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Fri 27th Feb 2026

'This looks an outstanding opportunity for Elliott's Jacob's Ladder' - Navan tips for Saturday

Navan's Saturday card will have to escape the conditions which threaten to see it called off.

9.45AM
Ol Man Dingle Ricky Doyle (right)

Griffin hoping for dry weather ahead of Dingle's Cheltenham bid

8.46AM

Key connections to follow this weekend in Ireland

8.58AM

Thu 26th Feb 2026

Scott sees some sadness in Constitution Hill decision

A year on from the most extraordinary of Champion Hurdles, Jeremy Scott is counting down to Golden Ace’s defence of her crown, in a race which this year will be missing Constitution Hill.

5.17PM
Constitution Hill and Oisin Murphy winning impressively at Southwell

York one of the courses that would love to host Constitution Hill

4.36PM

Brown Boots and Brian Hayes

Brown Boots sends punters home happy at Clonmel

4.22PM

Mount Frisco and Daniel King

King extends lead in William Hill Each Way Challenge Series

3.50PM

Harty Cup and Mark Walsh with winning connections

Harty Cup is overflowing in division two

3.12PM

Found A Fifty

'Very testing' Navan conditions can't stop 'hard to oppose' Lucky 15 quartet

3.34PM

Courtbrack Boy and John Shinnick

Courtbrack Boy scores for Shinnick & O'Brien

2.37PM

Brighterdaysahead pictured with Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy

‘On a good day she is extremely good’ – Brighterdaysahead on course for Champion Hurdle

2.25PM

JP McManus

JP McManus' three best chances at the Cheltenham Festival

3.06PM

Fenway Park and Anna McGuinness

Fenway Park socks it to his rivals in the claimer

2.13PM

Kiely's Place and Patrick Mullins

Chasing prospect Kiely's Place makes winning start over hurdles

1.28PM

Lulamba and Nico de Boinville win for trainer Nicky Henderson

Three Donnelly horses to have on side at Cheltenham - 'A Superstar in the Making'

1.44PM

Chris Gordon

Gordon forced to take David’s Well blow on the chin

12.39PM

Rachael Blackmore

Rachael Blackmore embracing new Cheltenham role

11.40AM

Cheltenham Festival Preview 2026: Stayers' Hurdle

11.31AM

Cheltenham plan for Iroko before Grand National challenge

11.25AM

Meetmebythesea and Callum Pritchard

Who are the under the radar jockeys to follow at Cheltenham?

11.31AM

Brian Hamilton

Navan to inspect tomorrow with chase course giving cause for concern

10.18AM

Libberty Hunter (left) and Harry Cobden winning at Cheltenham

Williams prays for rain ahead of Juby Ball and Libberty Hunter Cheltenham bids

9.26AM

Clonmel Racecourse

Clonmel goes ahead despite further rain

8.14AM

Wed 25th Feb 2026

Maestro Conti and Panic Attack exciting Skelton

Dan Skelton has nominated exciting juvenile Maestro Conti and prolific mare Panic Attack as his best chances of a winner at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

5.37PM

‘Showing no signs of stopping’ - Five in-form trainers as we head into the spring

1.48PM

Yuta Sato ‘honoured’ to consider Derby bid with Choreo Sequence

4.29PM

Kabral Du Mathan

Conditions key for Kabral Du Mathan’s Stayers’ Hurdle assignment

4.21PM

Clonmel

Chases cancelled at Clonmel, inspection in morning

3.44PM

The New Lion

The New Lion favourite as Champion Hurdle picture is shaken up

3.39PM

Grey Dawning

Dawning in perfect condition for Gold Cup bid says Skelton

3.14PM

The New Lion

Skelton believes The New Lion ticks all boxes

2.39PM

Cheltenham Festival: 'He could be set to send Arouet over for the Triumph Hurdle'

3.16PM

Clonmel

William Hill Clonmel 2m H’cap Hurdle NAP and NB for Thursday

2.52PM

Unibet Champion Hurdle is run on the old course

Cheltenham Festival: Why are the Old Course and New Course so different?

2.53PM

Constitution Hill

Henderson decides against Champion Hurdle bid for Constitution Hill

1.47PM

Hewick

Hanlon dreaming of Cheltenham Festival glory with Hewick

12.47PM

Willy Twiston-Davies: If I or Dad owned the horse, you’d probably say 'B*****’ it, let's run it

12.40PM

Cheltenham Preview Show 2026: Champion Chase

10.33AM

Bushmans Pass winning last year's race

BAR 1 extend sponsorship of Leinster National

10.00AM

Leopardstown

Ground testing at Leopardstown

8.06AM

Tue 24th Feb 2026

Cheltenham confident Trials day issues will not resurface

Clerk of the course Jon Pullin is confident Cheltenham have resolved the issues that blighted Trials day ahead of the Festival in a fortnight’s time.

5.13PM

Vincent Finegan on Sean Bowen's stats: 'He’s an incredible young man. I can’t believe what he’s doing'

4.45PM

Bob Baffert’s Greenwich Village a notable name among Derby entries

4.39PM

Missing Cheltenham not out of the question for Jonbon

4.32PM

Constitution Hill - A Southwell Spectacular

4.06PM

Tutti Quanti and Harry Cobden

‘Well worth keeping an eye on’ - Who are the under-the-radar owners to follow at the Cheltenham Festival?

5.00PM

Henderson confident he has big guns firing for opening day of Cheltenham

4.06PM

Cheltenham Preview Show 2026: Ryanair Chase

3.26PM

Nicky Henderson (second from right) after Constitution Hill's win at Southwell

Constitution Hill giving Henderson ‘biggest headache of my life’

2.42PM

No Drama This End

No Drama This End continuing to delight in Festival preparation

2.20PM

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