Slip in viewing figures suggests reducing Grand National risk has also reduced its appeal as a spectacle Last year’s Aintree Grand National had no fallers which was both ideal and incongruous for racing’s most famous contestFri Apr 04 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins breathes new life into race for British trainers’ title with 102-1 four-timer at AintreeLossiemouth’s Aintree Hurdle success was the centrepiece after Constitution Hill falls againThu Apr 03 2025 - 16:25
Mark Walsh has Triple Crown in his sights on National mount Perceval Legallois JP McManus’s No 1 jockey hoping to make it ‘Lucky 13′ on the Gavin Cromwell-trained horseTue Apr 01 2025 - 19:15
Willie Mullins keen to make up ground on Dan Skelton in race for British trainers’ title Irishman reckons Grand National outcome on Saturday will be crucial to chances of retaining landmark British championshipTue Apr 01 2025 - 12:02
Delacroix 10/1 for Epsom Derby after impressive return to action in BallysaxAidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore also combine to land Guineas Trial with Breeders’ Cup winner Henri MatisseSun Mar 30 2025 - 19:00
Dermot Weld unwraps a pair of classic prospects at Leopardstown’s first flat meeting of 2025welter lands Guineas Trial for Curragh trainer while regally bred filly Tarima makes winning debut Sun Mar 30 2025 - 18:06
Aidan O’Brien pitches Group One stars Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro into weekend classic trials Tony Martin hopes Orandi will become first horse to complete Irish-English Lincoln double as British season kicks off in Doncaster Fri Mar 28 2025 - 19:00
Whip rules are blunt and convoluted, but they’re necessary for style of the timesLack of fuss over whip at Cheltenham Festival indicates behavioural change might be sticking Fri Mar 28 2025 - 11:07
Michael O’Sullivan death attributed to ‘inherent risks’ of racingIHRB report finds ‘no evidence of human error’ following Cork jockey’s deathTue Mar 25 2025 - 19:15
Twain replaces The Lion In Winter as the apple of Aidan O’Brien’s eye for 2,000 GuineasChampion trainer unsure if top two-year-old filly Lake Victoria will make 1000 Guineas in NewmarketMon Mar 24 2025 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien’s Dewhurst runner-up Expanded shortening in 2,000 Guineas betting Wootton Bassett colt disputing favouritism for opening Classic of 2025 with stable companion The Lion In Winter Mon Mar 24 2025 - 06:00
Tony Martin weighing up chance of historic Lincoln double with Orandi Gavin Sheehan confirmed as jockey for Hewick in upcoming Aintree Grand National Sun Mar 23 2025 - 16:06
Ger Lyons gets his 2025 turf campaign under way at Naas in advance of potential Classic targets Promising filly Red Letter on target to have her first start of the season in Newmarket 1000 Guineas Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Fun Fun Fun among Paul Townend’s trio of weekend rides as he closes in on another century of winners JJ Slevin on duty at Kelso for Saturday feature before taking on his employers in Limerick’s Grade Three highlight Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Decision not to attempt Cheltenham Gold Cup-Grand National double is not mad, but it is bad for Aintree and sad for racing JP McManus turns down chance for Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin to emulate Golden Miller and win two big prizes in same season Fri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins says starting on bends was main problem at CheltenhamHandicapper reckons Gold Cup hero Inthewayurthinkin has 15lbs in hand should he try to double up in Aintree Grand NationalTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
Slimming Cheltenham back to three days required to inject some momentum into flagging festival The arc of Cheltenham Festival history bent towards progress but flagging attendances suggest not anymore Mon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00
Ryan Moore on duty for Aidan O’Brien at the Curragh as 2025 Irish flat season starts on Sunday Hewick warms up for Aintree Grand National with run over hurdles at Thurles under jockey Paddy HanlonSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Another big day for Willie Mullins at Cheltenham despite Galopin Des Champs defeatFriday’s wins take champion trainer’s tally for the week to 10, equalling his 2022 tallyFri Mar 14 2025 - 19:35
JP McManus’s Inothewayurthinkin ends Galopin Des Champs’s hopes of Gold Cup hat-trick‘Tempting’ to attempt Gold Cup-Grand National double, says Gavin CromwellFri Mar 14 2025 - 18:22
Lulamba swagger may be too much for 11-strong Willie Mullins team in Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham Potential festival hotpot Dinoblue aiming to go one better than 2024 in Mares ChaseFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
JJ Slevin hoping for Gold Cup redemption on Banbridge after last year’s untimely exit Jockey’s response to being unseated from Fastorslow in 2024 Gold Cup has been impressively resolute Fri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Outstanding Galopin Des Champs aiming to seal his legacy with Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trickWillie Mullins’s star has shot at history by becoming only fifth horse to complete the featFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Rachael Blackmore doubles up as Bob Olinger finally secures Cheltenham championship win Blackmore also struck for trainer Henry de Bromhead in opening race as Air Of Entitlement upset SixandahalfThu Mar 13 2025 - 18:22
France’s English champion jockey James Reveley aiming for Cheltenham glory on Il Est Francais Yorkshire rider enjoying massive success story in France but eager to secure big Cheltenham winner Wed Mar 12 2025 - 19:00
