Why Is Everyone Getting Excited For The Virtual Grand National?
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of this extended break without any kind of sport (strictly from a sporting perspective, of [ ... ]
The Bizarre Events That Led To The 1993 Grand National's Calamitous Cancellation
One of the most iconic events of the sporting calendar has fallen foul of the Coronavirus outbreak after it was confirmed [ ... ]
The Cheltenham Festival - You Never Forget Your First Time
The Cheltenham Festival is the beating heart of the racing calendar, a four-day event playing host to the [ ... ]
The Jumps Racing Podcast: Three Cheltenham Questions Answered And A Look Ahead To The Grand National
The Jumps Racing Podcast is back with a bang this week as the countdown to the 2019 Aintree Grand National hits top [ ... ]
National Hunt Trainer Kerry Lee Ready For Charity Ride At Hereford On Tuesday
National Hunt trainer Kerry Lee is ready to put her training exploits on the back burner for a short while on Tuesday afternoon, [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day Four Review: Al Boum Photo The Star On Gold Cup Day
Al Boum Photo was the star of Cheltenham Gold Cup day as the 12/1 shot stormed up the hill to land the Gold Cup in sensational [ ... ]
Amazing Al Boum Photo Hands Willie Mullins First Cheltenham Gold Cup Win
Willie Mullins claimed his first Cheltenham Gold Cup as Al Boum Photo was a spectacular winner of the Cheltenham Festival [ ... ]
2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup Preview - Stellar Cast Line Up For Cheltenham Festival Showpiece
We have reached the final day of the Cheltenham Festival and the showpiece race of the entire week will take centre stage [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day Three Review: Paisley Park Bags Stayers Glory, As Frodon Storms To Brave Ryanair Win For Frost
Emma Lavelle's Paisley Park was a sensational winner of the Stayers' Hurdle on day three of the Cheltenham Festival [ ... ]
Phenomenal Paisley Park Storms To Stayers Hurdle Glory At Cheltenham Festival
Paisley Park produced a sensational late surge to claim the Stayers' Hurdle on day three of the Cheltenham Festival, [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day Three Preview - Stayers' Hurdle And Ryanair Chase Take Centre Stage
A hugely competitive day's racing will light up Prestbury Park on Thursday afternoon as day three of the Cheltenham [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day Two Review: Altior Bravely Wins Champion Chase, As Tiger Roars To Cross Country Glory
Nicky Henderson's Altior recorded his 18th victory on the bounce over obstacles, as the Seven Barrows superstar dug [ ... ]
Brave Altior Battles To Queen Mother Champion Chase Glory
Altior backers had their hearts in their mouths as the Nicky Henderson-trained superstar was headed by Sceau Royal after [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day Two Preview - Altior The Star Attraction On Champion Chase Day
Officials at Cheltenham decided to abort their planned 8am inspection and announced that racing would take place on Wednesday [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day One Review: Espoir D'Allen Reigns In Champion, As Rachael Blackmore Claims First Festival Winner
Gavin Cromwell's Espoir D'Allen was the star of the show on day one of the Cheltenham Festival, as the JP McManus-owned [ ... ]
Sensational Espoir D'Allen A Shock Champion Hurdle Winner As Buveur D'Air Falls And Apple's Jade Flops
Espoir D'Allen was a shock 16/1 winner of the Champion Hurdle, as the Gavin Cromwell-trained star scooted clear of the [ ... ]
Get 70/1 Buveur D'Air and Altior to win at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival With Paddy Power
Punters are ready to unleash a four-day battle with the bookmakers at the Cheltenham Festival, and the action kicks off [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Day One Preview - Champion Hurdle Takes Centre Stage At Prestbury Park
It's the day we've all been waiting for. The 2019 Cheltenham Festival is upon us and day one is set to be [ ... ]
Rory Paddock's Antepost Cheltenham Preview
5 questions we’re going to have answered this Cheltenham Festival. Did the Elliott and O’Leary duo make the [ ... ]
Top Trainer Kerry Lee gives her views ahead of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival
