Papaya to bear fruit for Fownes March 13, 2026 TRAINER John Size and jockey Zac Purton are going to be a popular combination for bettors, when they team up with Endeared in division one of the Lung Kong Handicap (7.35am) over seven furlongs. The consistent course and distance specialist has tasted success three times over the trip, and notably twice when dropping down into [...]
Horse racing came together to fight tax hikes. Now it must unite again March 12, 2026 The Jockey Club’s chief executive’s recent rallying cry to British horse racing was bang on, writes Ed Warner. All successful sports have tentpole events, the occasions that attract attention well beyond hardcore fanbases and which drive profits that may (although not always) provide financial scaffolding for its lesser players and promoters. The Cheltenham Festival is [...]
Uno that Haiti will take some Passing in Gold Cup March 11, 2026 FRIDAY at the Cheltenham Festival is always a day full of drama, and the crescendo comes with the blue riband itself, the Cheltenham Gold Cup (4.00pm). This year’s renewal might lack a standout superstar, but that only makes it more intriguing from a betting perspective. Gaelic Warrior heads Star Sports’ market at 7/2 and while [...]
Don’t Panic if you’ve not had time to Study the form March 11, 2026 ONE OF Ireland’s ‘good things’ will be carrying a lot of cash in Friday’s Mares’ Chase (2.40pm). As everything builds towards the Cheltenham Gold Cup later in the day, punters will be piling into Dinoblue, currently 6/4, to make some early gains. Last year’s winner has won three of her four starts since and there [...]
Jonbon can finally make his mark at the Festival March 11, 2026 LAST year those at Cheltenham were treated to one of the best performances in recent Festival memory when Fact To File cruised to victory in the Grade One Ryanair Chase (4.00pm). His ability to jump and travel at pace, plus excess reserves of stamina over this trip, make him ideally suited to this two-and-a-half-mile contest [...]
Ma Shan’t let you down in the Stayers’ Hurdle March 11, 2026 THURSDAY’s card at the Cheltenham Festival sees us cross the halfway mark of proceedings, and it gets no easier for punters with a set of fiercely competitive handicaps and Graded races. The Stayers’ Hurdle (3.20pm) is no different with a smaller, but deep field assembled. There’s a mixture of older, proven horses with the likes [...]
Pour yourself a Koktail Wen Divin goes in March 10, 2026 PUNTERS are treated to another fantastic card on day two of the Cheltenham Festival and the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (2.00pm) is a fascinating renewal. 16 runners go to post and it’s a massively competitive contest, with a whole host of smart horses declared to take their chance. Romeo Coolio heads the betting at 5/2 [...]
A Diplomatic approach is required in the Turners March 10, 2026 A MAXIMUM field of 22 runners go to post for Wednesday’s opener, the Turners Novices’ Hurdle (1.20pm), which is a refreshing sight. It’s an extremely competitive renewal and whilst it’s not an easy puzzle for punters, it looks a brilliant spectacle to open the day. I’ve respect for several at the head of the betting, [...]
Skelton’s Sud could pick up the pieces if Maj falters March 10, 2026 TODAY’s feature race is the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (4.00pm) where many people’s banker of the Festival, Majborough, is a red-hot favourite. Willie Mullins’ six-year-old was a breathtaking winner at last month’s Dublin Racing Festival and since then has been a strong favourite. With last year’s winner of this race, Marine Nationale, not able [...]
Release The Beast with Addragoole in Grand Annual March 10, 2026 CHELTENHAM handicaps are always difficult but the Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup (4.40pm) is about as tough as they come. The Skeltons look to have laid out Be Aware for this, and he has obvious claims after three decent runners-up efforts. He looks well handicapped off a mark of 147, but he’s a [...]