Cheltenham day two attendance down significantly on last yearWednesday's attendance figure of 41,949 was down almost 5,000 on the same day last yearWed Mar 12 2025 - 18:42
Jody Townend secures first Cheltenham success to complete hat-trick for Willie MullinsTrainer moves on to five wins for the week as Bambino Fever delivers a record 14th Champion BumperWed Mar 12 2025 - 18:24
Cheltenham 2025: Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty produce evocative double on day twoBarry Connell pays tribute to the late Michael O’Sullivan after hugely emotional Champion Chase victory Wed Mar 12 2025 - 18:07
Cheltenham 2025 preview: Home By The Lee to try and light up Day Three ‘problem child’ programmeEnglish star Protektorat aiming to become third back-to-back Ryanair Chase winner Wed Mar 12 2025 - 16:14
Limerick programme switched to clash with Cheltenham Festival after request from trainers Henry De Bromhead’s Tareze goes in Limerick Grade Three rather than travel to CheltenhamWed Mar 12 2025 - 15:19
‘I’d pick the Champion Chase over the Gold Cup any day of the week’ - Barry ConnellOwner-trainer aiming for championship glory with Marine Nationale, the ‘magical creature’ he shared with Michael O’SullivanWed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
Stark demonstration of Irish power as no home runner in historic trial for future Gold Cup contenders Willie Mullins has handful of Champion Bumper contenders as he chases 14th victory in festival finale Wed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
Cheltenham: ‘Finished article’ Jonbon favourite to deliver Champion Chase glory for owner JP McManus Energumene bidding to emulate Badsworth Boy as triple winner of two-mile renewal Wed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
Kopek Des Bordes indicates bright future with Supreme success at CheltenhamInevitable ‘what if’ scenarios about Champion Hurdle after Lossiemouth routs her opposition in the Mares Tue Mar 11 2025 - 18:16
Golden Ace wins chaotic Champion Hurdle after Constitution Hill and State Man both fall State Man throws away victory with final flight fall after Constitution Hill’s exit at the fifthTue Mar 11 2025 - 17:31
Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle to provide definitive answer as to which version of Constitution Hill is back Brighterdaysahead and State Man lead Irish challenge to Nicky Henderson-trained star in day one festival highlightTue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Cheltenham Festival: Majborough aiming to set the tone with Arkle victory for Willie Mullins and JP McManus Opening Supreme Novices Hurdle named in memory of the late jockey Michael O’Sullivan who won the race in 2023Tue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Constitution Hill’s first jockey Ben Harvey hoping for better Champion Hurdle outcome than in sole outing on star English-trained superstar ‘a freak’, according to Irish rider beaten on champion’s sole point-to-point startMon Mar 10 2025 - 19:00
Cheltenham: Lossiemouth switched from Champion Hurdle to defend her Mares' Hurdle crown instead Brigherdaysahead and State Man lead Irish challenge against Constitution Hill in Cheltenham Festival Day One feature Sun Mar 09 2025 - 15:28
‘My betting policy these days is to slavishly follow Willie Mullins’ - Ivan YatesWe asked a range of well-known racing observers for their Cheltenham Festival tips, and several foresee English horses challenging Irish dominance particularly hard this year Sat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Will Willie Mullins, with nothing left to prove, bow out after Cheltenham? Don’t bet on itChampion trainer has transformed the face of National Hunt racing and begins Cheltenham next week on 103 festival victories Sat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins just 9-4 to train more winners than whole British team at CheltenhamRecord-breaking trainer could have up to 80 runners over the four days topped by Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs Fri Mar 07 2025 - 15:18
Moving Cheltenham forward a week would ease programming pressure and cut down endless festival run-up Mere 19-day gap between Cheltenham and Liverpool this year discourages the running of horses at both big festivalsThu Mar 06 2025 - 19:00
Willie Mullins keeps Imperial Cup option for Batman Girac and chance of big-money bonus Horse is also entered in the County Hurdle at next week’s Cheltenham FestivalMon Mar 03 2025 - 16:44
Jack Kennedy returns to action as Brighterdaysahead confirmed for Champion HurdleChampion jockey had two rides for Gordon Elliott at Leopardstown on MondayMon Mar 03 2025 - 16:13
Jack Kennedy as low as 7-1 to be leading rider at Cheltenham as he returns from broken leg Champion jockey set to return action at Leopardstown on Monday just a week ahead of biggest meeting of the yearFri Feb 28 2025 - 16:19
Trainer Eric McNamara wins appeal and overturns penalties imposed after Clonmel ‘non-trier’ inquiry Mount Ferns found to be ‘lame on three legs’ day after finishing sixth in controversial race Fri Feb 28 2025 - 16:00
Legendary steeplechaser Flyingbolt deserves long overdue recognition of his unique talent Second only to Arkle in the all-time list of great jump stars, perhaps only illness prevented this horse from becoming a racing iconFri Feb 28 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins just 7-1 to beat his 2022 record of 10 winners at the Cheltenham festival Mullins ‘dark horse’ Kopek De Mee favourite for three festival races after getting 136 rating from British handicapperWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00
Trainer ‘Shark’ Hanlon free to have runners again from this weekend after suspension lifted by IHRBChampion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill enjoys much happier pre-Cheltenham workout at KemptonTue Feb 25 2025 - 15:48