The Sportsman sponsors National Hunt trainer Kerry Lee and ahead of this week's Cheltenham Festival, we caught up with [ ... ]
Great Britain To Land Shock Prestbury Cup Win Over Ireland At Cheltenham Festival
A sparkling 28 races will take place over the four days at the Cheltenham Festival and an interesting sideshow is the Prestbury [ ... ]
Nicky Henderson To Claim 2019 Cheltenham Festival Top Trainer Crown By Defeating Gordon Elliott And Willie Mullins
Cheltenham Festival week has arrived and over the next few days we are set to be treated to some magnificent equine action [ ... ]
Rory Paddock Day 3 Tips
13:30 Cheltenham - JLT Novices Chase This looks impossible to decipher as the two market leaders have clashed before, Defi [ ... ]
Rory Paddock Day 2 Tips
13:30 Cheltenham - Ballymore Novices Hurdle Champ got to within a neck of Vinndication on hurdles debut and [ ... ]
Rory Paddock Day 1 Tips
14:10 Cheltenham - Racing Post Arkle Chase Possibly the most competitive race of the festival and a case could easily be [ ... ]
Chris Baker's Cheltenham Festival Antepost Lucky 15
I am absolutely delighted to link up with The Sportsman for the 2019 Cheltenham Festival and will be posting my selections [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Buveur D'Air vs Apple's Jade vs Laurina - We Make Our Pick For Champion Hurdle Classic
One of the great Cheltenham Festival races is set to take place next Tuesday as three superstars of the National Hunt [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: The Vital Supreme Novices' Hurdle Trends And Statistics You Need To Know Ahead Of Cheltenham Opener
One of the most hotly anticipated races of the entire 2019 Cheltenham Festival will be the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Ticket Competition And Stayers Hurdle Preview On The Jumps Racing Podcast
The Cheltenham Festival 2019 is now less than two weeks away and the latest episode of The Jumps Racing Podcast is crammed [ ... ]
''They Can't See It Beat'' - Stayers Hurdle Contender Faugheen Given Huge Shout During Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
The Cheltenham Festival 2019 Preview circuit is in full swing now and for punters it can be tough to know what to take and [ ... ]
Can Native River Emulate Best Mate? Defending Champion Primed For Cheltenham Gold Cup Defence
The road to Cheltenham is almost at the end with just two weeks to go now until the biggest show in equine sport gets underway [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Arkle Or JLT - We Pick Defi Du Seuil's Ideal Cheltenham Race As Le Richebourg Is Ruled Out
Joseph O'Brien announced this morning that his star Arkle Challenge Trophy contender Le Richebourg would miss next month's [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Nicky Henderson's Fusil Raffles A Real Triumph Hurdle Player Against Sir Erec After Facile Adonis Win
Nicky Henderson's Fusil Raffles produced an exquisite performance to claim victory in the Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019 Pointers: Three Horses And Races To Watch This Weekend With Cheltenham In Mind
We are less than three weeks away from the Cheltenham Festival, but trainers are still trying to get one final run into [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Five Willie Mullins Horses That Can Challenge For Glory
Down the years Willie Mullins has had a red-hot team heading to the Cheltenham Festival, and often the master of Closutton [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Watch FansBet Racing's Cheltenham Preview Night Live On The Sportsman
National Hunt fans are counting down the days until the 2019 Cheltenham Festival kicks off on March 12 with the Supreme [ ... ]
The Jumps Racing Podcast: Supreme Novices Hurdle Cheltenham Preview And Adonis Hurdle Selections
The Cheltenham Festival 2019 is so close now that we can almost smell it and the excitement builds further this week with [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: 3 Gordon Elliott Horses That Can Win At Prestbury Park In March
Gordon Elliott opened up his stables to the media yesterday to speak about his Cheltenham Festival squad, and the Irish [ ... ]
3 Cheltenham Festival Favourites To Take On At Prestbury Park
We are only three weeks away from the Cheltenham Festival getting under way on March 12, and National Hunt fans are gearing [ ... ]
