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Iwilldoit clears the last on the way to victory in the Classic Chase at Warwick Sam Thomas made an early move for training performance of the year when readying stamina-packed stayer Iwilldoit for Classic Chase success on his first start since striking in the 2021 Welsh Grand National. A two-and-three-quarter-length defeat of Ireland's sole runner…

By Andrew Asquith, Saturday 14 January 2023 Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips Andrew Asquith looks ahead to the 2023 Champion Hurdle. The Champion Hurdle is the main race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival and this year's renewal revolves around one horse, and one horse only, Constitution Hill, who produced the best performance by a novice…

Renowned Horse Racing Tipster and Journalist Ed Quigley, aka'Longshot Ted' offers up his best bets for Saturday's ITV action, and picks out some of the other horses who have made him sit up and take note, on what should be a cracking weekend of sport. Saturday Advice: BLOOD DESTINY, Fairyhouse 12.27, win Evens - William Hill PAINT THE DREAM,…

A punter saw their £40000 bet go up in smoke when Galopin Des Champs fell at the last fence when well clear of the field in the opening race on day three of the Cheltenham Festival. The Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs - the 5/6 fav - had pulled well clear with a tenacious jumping display until the final jump, over jumped at that point and…

A Willie Mullins-trained horse is attracting Cheltenham Festival support ahead of his second run over hurdles at Punchestown this weekend. Impaire Et Passe bolted up by 18 lengths when winning at Naas on his debut for the Mullins team last month and runs in the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle on Sunday, a race the Carlow trainer has previously won with…

Honeysuckle is set to be an odds-on favourite for the Champion Hurdle. We are a week away from the Cheltenham Festival, and as final preparations begin to take place across the UK & Ireland, punters are beginning to finalise their ante-post positions ahead of the imminent entries.

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore will aim to bounce back from her first defeat at Fairyhouse to win a fourth consecutive Irish Champion Hurdle This year's Dublin Racing Festival looks set to play host to a star-studded line-up after early entries for the two-day Irish calendar highlight at Leopardstown were revealed on Thursday. Eight Grade 1s…

The weekend's action at Leopardstown provided further pointers towards the Cheltenham Festival with plenty of movers in the betting markets ahead of the four-day extravaganza at Prestbury Park in March. Who are the big movers following the sixth renewal of the Dublin Racing Festival? We've taken a look at their impact on the big Grade Ones…

Champ Kiely led from pillar-to-post to provide Willie Mullins with a ninth victory in the Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle. The seven-year-old was one of two runners for the champion trainer in the Grade One contest, with the previously unbeaten Grangeclare West the apparent first string as the 15-8 favourite. Champ Kiely won a Limerick bumper, a…

Appreciate It cemented his Cheltenham Festival claims with a routine victory on his second start over fences at Naas. A 24-length winner of the 2021 Supreme Novices' Hurdle at P rest bury Park, the Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old was due to pursue a novice chase campaign last season before injury intervened. He ultimately only made it to the…

The treats are going to come thick and fast for racing fans over the Christmas week. They include Leopardstown's four-day Christmas Festival, which begins on St Stephen's Day (December 26). This is a superb meeting with a wide array of Graded contests, competitive handicaps and informative bumpers for punters to enjoy. Danny Archer looks ahead to…

The entries for the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup have this week been announced, with A Plus Tard in the mix to defend his crown for Henry De Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore. Last year, Blackmore and the then seven year old were favourites going into the race and won in stunning fashion with 2021 winner Minella Indo second and Protektorat third. The duo…

Dual Ryanair Chase winner Allaho is one of 27 horses entered for the 2023 Ryanair Chase, which will be run on day three of the Cheltenham Festival on March 16, and the aforementioned Willie Mullins-trained raider will be a hot favourite for the 2m 5f contest. We take a look at the entries here and have all the latest odds for what should be a…

Hot favourite Galopin Des Champs headed another bumper entry from Ireland for the Boodles Cheltenham Cup on Tuesday. He is a best-priced 7-4 for the festival highlight on March 17, having won all his four completed chases. The Willie Mullins-trained seven-year-old was among 13 entries from Ireland in a potential field of 27, for a race that country…

