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Wed 17th Dec 2025

Team Cromwell collects the Christmas cash

Gavin Cromwell scored with another inspired gambled-debutante today, as March’s Gold Cup-winning trainer landed Dundalk’s Bar 1 Betting Watch Live Racing On Our App Race with the Eddie O’Leary-owned Camino Vino (9s — 9/4).

7.52PM
Lahore Da King and Iqbal Khan

Khan Da King wins again!

7.15PM

Instant Appeal and Jack Kearney (extreme right)

Thorne making rapid returns with Instant Appeal

6.41PM

Coincidental Glory and Sam Coen

Claimer Coen collects on Coincidental Glory

6.08PM

Hasiyna and Jessica Maye

Maye blossoms with first success for McConnell

5.39PM

ARKLE memorbilia on display

Three of the best: Irish King George winners over the years

5.00PM

Five under-the-radar runners to follow over Christmas

4.55PM

JP McManus horses to follow over Christmas: 'thrives on testing ground'

4.40PM

Connell counting down to Leopardstown with Marine Nationale

4.30PM

Gaelic Warrior (left) beat Fact To File at Punchestown

‘Fascinating’ rematch looks to be on the cards for Mullins big guns

3.25PM

Skelton excited ahead of Mydaddypaddy’s date at Aintree

2.55PM

Brendan Powell

Kripticjim stays on an upward curve at Newbury

2.22PM

Gowran Park 23 January 2025 Goffs Thyestes Chase Faces at the races with a packed enclosure Healy Racing

A photo for every month of 2025: the bits you didn't see from Healy Images

1.22PM

Dan Skelton

Skelton convinced Kadastral will make his name over fences

1.42PM

Trainer Faye Bramley (left) with Glengouly

Glengouly poised to welcome in the new year back at Cheltenham

1.32PM

Oh My Word

'Oh My Word' - A bumper horse that excites everyone for Tom Cleary

12.31PM

Newbury

Jig’s Forge too good for Lucky Place in Newbury match

12.15PM

French Ship and Harry Cobden winning at Newbury

French Ship setting sail for Kempton next month

10.08AM

Jockey JJ Slevin talking to Fastorslow's owners Sean and Bernardine Mulryan

Slevin hopeful ahead of Fastorslow Savills' target

9.35AM

'Career-best performance' - Three potential stars for Noel Meade

9.25AM

Tue 16th Dec 2025

Ante-post Cheltenham Festival: Five flying fancies over 10-1

Ante-post betting for the Cheltenham Festival is never straightforward. Targets can change, improvement is not guaranteed, and setbacks are always possible. However, identifying horses before their true Festival potential is fully realised, is something I have extremely enjoyed doing throughout the last few years.

5.01PM
Patrick Mullins

Patrick Mullins aims to tick Newbury off his list

4.19PM

Minella Study

Minella Study already has plenty of boxes ticked for March

3.58PM

St Stephen's Day Guide: Grade 1 thrills at Leopardstown and Limerick

4.00PM

Alexei and Brendan Powell (right)

Owner Broom staying grounded ahead of big test for Alexei

2.57PM

Three rising stars for Joseph O'Brien: 'Likely to feature in some of the major handicaps'

3.52PM

Prairie Girl

Prairie set for Dundalk return in New Year

2.35PM

Paul Nicholls

'Jumping was fantastic' - Regent’s Stroll makes no mistake at Wincanton

1.37PM

Dundalk December 2025

'Impossible to oppose' - Dundalk Lucky 15 tips on Wednesday

1.54PM

Jagwar

Jagwar might be seen on Trials day at Cheltenham

1.00PM

\"Pressure is what keeps you going\" - trainer Cian Collins on his journey as a trainer

12.49PM

'Most exciting of the entire Cheltenham Festival' - assessing the Champion Chase

1.11PM

Wexford 28 5 25 Redwood Queen and Philip Byrnes part company

'A loaded case with reputations at stake’: IHRB faces uphill task in Redwood Queen inquiry

12.24PM

Chepstow

Welsh Grand National next on the agenda for O’Connell

11.32AM

Leopardstown

Leopardstown chase course yielding

10.35AM

Trainer Lucinda Russell

Conman John likely to head straight to Cheltenham Festival

10.23AM

Fastorslow

'Not ready to have a real hard race' - Savills target for Fastorslow

9.27AM

Slurricane (right) wining on the Flat at Galway

Slurricane on course for Christmas prize

8.11AM

Mon 15th Dec 2025

Brighterdaysahead to be supplemented for Leopardstown

Brighterdaysahead is poised for a huge Christmas showdown against Lossiemouth, with connections intending to supplement the Gordon Elliott-trained mare for the December Hurdle at Leopardstown.

4.52PM
Tiktok Casey, near side, just gets the better of Simply Natural

Tiktok Casey delivers on track debut for Fahey

3.57PM

River Vale, right, has the measure of Club Manager

River Vale gives Winters a brace of winners in Naas

3.29PM

Oldschool Outlaw, right, keeps Bambino Fever at bay

Oldschool Outlaw outguns favourite for Elliott/Kennedy treble

2.56PM

Shellrunforbriggs and Eoin Walsh

Shellrunforbriggs a poignant winner for connections

2.23PM

Open Secret and Jack Kennedy over the last flight

Elliott and Kennedy at double with Open Secret

1.53PM

Jonbon and Nico de Boinville

Plans for Jonbon remain open to discussion

1.45PM

Prends Garde A Toi, right, beats King Alexander, left, and Funiculi Funicula

Prends Garde A Toi wins a thrilling finish in Naas opener

1.26PM

It's Bobsled Time, right, hits the front

It's Bobsled Time for Morrissey at a whopping 250/1

1.18PM

Unibet Champion Hurdle Grade 1 Golden Ace and Lorcan Williams are led into the winners enclosure

Champion Hurdle picture so far - 'Forgotten champion'

1.30PM

Honesty Policy

McManus duo in contention for Long Walk honours

12.59PM

The Big Cloud, blue and yellow

The Big Cloud up and running over fences

12.49PM

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