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Our 12 to follow will give you a perfect jump start

09.11.09
This weekend’s Cheltenham Open meeting sees the jumps season get into full swing and Simon Milham marks your card for the new campaign... more

Rain could prove a pain for Kangaroo Court

09.11.09
Top chasing prospect Kangaroo Court is likely to be put away and saved for a spring campaign if he does not take up an intended engagement at Cheltenham... more

Evan Williams plots Aintree assault for Cappa Bleu

22.10.09
Cappa Bleu is likely to make his long-awaited seasonal reappearance at Aintree... more

Grand National win repairs Hill damage

30.04.09
The bookies' spectacular Grand National payday only served to claw back the big losses suffered at Cheltenham, William Hill claimed... more

Put faith in Church Island to leave rivals without a prayer

24.04.09
Horse racing: Sandown's Celebration Meeting is a gleaming tailpiece to the jumps season, bringing the toffs and tweeds together for a cracking mixed card... more

Ferdy Murphy waits on Timmy Murphy for Poker’s National bid

09.04.09
Horse racing: Ferdy Murphy is keeping his fingers crossed that Timmy Murphy will be free to partner Poker De Sivola in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse ... more

Trainer calls for National upgrade after £20m boost

06.04.09
Horse racing: Trainer Evan Williams has called for the Grand National to be given a greater status as racing will receive a £20million boost thanks to Mon Mome's shock 100-1 win... more

After costly day, there's a banker you can trust

13.03.09
Even at the Cheltenham Festival, that tiny Irish enclave in the rolling hills of Gloucestershire, you cannot evade reality these days... more

Bears feel the squeeze as positive view holds sway

13.03.09
The decision of stock-market investors to take a more upbeat view of prospects this week appears to have met with some success... more

Ruby rules the world as he counts Buck’s again

12.03.09
There proved to be no stopping Ruby Walsh for the third day in a row at the Cheltenham Festival today as he claimed his fifth victory of the week on Big Buck’s in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle... more

We can defy Gold Cup history, insists trainer

12.03.09
The statistics are against Kauto Star as he bids to become the first horse to regain the Cheltenham Gold Cup tomorrow... more

Kasbah's ready to rock the world for Doumen

11.03.09
Horse racing: Kasbah Bliss can make it third time lucky by winning the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham ... more

Cheltenham expects to ride slump with £300m betting spree

10.03.09
Liz Hurley and Zara Phillips arrived today at the Cheltenham Festival, where punters are expected to wager more than £300 million despite the recession... more

Punjabi lands the spoils in Champion Hurdle thriller

10.03.09
Horse racing: Punjabi caused a 22-1 shock in a sensational Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle renewal on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival by defeating stablemate and 6-4 favourite Binocular... more

Kasbah Bliss has world at his feet, insists Doumen

03.03.09
Horse racing: Francois Doumen stands alone from his compatriots in his passion for the thrill of a Cheltenham Festival winner... more

War is ready for Gold Cup battle, insists Morris

26.02.09
Horse racing: No horse has ever regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup but that is what both War Of Attrition and Kauto Star are out to achieve on 13 March... more

Another Festival flop is looking on the cards for Irish raiders

24.02.09
Horse racing: While it may be 14 years since the Irish sent out a winner of the Stayers' Hurdle when Dorans Pride won for Michael Hourigan in 1995, the Emerald Isle has had considerable success in the three other championship races at the Cheltenham Festival... more

Nicholls duo head Festival entries

11.02.09
Horse racing: Declarations have been made for the five Grade 1 races at the Cheltenham Festival with the last two totesport Gold Cup winners among 28 left in chasing's blue riband event... more

Newbury hopes hit again by snowfall

05.02.09
Saturday's prestigious meeting at Newbury still hangs in the balance after more snow fell at the racecourse... more

Tizzard eyes Lively outing

26.01.09
Joe Lively, winner of the Letheby & Christopher Chase, could have another run before taking on Denman and Kauto Star in the Cheltenham Gold Cup... more

Harry heads for Ballymore

26.01.09
Nick Williams will aim Saturday's Cheltenham winner Diamond Harry at the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival... more

Adonis not ideal for Zaynar

19.01.09
Zaynar could head straight to the Cheltenham Festival without a prep run if Nicky Henderson cannot find a suitable race for the Triumph Hurdle favourite... more

Reveillez ready to return

13.01.09
Reveillez is set to make his first start for trainer Jonjo O'Neill in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock... more

Bumper is a Turner prize

08.01.09
Hayley Turner, who last month became the first woman in Britain to reach 100 winners in a calendar year, has said she would like a ride in the Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March... more

Time to listen when Ruby says it's a mean machine

06.01.09
Ruby Walsh doesn't describe many of his mounts as "machines" so it could pay to follow the career of Mikael D'Haguenet after the jockey used that metaphor to describe his recent Naas winner... more

Jonjo O'Neill to decide what's the best step for his Dancer

29.12.08
Exotic Dancer's first win in a Grade 1 chase at Leopardstown has given Jonjo O'Neill's eight-year-old two options for the Cheltenham Festival... more

War Of Attrition swerves King George Kauto clash

22.12.08
Mouse Morris has decided against letting War Of Attrition travel to Kempton for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day and he will instead line up in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown... more

Scoop6 winners set to team up for bonus bid

25.11.08
The eight winners of the Tote Scoop6 bet last Saturday are expected to team up in a bid to land the £1.5million bonus on offer this weekend... more

Power boosted by early wins

27.08.08
Bookie Paddy Power has had a strong half-year with a string of favourable sporting results in the first four months... more

Bum fashion note: Zara Phillips looks like German oompah player at Cheltenham races

13.03.08
Zara Phillips made an appearance at the Cheltenham Festival event today ahead of the Queen Mother champion chase hoping to turning heads. Instead, it seemed the royal was taking fashion tips from a German oompah player as she appeared dressed in a pointy black trilby hat. ... more

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