Reverting to hurdles having been highly tried as a novice chaser last season, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old was soon in an early advantage and it was one he would not relinquish. A trait of his time over fences was that he raced keenly, sometimes too keenly for his own good, and while he was racing enthusiastically for Paul Townend, the…

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…

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…

Hollie Doyle: six rides on Windsor's card for the top jockey It would be wrong to say Hollie Doyle emerged when riding a magical five-timer on Windsor's card on Saturday 12 months ago, but it was an afternoon she will forever look back on fondly, even if the celebrations made few ripples. "I've got Yarmouth tomorrow," the down-to-earth Doyle…

Seddon: well supported in Leopardstown's opener on Thursday Seddon, a comfortable five-and-a-half-length winner over hurdles at Cheltenham's October meeting when last seen, has been well backed for the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (12.00), which kicks off the final day of Leopardstown's Christmas festival. The nine-year-old struck at the…

The third day of the Leopardstown Christmas festival belonged to Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy, who landed a 101-1 treble courtesy of Sam's Choice, Maxxum and Conflated. Maxxum was cut to 4-1 (from 16) with Paddy Power for the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham after easily overcoming his rivals in the Pertemps qualifier. The five-year-old defied a…

See below the latest Cheltenham Gold Cup 2023 betting odds after Bravemansgame wins the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day, with his trainer Paul Nicholls saying he'll head straight to Cheltenham now. Plus, we've a stack of horse racing free bets you can claim to use on the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup, while the latest Gold Cup betting odds are…

Horse racing takes centre stage over the Christmas period with over twelve meetings taking place on St Stephens Day alone. From the William Hill King George VI Chase to the Lexus Chase and the Paddy Power Chase to the Welsh National, there is some brilliant racing to look forward to. Here is ten things you must know ahead of the action getting…

Blue Lord emerged as a potential threat to Queen Mother Champion Chase-winning stablemate Energumene following an impressive success in the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown. The seven-year-old was in the top rank of novice chasers last season for Willie Mullins, with Grade One wins at Leopardstown and Punchestown sandwiching a third place…

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…

The Christmas festivals continue into the Tuesday 27th December with Leopardstown, Chepstow and Kempton hosting festive contests. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips on some of the biggest meetings in the UK. Lac De Constance might appeal for his huge victory here in November but the other two…

We hope you enjoyed a fantastic Christmas Day - but now is the time to switch your attention to the scintillating horse racing action from Leopardstown's three-day fixture, starting on Monday. Continue the jolly festive period by grabbing this excellent £40 in free bets sign-up offer, courtesy of leading bookmaker Betfair. Bet £10 get £40 in free…

You would be forgiven for thinking we are set for a Willie Mullins match between Energumene and Chacun Pour Soi in Tuesday's feature Champion Chase (5.25) but the market suggests Envoi Allen should not be discounted at a double-figure price. The Cheveley Park-owned eight-year-old has reverted to two miles on his last couple of starts, winning a…

Galway Hurdle day is under way at Ballybrit as festivities continue at the track. Crowds have been arriving in their thousands every day so far and Galway Hurdle day is traditionally one of the biggest of the meeting. The big race is on at 5.05pm with twenty runners set to go to post for what looks like a highly-competitive affair. A late…

FACILE VEGA is a massive drifter in one of the Cheltenham Festival markets. The unbeaten Willie Mullins-trained superstar was matched as low as 3.5 for next March's Ballymore. But now it looks almost nailed on the son of Quevega will run in the Supreme. Facile Vega was not among the 20 entries for the 2m4f Grade 1 Lawlor's Of Naas hurdle next…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race, plus pictures and videos as the drama unfolds on Day 5 Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Brighton-born Ryan Moore clinched a big-race double on the final day of Royal Ascot to leapfrog veteran Frankie Dettori in the…

Stuart Crawford had never had a treble before racing at Ayr on Tuesday, yet enjoyed a 313.5/1 four-timer - with Daryl Jacob riding three winners for owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede. Jacob made the journey north and maintained his red-hot form as his last five rides have now all been winners. He partnered the first three of Crawford's…

