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Wed 12th Mar 2025

Marine Nationale ensures Michael O’Sullivan’s legacy is carried forward

Few stages in sport can stir the soul like the Cheltenham Festival and emotion washed over Prestbury Park once more following Marine Nationale’s poignant victory in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase.

6.04PM
Jody Townend celebrates with the O'Connell Morgan Syndicate

Jody Townend keeps up family tradition with first Festival winner

5.49PM

Michael O'Sullivan

Michael O’Sullivan’s girlfriend Charlotte Giles reflects on poignant double

5.35PM

Jack Kennedy

Elliott hoping Kennedy can return to Cheltenham action on Thursday

5.13PM

Jazzy Matty and Danny Gilligan

Jazzy Matty does his bit to honour memory of Michael O’Sullivan

5.12PM

Jonbon and Nico de Boinville

Standing start hitch put Jonbon on the back foot says De Boinville

5.00PM

An Irish trainer to watch on Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival

11.05PM

Cheltenham Day 3 tips: Handicaps

10.00PM

Marine Nationale is left clear after Quilixios falls at the last

Emotional Cheltenham scenes, as Marine Nationale takes Champion Chase crown

4.27PM

Stumptown and Keith Donoghue

Stumptown storms home for convincing Cross Country victory

4.02PM

Cheltenham Day 3 tips: Stayers' Hurdle

6.30PM

Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Accumulator

5.25PM

Constitution Hill and Nico de Boinville going to the start for The Champion Hurdle

Henderson firmly set on Irish raid with Constitution Hill

3.35PM

Jimmy Du Seuil and Danny Mullins

Jimmy Du Seuil makes light of long absence to land Coral Cup

3.05PM

Lecky Watson and Sean O'Keeffe

Lecky Watson upsets Ballyburn and company in Brown Advisory

2.16PM

The New Lion and Harry Skelton

The New Lion stars in battling Turners success

1.37PM

Fact To File jumping the last fence upsides Galopin Des Champs at Punchestown in November

File, Francais and Protektorat all set for mouthwatering Ryanair showdown

12.54PM

Teahupoo

Elliott backing Tea for two Stayers’ Hurdle victories

12.53PM

East India Dock and Sam Twiston Davies

East India Dock and Lulamba tackle Mullins battalion in Triumph

11.03AM

Galopin Des Champs

Galopin Des Champs heads nine left chasing Gold Cup glory

10.37AM

Ballyburn (Paul Townend) winning at Cheltenham last year

Mullins set for further success on Day 2 at the Festival

8.49AM

Danny Mullins

Danny Mullins takes up ambassador role at Leopardstown

8.38AM

Snow falls ahead of second day of Cheltenham Festival

8.29AM

An Irish trainer to watch on day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival

9.05AM

Cheltenham Day 2 Tips: Handicap selections

7.00AM

Tue 11th Mar 2025

Golden shot pays off and then some, as daring owner Gosden rewarded

Fortune favours the brave they say, and the boldest of calls by owner Ian Gosden was vindicated on the biggest stage, as his bargain-buy Golden Ace took home the spoils in a Unibet Champion Hurdle that could have been an episode of ‘Tales of the Unexpected’.

6.17PM
Golden Ace and Lorcan Williams

Bookmakers saved from ’50million’ hammering at Cheltenham

6.16PM

Trainer Nicky Henderson (right)

Henderson and Mullins left to reflect in disbelief at Champion Hurdle drama

6.03PM

Golden Ace

Golden Ace takes full advantage of scarcely believable Champion Hurdle

4.26PM

Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Accumulator

5.20PM

Cheltenham Festival Day 2: Champion Chase tips

6.00PM

Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth untroubled in defence of Mares’ Hurdle title

3.41PM

Myretown

Lucinda Russell continues Ultima domination with Myretown

3.11PM

William Munny

William Munny upholds memory of Michael O’Sullivan in fine Supreme run

2.17PM

11 3 25 Cheltenham Jango Baie and Nico De Boinville

Jango Baie swoops late to grab Arkle Trophy glory

2.13PM

Kopek Des Bordes and William Munny at the last hurdle

Supreme performance sees Kopek Des Bordes crowned at Cheltenham

1.36PM

Jonbon

Henderson has no Cheltenham fears for Jonbon

12.51PM

The New Lion after winning the Coral Challow Novices Hurdle at Newbury

Skelton not doubting Lion’s heart for a Festival fight

12.28PM

Ballyburn

Ballyburn steps up for Brown Advisory mission

12.27PM

Palladium

Henderson dealt Triumph Hurdle blow with setback for Palladium

11.56AM

Leopardstown 28 December 2024 Fact To File and Mark Walsh

Fact To File and Il Est Francais clash in Ryanair

10.42AM

William Munny and Sean Flanagan

Flanagan hoping for good showing from William Munny

8.56AM

Mon 10th Mar 2025

D-day for Brighterdaysahead in day one feature

Gordon Elliott is confident Brighterdaysahead has what it takes to serve it up to Constitution Hill in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday.

3.10PM
Constitution Hill

Henderson backing Constitution Hill to make Champion point

3.04PM

Kopek Des Bordes

Mullins keen to keep Kopek cool in Supreme test

2.57PM

Willie Mullins horses to follow on Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival

2.05PM

Cheltenham Tips Day 1: Handicaps

1.21PM

Paul Nicholls

Shearer: I’ll be cheering on Shearer at Prestbury Park

1.25PM

Lossiemouth and Niamh Roche cross the road to the gallops at Closutton

Mullins defends Lossiemouth switch

12.15PM

L'eau Du Sud finishing second to Iberico Lord at Newbury last season

L’Eau Du Sud ticks experience box for Skelton ahead of Arkle

12.07PM

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