Selections based on a good to soft track. Race 1 – 1:45pm: CHC POWERING THE CHASE HANDICAP (1100 METRES) 2. Kimochi made an excellent debut back in November and was a little unlucky not to go close when runner-up at Rosehill behind Disneck. She trialled strongly at Kembla recently and has a claim and soft […]
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Injured Williams delivers strategy to help Currie win All-Star Mile on Mr Brightside
Luke Currie has credited Mr Brightside’s regular jockey Craig Williams, who was sidelined after a fall at Flemington last weekend, for helping him devise the tactics to win Saturday’s All-Star Mile. In what was a thrilling race at Moonee Valley, the weight-for-age star rounded up his rivals and stormed to victory, just over an hour […]
Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, March 18
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, March 18 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday’s racing from Uttoxeter, Kempton, Fontwell, Newcastle and Wolverhampton. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday’s meetings UTTOXETER ROBIN GOODFELLOW 1.15 Can You Call 1.50 Hitching Jacking 2.25 Wilde About Oscar 3.00 Guetapan […]
Peter Crouch cheers on winner at Cheltenham as ex-footballer enjoys day at races
Peter Crouch was amongst the happy punters at the Cheltenham Festival as he cheered on a winner on St Patrick's Day Thursday. The former Liverpool and Tottenham striker is a massive racing enthusiast and was able to catch the action at Cheltenham yesterday as a guest of Paddy Power, for whom he works as a […]
Galopin Des Champs wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup for Willie Mullins
Galopin Des Champs wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup for Willie Mullins as Paul Townend produces a brilliant ride to edge Bravemansgame after defending champion A Plus Tard was pulled up in pulsating race Favourite Galopin Des Champs was ridden beautifully by Paul Townend to win FOLLOW: Sportsmail’s live coverage of the final day of the Cheltenham […]
Favourite Lossiemouth wins the Triumph Hurdle for Willie Mullins
Favourite Lossiemouth wins the Triumph Hurdle for Willie Mullins in the first race of the final day of the Cheltenham Festival justifying Paul Townend’s decision to select her ahead of Blood Destiny Lossiemouth has won the JCB Triumph Hurdle for Willie Mullins in dominant run Willie Mullins trained seven of the 15 runners in the […]
Lucky punter pockets £41,000 from £1 bet – despite only backing one winner
A lucky Cheltenham punter pocketed £41,000 from a £1 stake – despite only backing just one winner. The 42-year-old woman from the West Midlands wagered 50p each-way on an accumulator covering all seven races on the second day of the festival. Only one – 5-2 shot Impaire Et Passe – came home first. But her […]
PADDY POWER'S DAILY CHELTENHAM COLUMN: Walsh backs Galopin Des Champs
PADDY POWER’S DAILY CHELTENHAM COLUMN: Our racing icon Ruby Walsh reckons he would pick Galopin Des Champs as his mount for the Gold Cup if given the choice as he says he ‘ticks all the boxes’ to triumph in the Festival’s showpiece Ruby Walsh is backing Galopin Des Champs to triumph in Friday’s showpiece Festival […]
King Charles once rode at the Cheltenham Festival but was left in ‘despair’
Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters King Charles once rode at the Cheltenham Festival and was left shouting "bloody hell" after becoming unseated at the iconic racecourse. Just months before he married Princess Diana, the future King, aged 32, was keen to impress his soon-to-be wife on the racecourse […]
Inside the life of Cheltenham icon John McCririck – ‘booby’ wife to weight loss
Whether he was entertaining or enraging racing fans and viewers, life was never dull when John McCririck was around. The legendary TV personality – and even his biggest detractors can't deny him that status – was famed for his flamboyant outfits and unashamed love of jewellery and cigars. He would never let the cameras restrict […]