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Mon 24th Feb 2025

Nicholls looking to novice mares for Festival joy

Paul Nicholls rates Just A Rose and Jubilee Alpha as his best chances of a winner at Cheltenham, although the pair are due to tackle the same Festival contest.

5.23PM
Johnny Cakes, right, beats One And Only

Rothwell and Power Roche at double with Johnny Cakes

5.20PM

Kandoo Kid

Newbury 'sharpener' for Aintree hope Kandoo Kid

5.10PM

Without Exception, near side, collars Blue Reed

Without Exception times it right in Punchestown

4.53PM

Spirit Dancer

Spirit Dancer heading home after Riyadh sixth

4.29PM

Rokathir, near side, leads narrowly over the last from Topgun Simmy

Rokathir a ready winner under O'Keeffe

4.23PM

Intense Raffles

Gibney delighted by Intense Raffles' National prep

3.59PM

Can Paul Townend achieve a career-best Cheltenham tally?

4.30PM

Cian Cullinan drives Joshua's Daylami home

Joshua's Daylami delivers for Fahey

3.47PM

Familiar Dreams clears the last

Familiar Dreams set to mix and match after hurdle success

3.12PM

Joseph O'Brien's Festival squad

2.37PM

Runcok obliges for Paul Townend

Runcok secures brace of winners for Mullins

2.32PM

Adela Icon, near side, wins a battle with Whimsy

Adela Icon makes her mark on hurdle debut

2.14PM

Two Irish raiders head to Catterick on Tuesday

9.00PM

St Pancras, pink cap

No rush for Lawes to set out St Pancras timetable

1.40PM

Joyeuse

Joyeuse sidesteps Kelso date

1.06PM

Kawaboomga, left

Kawaboomga added to list of Cheltenham absentees

10.42AM

'I’m going to to do a few things differently' - Home By The Lee’s jockey confirms new tactics

10.32AM

JJ Slevin: 'El Fabiolo is the best horse in the Champion Chase'

10.27AM

Lisa O'Neill: 'I'd run her in the Champion Hurdle'

10.16AM

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel given Lockinge target by Burke

10.12AM

Defending champs - which 2024 Festival winners are returning?

12.30PM

High Court Cave

High Court Cave ready to work in Punchestown

9.38AM

Robbie Power serves up a big-priced Cheltenham Festival Lucky 15

9.07AM

Punchestown

Punchestown gets green light

8.47AM

Sun 23rd Feb 2025

Queally completes notable Naas double

Trainer Declan Queally completed a front-runners double in Naas’ curtailed six-race card today, as I’ll Sort That (9/4) continued the yard’s eye-catching progress in landing the William Hill Bumper, under his jockey son and namesake.

5.14PM
Will The Wise and Conor Stone-Walsh (near side)

Will The Wise qualifies for Pertemps Final

4.46PM

Naas

Final two chase races abandoned at Naas

4.25PM

Duke Of Leggagh and Paddy O'Brien

Leggagh completes consecutive wins at Naas

4.10PM

Jacob's Ladder and Sam Ewing

Jacob's Ladder climbs another rung in Purcell Memorial

3.43PM

Nemean Lion (left)

Nemean Lion refuses to be denied in National Spirit

3.26PM

Sean O'Keeffe reaches for his opened left rein on Bacchanalian, at the final flight

O’Keeffe overcomes opened rein to win on Bacchanalian

3.14PM

Golden Ace

‘Niggly issue’ for Golden Ace not expected to derail Festival bid

2.54PM

Kalix Delabarriere and Paul Townend

Kalix Delabarriere wins Naas’ opener

2.30PM

Trainer Harry Derham

Derham sets sights on Fred Winter prize with Viyanni

1.20PM

Warren Greatrex

Greatrex looking forward to Cheltenham with Westwood

12.41PM

Constitution Hill

‘Getting the adrenaline going’ will do Constitution good

12.16PM

Burdett Road

County favoured over Champion for Burdett Road

11.29AM

Cave Court

Kelly aims Cave Court at Albert Bartlett Series Final

9.01AM

Sat 22nd Feb 2025

Delight for Oisin Murphy, with Japanese runners dominating Saudi Cup undercard

The Japanese dominated the supporting races on the Saudi Cup card as Oisin Murphy reaped the benefits when landing the Longines Red Sea Turf aboard Byzantine Dream.

6.13PM
Willie Mullins

Treble for Mullins as Costello gets a hand from above

6.07PM

Forever Young

Forever Young breaks Romantic Warrior’s heart in Saudi Cup epic

5.55PM

Spindleberry clears the last under Paul Townend

Market speaks volumes as Spindleberry impresses

5.20PM

Constitution Hill and Nico de Boinville

Constitution Hill to gallop at Kempton Park on Tuesday

4.38PM

Ney and Kieren Buckley

Ney bother to Buckley's versatile charge

4.38PM

Nick Rockett and Paul Townend pictured on their way to victory

Rockett prevails after Intense Bobbyjo battle

4.05PM

Sam Thomas trainer of Katate Dori

Katate Dori and Charlie Deutsch shine in Ladbrokes Trophy

4.04PM

Karl Burke trainer of Royal Champion

Royal Champion runs out a classy Winter Derby winner

3.59PM

Westernersunrise jumps the last under Philip Donovan

Donovan delivers on Westernersunrise

3.38PM

Clarendon House pictured on his way to victory at Cork last summer

No stall-ing this time for Hever hero Clarendon House

3.18PM

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