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Wed 14th Mar 2012

Simonsig lives up to his billing

Simonsig was an easy winner of the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle to send favourite backers into rapture on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.

2.25PM
Teaforthree jumps the water fence just in front of Four Commanders

JT takes the opener aboard Teaforthree

2.05PM

Quevega

Hurricane & Quevega on to Punchestown

1.31PM

Quel Esprit leads the Irish challenge

15 in for Gold

10.58AM

Neptune fav Simonsig

Batonnier out of Neptune

10.09AM

Grands Crus chases home Big Buck's at Aintree

McGrath strong on Grands Crus

9.52AM

Tue 13th Mar 2012

Hunt Ball continues success story

The Hunt Ball fairytale story continued as he secured his seventh victory of the season in the Pulteney Land Investments Novices' Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

5.36PM
Quevega and Ruby Walsh recording their record fourth straight win in the Mares Hurdle

Fabulous four-timer for Quevega

4.55PM

Balthazar King and Richard Johnson (left) winning the cross country from A New Story

King holds off Story in cross country

4.18PM

Noel Fehilly celebrates on Rock On Ruby

Rock shock in Champion

3.29PM

JP McManus (pictured with Frank Berry)

JP scores with Alfie

2.56PM

Sprinter Sacre and Barry Geraghty clear the third fence on their way to victory

Sacre looks special in Arkle

2.16PM

Cinders And Ashes leads them home in the opener at Cheltenham

Cinders And Ashes claims Supreme

1.39PM

Moscow Mannon

Hamilton dreaming of Moscow success

12.26PM

Sous Les Cieux

Cieux is Mullins main hope for Neptune

12.25PM

First Lieutenant

Ground the key to Lieutenant

11.14AM

Albertas Run

Albertas heads Ryanair field

11.12AM

Sizing Europe

Europe primed for Champion repeat

11.09AM

Big Buck's faces 12 in World Hurdle

13 aim for World glory

11.04AM

Hurricane Fly odds-on for repeat

Hurricane strong in Champion market

10.43AM

Navan race next Sunday

Navan and Limerick ground update

10.09AM

JP McManus (left) pictured with Frank Berry

McManus sweet on Darlan

9.59AM

Steps To Freedom and Robbie Power

Power hoping for flying start on Freedom

9.12AM

Mon 12th Mar 2012

Mullins confident ahead of Mares Hurdle

Willie Mullins believes Quevega is stronger than ever as she bids for a fourth successive triumph in the OLBG Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

4.30PM
Imperial Shabra (centre) jumping the last at Leopardstown where he finished 3rd behind Slieveardagh & Donnas Palm

Shabra gets the week off to a flyer for the Irish

3.05PM

Kauto Star

Kauto confirmed for Gold Cup

12.55PM

Big Zeb & Sizing Europe are set to meet for the fifth time

Just eight to line up for the Queen Mother

12.49PM

Hurricane Fly aims to defend his Champion Hurdle crown tomorrow

View from the trainers ahead of the Champion

12.23PM

David Pipe, trainer of Grand Crus

Grand Crus will go for RSA Chase

12.13PM

Alan King, trainer of Montbazon

King delighted with Montbazon

2.23AM

Noel Fehily rode Paintball to win the Imperial Cup at Sandown on Saturday

Longsdon hoping Paintball makes the cut

2.16AM

Sun 11th Mar 2012

Knocklong takes Naas bumper

Champion Owner J.P. McManus completed a double at Naas today when his Knocklong landed the concluding Tipper Road Bumper for trainer Christy Roche and under his son Padraig Roche.

5.43PM
Boston Bob

Bob confirmed for Albert Bartlett

5.29PM

Bog Warrior

Beaten runners update

5.00PM

Paddy Pub and Paddy Mangan (left) beat Arabella Boy

Double for Paddy Pub

4.52PM

Naas Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

4.06PM

Declan Bates

Great Value causes 25/1 surprise

4.01PM

Up For The Match and Alan Crowe win at Naas

Match scores at Naas

3.41PM

Flemenstar and Andrew Lynch

Flemenstar completes four-timer for Casey

3.31PM

Lord Windermere and Tom Doyle gallop up the hill to win at Naas

Windermere win for Culloty

2.50PM

Ballyvoile and Tim Carroll part company at Tramore, just one of many great photos captured in Off To The Races 2011

Off To The Races on sale now

1.45PM

Richard Hughes

Hughes fails in appeal bid

11.25AM

Hurricane Fly

Hurricane tops Champion field

10.46AM

Sat 10th Mar 2012

Irish 1,2,3 in Meydan Sprint

The Mick Halford-trained Invincible Ash (20-1), ridden by Jamie Spencer, just pipped Edward Lynam's Sole Power by a short head with the David Marnane trained Noctural Affair a further half a length back in third for an Irish one-two-three in the Meydan Sprint.

6.04PM
Noel Fehily rode the Imperial Cup winner

Surprise in Imperial Cup

4.54PM

How did he stay on? Tom Doyle on Steele's Rock

Punt landed by Steele's in dramatic fashion

4.50PM

The Sneezer & Adrian Heskin were impressive at Gowran

What a show from The Sneezer at Gowran

4.22PM

Owennacurra Milan leads over the last from Seventy Three

Owennacurra on the way up

3.47PM

Its The Ice I Like (left) & Double Double had a tremendous battle at Gowran

Double Double gains deserved hurdling success

3.10PM

Gowran Park Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

3.06PM

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