Gordon Elliott still putting it up to Willie Mullins and looking forward to Brighterdaysahead
‘Lads talk about Vincent O’Brien and Tom Dreaper; they’re not in the same league as this man’
Cheltenham Festival
Brighterdaysahead may debut over fences at Gowran on Saturday
Gigginstown Stud-owned star is one of 10 entries left in Mares Beginners Chase after Tuesday’s acceptance stage
Denis Walsh: Graham Lee’s hope and strength clear to see in impressive new documentary
Nearly two years after a life-changing accident, the former jockey is drawing on some of the qualities that made him such a successful sportsman
Cheltenham woos back racegoers with cheaper Guinness and return of Ladies Day
Track rings changes to improve ‘raceday experience’ with attendances down
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
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
‘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
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?
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
‘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
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
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 festivals
Cian Collins eyes Jazzy Matty victory at Cheltenham Festival in memory of Michael O’Sullivan
The six-year-old is already a proven Festival campaigner having claimed success in the 2023 Fred Winter
Jack Kennedy returns to action as Brighterdaysahead confirmed for Champion Hurdle
Champion jockey had two rides for Gordon Elliott at Leopardstown on Monday
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 year
Opening race of Cheltenham Festival to be named in memory of Michael O’Sullivan
Family says of renaming Supreme Novices’ Hurdle: ‘It means so much to us to see his talent recognised in this way’
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 handicapper
JP McManus team delaying decision on Fact To File’s Cheltenham target
Durkan winner is favourite for the Ryanair but only has Galopin Des Champs in front of him in Gold Cup betting
O’Leary team will make decision this week on Cheltenham target for Brighterdaysahead
‘The right race is the Mares’ Hurdle - but there’s only one Champion, admits Gigginstown Stud’s Eddie O’Leary
BHA officials plan more out-of-competition drug testing in Ireland on Cheltenham Festival entries
Grand National hero I Am Maximus back at Fairyhouse on Saturday to try and defend Bobbyjo crown
Jockey Michael O’Sullivan ‘packed more into 24 years’ than many would in two lifetimes, funeral Mass hears
Members of racing community gather in north Co Cork to pay tribute to rider fatally injured in fall
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