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Cheltenham Race Previews — Friday 13 March 2026

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

7 races at Cheltenham today on Good-good to soft in places ground.

13:20 — JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Hurdle | 2m | Class 1 | 20 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Proactif	4	-	3/1	W P Mullins	Mark Walsh	1-1
2	Selma De Vary	4	136	7/2	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	2-512
3	Minella Study	4	139	5/1	A Nicol	Ryan Mania	1-11
4	Maestro Conti	4	135	6/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	111
5	Macho Man	4	-	8/1	W P Mullins	Brian Hayes	1-2
6	Mon Creuset	4	-	10/1	W P Mullins	H Cobden	1-4
7	Highland Crystal	4	133	10/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	111
8	Minella Academy	4	-	12/1	W P Mullins	Danny Mullins	1
9	Kai Lung	4	-	25/1	W P Mullins	Sean O’Keeffe	1
10	North Shore	4	-	25/1	G P Cromwell	Keith Donoghue	34
11	Apolon De Charnie	4	-	33/1	W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins	2
12	Forty Fifty	4	-	33/1	W P Mullins	J J Burke	4
13	One Horse Town	4	132	50/1	Harry Derham	Paul O’Brien	111322
14	Noemie De La Vis	4	-	50/1	W P Mullins	Daniel King	2-2
15	Tenter Le Tout	4	123	50/1	Chester Williams	G Sheehan	4116
16	Fantasy World	4	-	66/1	N J Henderson	N de Boinville	43
17	Indian River	4	122	66/1	A Keatley	Kielan Woods	111
18	Lord Byron	4	123	66/1	Faye Bramley	Ben Jones	244
19	Wolf Rayet	4	120	100/1	S Drinkwater	R T Dunne	243
20	Berto Ramirez	4	115	100/1	A J McNamara	Darragh O’Keeffe	574

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Cheltenham Race Previews — Thursday 12 March 2026

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

7 races at Cheltenham today on Good to soft ground.

13:20 — Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Hurdle | 2m | Class 1 | 22 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Bambino Fever	6	-	8/11	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	1111-21
2	Oldschool Outlaw	6	-	4/1	G Elliott	Mark Walsh	327-111
3	Carrigmoornaspruce	6	132	10/1	D Queally	James Bowen	321-122
4	Echoing Silence	6	127	12/1	H De Bromhead	Darragh O’Keeffe	1/51-11
5	La Conquiere	7	133	14/1	Jamie Snowden	G Sheehan	22-112
6	Place De La Nation	5	135	20/1	W P Mullins		325-112
7	Charme De Faust	4	-	20/1	W P Mullins		21
8	Mille Et Une Vies	4	135	20/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	32-2
9	Future Prospect	6	-	25/1	W P Mullins		1/1536-1
10	Kingston Queen	6	129	25/1	D Pipe	Jack Tudor	113-131
11	Amen Kate	6	125	33/1	T Cooper	Jack Kennedy	44-31R1
12	Diamond Du Berlais	5	132	33/1	W P Mullins		54-P381
13	Full Of Life	7	130	33/1	H De Bromhead	Mike O’Connor	3P-1421
14	Blue Velvet	6	-	50/1	W P Mullins		U/173-21
15	Jackie Hobbs	6	125	50/1	Harry Derham	Paul O’Brien	119-141
16	St Irene	6	123	50/1	Nick Scholfield	J M Quinlan	630-211
17	White Noise	6	128	50/1	K Bailey & M Nicholl	Thomas Bellamy	23-1112
18	Manganese	4	125	50/1	M Comley	David Bass	1111
19	Al Fonce	5	120	66/1	N George & A Zetterh	Jordan Gainford	2113
20	Chosen Comrade	5	-	66/1	Peter Fahey	Sam Ewing	1-114
21	Louve D’irlande	5	-	66/1	P Nolan	Sean O’Keeffe	1
22	Scavengers Reign	6	110	100/1	James Owen	Sam Twiston-Davies	3-2R313

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Cheltenham Race Previews — Wednesday 11 March 2026

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

7 races at Cheltenham today on Good to soft ground.

