Three weeks today the Cheltenham Festival begins and every National Hunt enthusiast will be eagerly awaiting the Cheltenham Gold Cup which will be run on Friday 14th March. There will be a packed winners circle for every race and no gaps as there were on Trials Day in January. Kauto Star will be opposed by…

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Knowhere beat some good horses in the Letheby and Christopher Chase at Cheltenham on Trials Day last Saturday and continued the terrific season his trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies and jockey Paddy Brennan are having.

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Maljimar was a very popular winner on Saturday at Cheltenham for jockey Daryl Jacob and gave trainer Nick Williams his first Cheltenham winner.

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There was a nice touch at Cheltenham on Trials Day last Saturday when all his weighing room colleagues came out to wish Ollie McPhail all the best in his retirement from race riding.

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With no football match at Ipswich and a good weather forecast it was decided to get up early and hit the road to Cheltenham. It was the first time I had been there for a number of years and my Best Mate and I thoroughly enjoyed the excellent days racing. Aigle d’Or won the first…

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There are nine weeks to go for what most National Hunt enthusiasts would call the Main Event, that is the Cheltenham Festival. In my opinion these are the best four days racing in the world and they commence on Tuesday 11th March in the Cotswolds. All training plans are geared towards Cheltenham in March and…

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