2019 Cheltenham Festival Clues: 3 Horses To Take Away From The Weekend Action
National Hunt fans were treated to a bumper weekend of top quality action and there were Cheltenham Festival clues aplenty [ ... ]
''Quite Frankly Scary'' - Cyrname Produces Astonishing Ascot Performance But Cheltenham Festival Run Not Assured
Cyrname won the Ascot Chase on Saturday with a stunning display for Paul Nicholls but the exciting prospect may not be appearing [ ... ]
3 Reasons Why Kalashnikov Can Still Sparkle At Cheltenham Festival Despite Sandown Defeat
Amy Murphy's Kalashnikov produced a lacklustre performance in this afternoon's Kingmaker Novices' Chase at Sandown [ ... ]
2019 Cheltenham Festival Clues: Ascot Grade 1 Thriller To Provide Vital Ryanair Chase Pointers On Saturday
An impressive two-and-three quarter length winner of the Ascot Chase last season, Waiting Patiently will attempt to retain [ ... ]
3 Cheltenham Festival Contenders To Watch On Bumper Weekend Of Rearranged Racing
Equine Flu has been the major talking point on the road to the 2019 Cheltenham Festival over the past ten days but the show [ ... ]
2019 Champion Hurdle Ante-Post Preview And Grand National Weights On The Jumps Racing Podcast
We are now less than four weeks away from the start of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival and with the equine flu outbreak clearly [ ... ]
Grand National 2019: A Former Cheltenham Festival Runner Up And A Gordon Elliott Duo Are Three To Watch At Aintree
We maybe a month away from the Cheltenham Festival, but yesterday saw the Grand National take centre stage as the weights [ ... ]
''Absolute Madness'' - Racing To Return A Month Before Cheltenham Festival, But Not Everyone Is Happy
Late last night the news broke from the British Horseracing Authority that racing will resume on Wednesday with the BHA [ ... ]
Will Equine Flu Cause The Cheltenham Festival To Be Cancelled?
The racing world continues to be gripped by equine fever news with the Cheltenham Festival 2019 potentially under threat. [ ... ]
The Jumps Racing Podcast: Cheltenham Gold Cup 2019 Preview And The Denman Chase
The Sportsman are sponsoring the The Jumps Racing Podcast this season and the road to Cheltenham countdown is now fully [ ... ]
The Best Race Of The 2019 Cheltenham Festival? Apple's Jade Joins Champion Hurdle Picture In Stunning Style
Debates about the best race of the Cheltenham Festival 2019 will continue to rage but for many the argument has now been [ ... ]
Who Will Be The Cheltenham Festival Top Jockey? 4 Main Contenders For Coveted Award
With February now upon us the countdown to the Cheltenham Festival 2019 is continuing to gather momentum with the four day [ ... ]
3 Cheltenham Festival Contenders To Follow At The Dublin Racing Festival
This weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival looks set to be another feast for racing fans to follow up on the success of [ ... ]
Tearful Celebrations At Lingfield As 83-Year-Old Trainer Clifford Lines Signs Off With A Winner
It’s been a bracing spell down around Lingfield racecourse of late, so much so that a jumps meeting was cancelled [ ... ]
The Jumps Racing Podcast: Presenting Percy Enhances Cheltenham Gold Cup Claims And Dublin Racing Festival Preview
The latest episode of The Jumps Racing Podcast is live as Cheltenham Festival 2019 draws ever closer, with another [ ... ]
Leopardstown Staff Not Panicking About Forecast Snow But Waiting Patiently Will Miss The Dublin Racing Festival
The forecasted possibility of snow over Ireland in the coming days is not causing undue panic among the organisers of the [ ... ]
Ryanair Chase Or Cheltenham Gold Cup? Frodon In The Frame For Two Festival Races After Trials Day Win
Racing fans love an opinion on the road to Cheltenham and Frodon is the latest horse to come under the microscope. The Paul [ ... ]
''Presenting Percy Has Just Given Us All The Cheltenham Tingle'' - Gold Cup Favourite Excites Social Media Following Galmoy Win
The racing public have had to wait for their first glimpse of Presenting Percy on the road to Cheltenham this season but [ ... ]
Gold Cup Hope Presenting Percy To Finally Get Cheltenham Prep Run At Gowran Park
Gold Cup favourite Presenting Percy will make his long-awaited seasonal appearance at Gowran Park on Thursday, where he’ll [ ... ]