13:20 — Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Hurdle | 2m5f | Class 1 | 22 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	No Drama This End	6	144	4/1	P F Nicholls	H Cobden	1/19-111
2	Ballyfad	5	147	5/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	1-1112
3	King Rasko Grey	6	146	5/1	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	4-213
4	Skylight Hustle	6	145	7/1	G Elliott	Danny Gilligan	14-211
5	Sober	7	-	7/1	W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins	11
6	Act Of Innocence	6	138	12/1	N J Henderson	N de Boinville	3/41-121
7	I’ll Sort That	6	142	12/1	D Queally	Mr D L Queally	12-1111
8	Sortudo	6	-	12/1	W P Mullins	Danny Mullins	2271-12
9	Bossman Jack	6	134	14/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	1-311
10	Shuttle Diplomacy	6	133	16/1	T Cooper	Daniel King	35-P721
11	Taurus Bay	5	135	25/1	B Pauling	Ben Jones	1-112
12	Came From Nowhere	7	132	33/1	J Scott	Lorcan Williams	33-3211
13	Klimt Madrik	6	138	33/1	T Lawes	K Brogan	34/412
14	Laurets D’estruval	5	-	33/1	W P Mullins	Brian Hayes	2-21
15	Saint Baco	5	-	33/1	W P Mullins	Sean O’Keeffe	3-16
16	Walks In June	6	131	33/1	H De Bromhead	Darragh O’Keeffe	135-161
17	Zeus Power	5	131	33/1	J P O’Brien	J J Slevin	23211
18	Free Spirit	5	-	50/1	W P Mullins	Mark Walsh	2-13
19	Hurricane Pat	6	136	50/1	G & J Moore	Caoilin Quinn	131-112
20	Soldier Reeves	5	131	50/1	D Skelton	Tristan Durrell	2-3123
21	Fortune Timmy	6	132	66/1	C Gordon	Freddie Gordon	2-1313
22	Riskaway	6	134	66/1	G Elliott	Sam Ewing	24-2124

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Cheltenham Race Previews — Tuesday 10 March 2026

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

7 races at Cheltenham today on Good to soft-good in places ground.

13:20 — Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Hurdle | 2m | Class 1 | 12 runners

#	Horse	Age	OR	Forecast	Trainer	Jockey	Form
1	Old Park Star	6	151	9/4	N J Henderson	N de Boinville	323-111
2	Talk The Talk	5	149	7/2	J P O’Brien	J J Slevin	2-11F1
3	Mighty Park	5	-	4/1	W P Mullins	Mark Walsh	2-1
4	Mydaddypaddy	5	139	7/1	D Skelton	Harry Skelton	1-112
5	El Cairos	6	-	8/1	G Elliott	Jack Kennedy	15-2F1
6	Sober Glory	6	148	10/1	P Hobbs & J White	Ben Jones	11-1411
7	Leader D’allier	5	-	12/1	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	-11121
8	Baron Noir	6	130	33/1	A King	Thomas Bellamy	3-1211
9	Too Bossy For Us	5	131	33/1	W P Mullins	H Cobden	75-1
10	Eachtotheirown	7	137	50/1	B Connell	Sean Flanagan	22-151
11	Koktail Brut	6	140	50/1	G Elliott	Danny Gilligan	35-1174
12	Sageborough	5	126	100/1	P Nolan	Sean O’Keeffe	17

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Cheltenham Festival 2026: The Complete Guide — All 28 Races, Favourites & Tips

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cheltenham Festival 2026: The Complete Race-by-Race Guide

Dates: Tuesday 10 March – Friday 13 March 2026
Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park
Total Prize Money: Over £9 million across 28 races

The greatest four days in jump racing starts tomorrow. Four days, 28 races, one winner each. Here’s everything you need to know about every race at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival — favourites, contenders, stats and angles.

📅 DAY 1 — CHAMPION DAY | Tuesday 10 March

Old Course. The most star-studded day in jump racing.

