Cheltenham Festival

Malachy Clerkin: In Rachael Blackmore, horse racing had maybe its greatest ever asset

The Tipperary jockey was polite, careful, wary and, despite her efforts to the contrary, completely fascinating

Rachael Blackmore’s retirement marks the exit of one of our finest sportspeople

Not only a great woman jockey – but a splendid jockey whose unwillingness to have her career framed in gender terms is admirable

Groundbreaking jockey Rachael Blackmore bows out on her own terms

The Tipperary jockey leaves a pioneering legacy and a sport that is transformed forever

Rachael Blackmore: ‘Winning the Grand National was never even a dream … I never thought any of this would be my life’

Firsts are nothing new for the groundbreaking Irish jockey, but she admits she might have underestimated the challenge of writing her debut book

Michael O’Sullivan death attributed to ‘inherent risks’ of racing

IHRB report finds ‘no evidence of human error’ following Cork jockey’s death

Willie Mullins says starting on bends was main problem at Cheltenham

Handicapper reckons Gold Cup hero Inthewayurthinkin has 15lbs in hand should he try to double up in Aintree Grand National

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

Another big day for Willie Mullins at Cheltenham despite Galopin Des Champs defeat

Friday’s wins take champion trainer’s tally for the week to 10, equalling his 2022 tally

Cheltenham 2025 day four: Inothewayurthinkin wins Gold Cup – As it happened

Galopin Des Champs finishes second, misses out on a three-in-a-row

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 Cromwell

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 Chase

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

Outstanding Galopin Des Champs aiming to seal his legacy with Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick

Willie Mullins’s star has shot at history by becoming only fifth horse to complete the feat

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 Sixandahalf

Cheltenham 2025 day three: Rachael Blackmore lands 152/1 double – As it happened

JP McManus brings his tally of Festival winners to 82 on memorable St Patrick’s Thursday

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

Cheltenham day two attendance down significantly on last year

Wednesday's attendance figure of 41,949 was down almost 5,000 on the same day last year

Jody Townend secures first Cheltenham success to complete hat-trick for Willie Mullins

Trainer moves on to five wins for the week as Bambino Fever delivers a record 14th Champion Bumper

Cheltenham 2025: Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty produce evocative double on day two

Barry Connell pays tribute to the late Michael O’Sullivan after hugely emotional Champion Chase victory

Cheltenham 2025 day two: Marine Nationale wins the Champion Chase – As it happened

Cheltenham 2025 day two: Follow all the updates from day two of the racing festival which has seen an emotional win for the former mount of the late Michael O’Sullivan

Cheltenham 2025 preview: Home By The Lee to try and light up Day Three ‘problem child’ programme

English star Protektorat aiming to become third back-to-back Ryanair Chase winner

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 Cheltenham

‘I’d pick the Champion Chase over the Gold Cup any day of the week’ - Barry Connell

Owner-trainer aiming for championship glory with Marine Nationale, the ‘magical creature’ he shared with Michael O’Sullivan

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

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

Kopek Des Bordes indicates bright future with Supreme success at Cheltenham

Inevitable ‘what if’ scenarios about Champion Hurdle after Lossiemouth routs her opposition in the Mares

Cheltenham Day One: Constitution Hill and State Man both fall to hand Golden Ace the Champion Hurdle

Huge shock in the feature race of the day as Jeremy Scott’s 25/1 winner outlasts them all

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 fifth

Bluffer’s guide to Cheltenham: How to sound knowledgeable when you haven’t got a clue

Even if you’re not attending the storied Cotswolds racing festival this week, you can enjoy the excitement

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 highlight

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 2023

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 start

‘I feel so sorry for any young people who are gambling’: Cheltenham week a tough time for recovering addicts

Chris Joyce (31) hit rock bottom in November 2018 because of his addiction to gambling

Denis Walsh: Suffocating stranglehold of rich owners has changed Cheltenham’s nature

The romance of the festival has been smothered and underdog stories have all but vanished

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

JP McManus: From fearless young punter to Cheltenham’s most successful racehorse owner

McManus has had 78 Cheltenham winners – far more than any other owner – but with his strongest-ever team set to compete next week, that number is likely to grow

Malachy Clerkin: Cheltenham’s thrill is gone as the best stories are replaced by the betting, the betting, the betting

Why would you care how many winners Willie Mullins or JP McManus add to their already huge total this week?

‘My betting policy these days is to slavishly follow Willie Mullins’ - Ivan Yates

We 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

Will Willie Mullins, with nothing left to prove, bow out after Cheltenham? Don’t bet on it

Champion trainer has transformed the face of National Hunt racing and begins Cheltenham next week on 103 festival victories

Willie Mullins just 9-4 to train more winners than whole British team at Cheltenham

Record-breaking trainer could have up to 80 runners over the four days topped by Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs

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