Wet weather at Cheltenham Racecourse on Ladies Day led to the ground turning soft before the first race started, which was won by the Willie Mullins-trained Sir Gerhard Champion trainer Paul Nicholls hit out at the decision to water at Cheltenham with rain on the forecast. The Ditcheat handler withdrew his leading contender Bravemansgame from his…

Gaelic Warrior won easily at Tramore on his first start since the Fred Winter at Cheltenham, where he led over the last Gaelic Warrior's return journey to Cheltenham is under way after a bloodless victory in the 2m maiden hurdle. After being agonisingly denied by a short head in the Fred Winter at the festival in March, the Willie Mullins-trained…

As a son of six-time Cheltenham Festival heroine Quevega, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old carried all before him in the bumper sphere last season - winning each of his four starts including big-race triumphs at the Dublin Racing Festival, the Cheltenham Festival and the Punchestown Festival. He was unsurprisingly a very short price to make…

Gold Cup third Protektorat meets the last two winners of the Betway Bowl on day one of the Grand National meeting. Dan Skelton's chaser, the best of the British runners in the Cheltenham Festival feature, is up against Clan Des Obeaux and Kemboy. The pair have flourished in the Grade 1 Aintree contest, run over conventional fences at a distance of…

Facile Vega maintained his unbeaten record with a foot-perfect display on his eagerly-anticipated hurdling debut at Fairyhouse. As a son of six-time Cheltenham Festival heroine Quevega, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old carried all before him in the bumper sphere last season - winning each of his four starts including big-race triumphs at…

Facile Vega maintained his unbeaten record with a foot-perfect display on his eagerly-anticipated hurdling debut at Fairyhouse. As a son of six-time Cheltenham Festival heroine Quevega, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old carried all before him in the bumper sphere last season - winning each of his four starts including big-race triumphs at…

Honeysuckle: heads a quality field as she bids for a fourth consecutive Hatton's Grace Hurdle Honeysuckle will face seven opponents when she bids to eclipse Limestone Lad, Apple's Jade and Solerina to become the first four-time winner of the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle (2.30) at Fairyhouse on Sunday. Henry de Bromhead's star mare will make…

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…

Shishkin bids to give favourite backers the edge on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. The Champion Chase (3.30) favourite has starred for trainer Nicky Henderson, winning twice previously at the meeting. He lines up in the feature with one success for his name over key market rival Energumene. Stablemate Chacun Pour Soi and Nube Negra are others…

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…

THE Cheltenham Festival ante post markets have been in full swing since March. Shrewd punters have been busy plotting and predicting how this year's races will finish. Irish trainers dominated last year and with the likes of Willie Mullins and Henry de Bromhead having such strong yards, it's no surprise many of their superstars lead the way…

Honeysuckle is as short as 1-2 to retain her Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham next month after making it 14 runs unbeaten in the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. A third consecutive win in the feature race on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival looked a formality with Rachael Blackmore's mount sent off at odds of 1-5 and…

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,…

Galvin, Conflated and Fil Dor are among the big names set to be in action for Gordon Elliott over the festive period as the Cullentra handler shuffles his pack for Leopardstown's Christmas Festival. Elliott has enjoyed huge success at the four-day meeting in recent years, with Galvin's thrilling Savills Chase victory over A Plus Tard a clear…

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…

This race has provided the launchpad to Champion Hurdle-winning campaigns for Brave Inca and Hurricane Fly. State Man - according to the market - is the likeliest candidate to follow the same path from this year's Morgiana Hurdle. Just five go to post for Ireland's opening Grade 1 hurdle of the season, but it still presents an opportunity for us to…

1pt win My Immortal in 3.15 Punchestown at 10/1 (General) Not a big punting day by any means but ITV Racing must be applauded for weaving Sunday's Unibet Morgiana Hurdle into their schedule as we could be looking at a genuine Champion Hurdle contender in action at Punchestown. Without wishing to do Sharjah an injustice, State Man is arguably the…

THE Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching - and with it the chance to get on some juicy ante post punts. Yet already some markets look off-putting, with the favourites if not already odds-on, then verging on it. With that in mind, let's take a look at some bigger chances who just could spring a shock on the day should everything fall perfectly…