Mullins' Grand National Empire: 15 Entries and a Three-Year Winning Streak

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

The Grand National entry list makes for familiar reading. Willie Mullins has 15 horses declared for the 2026 running at Aintree — and among them sit the winners of the last two renewals.

I Am Maximus, who powered home in 2024, is back for another crack. Nick Rockett, who stunned the masses at 33/1 last April, returns to defend his crown. Between them they’ve given Mullins back-to-back victories in the world’s most famous steeplechase. Add in his 2022 triumph with Noble Yeats and the Irish maestro has now claimed three of the last four Nationals.

Elliott's Boyne Hurdle 1-2-3 Rewrites Navan History

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Sunday’s William Hill Boyne Hurdle at Navan will go down as a career highlight for Gordon Elliott. Not just because Staffordshire Knot justified 11/10 favouritism — but because Elliott became the first trainer in at least a decade to fill all three places in this Grade 2 staying contest.

Staffordshire Knot led home stablemates Better Days Ahead and Maxxum in that order, finishing 12 lengths clear of fourth-placed Colonel Mustard. The clean sweep wasn’t just a novelty. According to SmartForm data, no trainer has managed a 1-2-3 in the Boyne Hurdle since at least 2010, when reliable records begin.

Elliott's Boyne Hurdle 1-2-3: The Numbers Behind Cullentra's Navan Dominance

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Gordon Elliott’s 1-2-3 in Sunday’s Grade 2 William Hill Boyne Hurdle at Navan wasn’t just a training performance — it was a statement of dominance that the numbers have been predicting all season.

Staffordshire Knot (11/10 favourite) led home stablemates Better Days Ahead and Maxxum in a Cullentra House lockout that left the remaining pair — Colonel Mustard and Henry de Bromhead’s Hiddenvalley Lake — trailing 12 lengths behind in fourth and fifth.

Henderson vs Nicholls at Cheltenham: The Numbers Might Surprise You

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls are two of the biggest names in British jump racing. Both train large strings, both target Cheltenham as the centrepiece of their season. But their recent records at Prestbury Park tell very different stories.

The Raw Numbers (Since 2020)

Trainer	Runners	Winners	Strike Rate
N J Henderson	337	44	13.1%
P F Nicholls	102	5	4.9%

Henderson has been three times more effective at Cheltenham than Nicholls over the past five years. That’s a stark difference between two yards operating at similar levels of resource and reputation.

A Beginner's Guide to Cheltenham Festival Betting

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest event in jump racing. Four days in March, 28 races, and more money wagered than any other meeting in the British and Irish racing calendar. If you bet on horse racing at all, you’ve probably had a Cheltenham bet. But the Festival is its own world with its own rules, and what works in regular midweek racing doesn’t always apply here.

How the Festival works

The meeting takes place over four days, Tuesday to Friday, at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire. Each day has seven races, and each race is a championship event or a major handicap. The quality is as high as jump racing gets.

The Cheltenham Festival Trainers Who Punch Above Their Weight

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000

March means one thing in the racing calendar: Cheltenham Festival. While the spotlight falls on the big yards with their battalions of runners, the data tells a more interesting story about who actually delivers when it matters.

Over the past five years, Charles Byrnes has sent just 16 runners to Cheltenham and saddled three winners. That 18.75% strike rate tops the lot when you filter for trainers with a meaningful sample size. Byrnes does not flood the entry system—he targets. His horses average 15.6/1, so he is not landing short-priced favourites either. These are proper value strikes.

10 Years of Cheltenham Festival Data: What the Numbers Really Tell Us

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

10 Years of Cheltenham Festival Data: What the Numbers Really Tell Us

We’ve crunched a decade of Cheltenham Festival results — every race from 2016 to 2025 — to find the patterns that matter. Not punditry. Not hunches. Just data.

Here’s what 425 races and thousands of runners actually tell us.

Favourite Win Rate: Better Than You Think

The festival’s reputation for shocks is partly myth. Over ten years, favourites won 30.6% of all races — meaning roughly one in three races is won by the market leader.