Cheltenham Trials Day News: Cleeve Hurdle Preview As Danny Cook Talks Midnight Shadow On The Jumps Racing Podcast
Trials Day at Prestbury Park is one of the final stops on the road to Cheltenham and this weekend's fixture is going [ ... ]
Arkle Novice Chase News: Cheltenham Festival Favourite Set For Stern Doncaster Test
The Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival 2019 is shaping up to be a wide open renewal this season with a number of potential [ ... ]
Cheltenham Stayers Hurdle News: Festival Picture To Become Clearer After Stellar Cleeve Contest
One of the key races at the Cheltenham Festival 2019 will be come significantly clearer on Saturday with a host of star [ ... ]
Altior Keeps Unbeaten Record Over Fences For Nicky Henderson On His Way To Cheltenham
Nicky Henderson’s Altior made it 17 from 17 over obstacles while winning the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in characteristically [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Bound Altior's Dominance Over Fences Shown With These Staggering Statistics Ahead Of Clarence House Run
Nicky Henderson's stable star Altior will take one more step towards the 2019 Cheltenham Festival on Saturday afternoon [ ... ]
Lack Of Rivals For Altior's Last Run Before Cheltenham Makes Handicap Case For Clarence House
The champion chaser Altior will line up in the biggest race in Britain this weekend, on what will be the last stop on his [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival 2019 News: 3 Contenders To Light Up Festival Trials Day
All eyes will head to Prestbury Park next weekend as the Road To Cheltenham steps up significantly with a mouth-watering [ ... ]
Cheltenham Gold Cup News: 20/1 A Massive Price About Former Festival Winner On The Verge Of A Return
The path to Cheltenham Festival 2019 will take a significant stop at the start of February with the second edition [ ... ]
Haydock To Produce A Supreme Novices' Hurdle Banker? Cheltenham Chat On The Jumps Racing Podcast
The Road To Cheltenham continues this week with the latest episode of the Jumps Racing Podcast which is brought to you this [ ... ]
Champion Hurdle 2019: Five Main Rivals To Buveur D'Air In Cheltenham Festival Feature
We are less than two months away from the Cheltenham Festival 2019 and trainers are beginning to finalise their squads for [ ... ]
A Genuine Cheltenham Gold Cup Contender? Paul Nicholls Aiming To Test Festival Claims Of Stable Star
The Cheltenham Festival 2019 is fast approaching on the horizon and Paul Nicholls is hoping that Frodon could be a contender [ ... ]
''What's The Point Of Running The Race!'' - Racing Fans Fume As Cheltenham Hero Altior Scares Off Ascot Rivals
The Road to Cheltenham continues this weekend with the Clarence House Chase at Ascot but it isn't going to be a a big [ ... ]
Supreme Novices' Hurdle 2019: Gordon Elliott's Felix Desjy Is Slashed For Cheltenham Festival Opener After Moscow Flyer Win
Gordon Elliott's Felix Desjy was one of the most popular horse racing naps on Sunday and hewas a hugely impressive winner [ ... ]
Grand National 2019: Impulsive Star Slashed In Betting For Aintree Marathon After Classic Chase Win
Neil Mulholland's Impulsive Star was popular amongst the horse racing tipsters on Saturday and was a battling winner [ ... ]
Absolute Chaos! Field Of Horses Crash Straight Into Starting Stalls In American Race
Being a racecaller requires the ability to react quickly to what you see in front of you but one American commentator was [ ... ]
Scoop6 Tips: Estimated £2.5 Million Prize Fund Up For Grabs
The Tote Scoop6 is a popular bet with casual and committed punters alike and there’s a bumper pot up for grabs this [ ... ]
Queen Mother Champion Chase 2019: Two Longshots To Oppose Altior With At Cheltenham
Odds-on antepost favourite Altior has headed 22 entrants for the Champion Chase at Cheltenham in March. Nicky Henderson’s [ ... ]
Arkle Hope Kalashnikov Aims To Book Cheltenham Festival Place With Kingmaker Win At Warwick
Amy Murphy's Kalashnikov was one of the most popular horse racing naps over the Christmas period, but he failed to produce [ ... ]
Presenting Percy, Native River and Kemboy Among 43 Entries For Cheltenham Gold Cup
A total of 43 entries have been announced for this year’s Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Longtime Ante-post favourite Presenting [ ... ]
