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Fri 7th Feb 2025

'All roads lead to Cheltenham' for Answer To Kayf

The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at Cheltenham next month is the target for Terence O'Brien's stable star Answer To Kayf.

8.27AM
Kempton racecourse

Kempton and Bangor pass morning checks

8.17AM

Thu 6th Feb 2025

What impact will the weekend's racing have on Cheltenham ante-post markets?

There are sure to be plenty of Cheltenham Festival clues on offer this weekend, with Newbury hosting major jumps action.

10.33PM

Can the British be toppled in the Ultima?

9.17PM

Will Teahupoo land another Stayers?

11.55PM

Brighterdaysahead

Brighterdaysahead pencilled in for post-racing workout at Navan

5.05PM

Kempton

Kempton and Bangor call precautionary inspections

4.59PM

Thurles

Medical emergency sees racing abandoned at Thurles

3.36PM

The New Lion, left

Califet En Vol boosts The New Lion with Huntingdon victory

3.21PM

Nemean Lion

Lee narrowing down Nemean Lion options

2.38PM

Grey horse Lake Chad leads narrowly over the last

Lake Chad leads home big-priced forecast in Thurles

2.32PM

Key Gigginstown runners for this year's Cheltenham Festival

10.50PM

Special Cadeau in winning form

Special Cadeau makes his mark on chasing debut

2.03PM

Ambiente Friendly

Owen looking forward to some big days with Ambiente Friendly

1.34PM

Apple's Jade, dam of Apples Jane

Apples Jane out to uphold family honour at Naas this weekend

12.44PM

Sir Gino

Sir Gino faces five rivals at Newbury

12.06PM

The late Aga Khan with the late Queen

Aga Khan helped late Queen enjoy ‘one of her most enjoyable’ racing moments

11.47AM

Dundalk 17 1 25 Jabbar and Keithen Kennedy win

Three horses to follow at Dundalk on Friday

10.30AM

Farren Glory

Farren Glory could switch to flights in Boyne Hurdle

10.31AM

'He's improving all the time' - Gavin Cromwell

11.00AM

How did Mullins perform at the Dublin Racing Festival?

10.49AM

Sansrisk, green and white, at Down Royal

Grade 3 winner Sansrisk retires and set to be covered

9.48AM

Jacob's Ladder, left

Going update

9.06AM

Wed 5th Feb 2025

Owner/trainer Cawley wins with Chosen Diamond

Chosen Diamond (9/2) gained a belated first hurdle success today as the nine-year-old was a good battling winner of Fairyhouse’s concluding Bobbyjo Day February 22nd Handicap Hurdle (Div II), scoring for owner/trainer Eddie Cawley and jockey Philip Byrnes.

4.48PM
Willie Mullins and David Casey

Mullins has secret Champion Hurdle gameplan in mind

4.39PM

Kopek Des Bordes and Conor Owens

Kopek Des Bordes earns high praise for Leopardstown win

4.34PM

Mickie Angel and Keith Donoghue

Donoghue completes double with maiden Mickie Angel

4.34PM

Galopin Des Champs and Adam Connolly

Mullins hoping he will be Galopin into the history books

4.04PM

Karoline Banbou and Mark Walsh lead Swing Davis

McManus and Mullins combine for Fairyhouse trebles

3.59PM

Good To Be Alive and Sam Ewing

Good To Be Alive gives Bective a second breeding success

3.45PM

Collaborative and Philip Enright lead at the last

Consecutive wins for Collaborative

3.21PM

Sa Majeste and Paul Townend

McManus-winner enjoys rub of the green

2.46PM

Quornofamonday and Keith Donoghue

Donoghue delivers with another low-weighted winner

2.27PM

Jacob s Ladder and Sam Ewing left win for trainer Gordon Elliott from Forty Coats

Three tips for Thurles on Thursday

10.00PM

Zenta and Mark Walsh (centre, furthest away) leads on the run-in

Grade 1 winner Zenta lands Fairyhouse's opener

1.49PM

The Aga Khan (right) with Dermot Weld

Tributes pour in for the Aga Khan

1.24PM

Leopardstown State Man and Paul Townend win for owner Marie Donnelly

The Donnellys’ sparkling squad for Cheltenham 2025

7.00PM

Should Fact To File run in the Ryanair?

3.05PM

What potential Cheltenham or Aintree winners emerged from the DRF?

12.00PM

Libberty Hunter (blue) winning at Cheltenham in December

Libberty Hunter poised to take aim at Sir Gino

10.23AM

Snellen

Snellen continuing Bahrain stay

9.03AM

Gilltown Stud

Remembering that glorious Derby and the Shergar mystery

8.55AM

Impervious and Brian Hayes

Murphy hoping to return Impervious soon

8.58AM

Harzand

The Aga Khan was part of a golden age of owner-breeders

8.25AM

The Aga Khan

Shergar just one of the Aga Khan’s incredible champions

8.03AM

The Aga Khan

Death announced of the Aga Khan at the age of 88

7.48AM

Three horses to follow at Fairyhouse on Wednesday

7.09AM

Willie Mullins' Champion Bumper contenders

12.08AM

Tue 4th Feb 2025

Irish Champion drama leaves Henderson guessing on Closutton threats

Nicky Henderson was as frustrated as anyone that the Irish Champion Hurdle concluded in the manner it did at the weekend, as he fine-tunes Constitution Hill ahead of his bid to reclaim the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

5.05PM

Dublin Racing Festival Eyecatchers

4.31PM

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