill a mark of "eight and a half" out of ten following his decisive success on his debut over fences in the Betway'Future Stars' Silver Bowl Novices' Chase at Exeter. The eight-year-old demonstrated that he could easily be as good over fences as he was hurdles when making his first outing over…

Cheltenham Gold Cup Leading Contenders The biggest race of the National Hunt season is fast approaching, as the blue-riband event takes place on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival. The Gold Cup has been won by legends such as Best Mate, Arkle and Kauto Star. This year's race looks set to be one of the most competitive in recent years, with…

The King George VI Chase is the highlight of a busy Boxing Day racing programme. Six runners have been declared for this year's edition of the three-mile chase, which promises to be a Christmas cracker. There is nothing to separate Cyrname and Lostintranslation at the top of the betting, while last year's winner Clan Des Obeaux is next best. Former…

He may have the one-two from the Cheltenham Gold Cup and a dual Betfair Chase winner standing in his path, but owner John Hales believes Politologue is ready to turn the established order among the staying chasers on its head when he tackles three miles for the first time in the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. Little more than…

Horse racing fans have plenty to look forward to during the rest of 2022, with the upcoming schedule packed with a host of top-class events. Without further ado, let's take a look at biggest horse racing events still to come in 2022, starting with a thrilling day of action in the United Kingdom. QIPCO British Champions Day Punters will be…

There are certain horse races that all jockeys dream of winning, and the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival is undoubtedly one of them. Run over a distance of three miles, two furlongs and 70 yards, the Gold Cup is a major test of the credentials of both horse and jockey. For most riders, winning the Gold Cup just once represents something of a…