Muddy Cheltenham Festival Novice Hurdle Picture And Laurina Returns On The Jumps Racing Podcast
The Jumps Racing Podcast, in association with The Sportsman, is back this week with the lads assessing all of the key racing [ ... ]
Willie Mullins Set To Field Cheltenham Festival Contenders In Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle At Punchestown
Willie Mullins will provide a host of horse racing naps this weekend, but the master of Closutton will saddle arguably his [ ... ]
New JLT Favourite After Master Dino Ruled Out Of Cheltenham Festival Through Injury
The former JLT Chase favourite Master Dino has undergone surgery on a hairline fracture and will now miss the Cheltenham [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Hope Lil Rockerfeller Set To Be Aimed At Stayers Hurdle After Chasing Career Is Put On Hold
Neil King has elected to pull up stumps with Lil Rockerfeller's chasing career and revert back to the hurdling sphere [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival: French Raider Master Dino Is New JLT Favourite
French raider Master Dino was applauded across the line by the racegoing crowds at Plumpton after he put up a hugely impressive [ ... ]
Cheltenham Gold Cup Contender Waiting Patiently Entered For Kempton Test On Saturday
Waiting Patiently is sure to be one of the most popular horse racing naps on Saturday if the eight-year-old takes his chance [ ... ]
Classy Battleoverdoyen Impresses For Gordon Elliott To Enter Cheltenham Festival Frame
Battleoverdoyen is fighting for favouritism for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival following an [ ... ]
Craziest End To A Horse Race This Season? Miraculous Three Way Finish At Newcastle Surprises Punters
They say a race is never over until it's over and that was the case at Newcastle today as we witnessed one of the craziest [ ... ]
Champion Hurdle Contender Laurina To Test Cheltenham Claims At Sandown
Laurina has been declared to make her seasonal debut in the listed mares hurdle at Sandown on Saturday afternoon. The Willie [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Contender Next Destination Out For The Season
Next Destination will miss the remainder of the season after meeting with a setback. The Willie Mullins trained in-mate [ ... ]
Tolworth Hurdle Tips And Five Horses To Follow In 2019 On The Jumps Racing Podcast
The Jumps Racing Podcast in association with The Sportsman returns today as the guys look back at all the significant [ ... ]
Nicky Henderson Announces Former Cheltenham Festival Winner Might Bite Will Not Run Again Until Cheltenham Gold Cup
Nicky Henderson has announced that Might Bite will not run until the Cheltenham Gold Cup after he failed to fire in the [ ... ]
Al Boum Photo Enters Cheltenham Gold Cup Picture To Boost Willie Mullins Team
It was a tough festive period for the horse racing tipster as several well fancied horses were beaten but that wasn't [ ... ]
Lostintranslation And Defi Du Seuil Both Cut For JLT At Cheltenham Festival After Thrilling Dipper Finish
Colin Tizzard's Lostintranslation produced a spirited fightback to reel in Defi Du Seuil to win the Grade 2 Dipper Novices' [ ... ]
Willie Mullins' Kemboy Slashed To 8/1 For Cheltenham Gold Cup Glory After Emphatic Savills Chase Win At Leopardstown
Willie Mullins could have a genuine Cheltenham Gold Cup contender on his hands after Kemboy romped to victory in the Grade [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Bound Apple's Jade Cut For Mares' Hurdle After Faugheen Fall Hands Her A Ninth Grade 1 Win
Top class mare Apple's Jade recorded a phenomenal ninth Grade 1 victory as the Gordon Elliott-trained starlet propelled [ ... ]
Awesome Altior Trimmed In Champion Chase Betting After Facile Kempton Win
There have been a multitude of shock racing results over the Christmas period on the track with the bookmakers filling [ ... ]
Cheltenham Festival Bound Dynamite Dollars Slashed In Arkle Trophy Betting After Beating Kalashnikov At Kempton
Dynamite Dollars produced a sensational performance in the gloom at Kempton Park on Thursday afternoon as the Paul Nicholls-trained [ ... ]
Clan Des Obeaux Wins Action-Packed King George At Kempton As Might Bite Disappoints
Paul Nicholls claimed his tenth King George this Boxing Day as Clan Des Obeaux got the better of some better-fancied chasers [ ... ]
