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Fri 17th Mar 2023

Grand National contenders on trial at Down Royal

The Bluegrass Stamm 30 Chase is the feature on the St Patrick’s Day card at Down Royal this afternoon and the 3m2f event has the real feel of a Grand National trial with a quality field going to post at 3.50pm.

10.05AM
Galopin Des Champs and Willie Mullins

Galopin Des Champs carrying plenty of confidence in date with destiny

8.45AM

Mount Ida (Jack Kennedy) winning the Kim Muir in 2021

Elliott secures top two lots at record-breaking sale

8.42AM

A Plus Tard (Rachael Blackmore) winning the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup

A Plus Tard camp upbeat as Gold Cup defence looms

8.19AM

Galopin Des Champs

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12.46PM

Murphy off the mark on family-owned Akmaam

It was a red letter day for Emma Murphy at Dundalk this evening as she partnered her first winner aboard Akmaam, in her mother Gail's colours, in the concluding mile handicap.

8.41PM
Mpumelelo Mjoka with Fleetfootsoldier and trainer Kevin Coleman (right)

South African jockey Mjoka scores on Soldier

8.27PM

Tai Sing Yeh and Joey Sheridan

Sheridan shines on front-runner Tai

7.50PM

Almendares beats Catherine Of Siena

Almendares continues on an upward curve

7.12PM

S'all Good Man (nearest) comes to win under Neve Bennett

S'all Good for Bennett and Farrell

6.47PM

Neverfindanother U and Robert Whearty

Gibney strikes with Never

6.15PM

Seddon and Ben Harvey

McConnell and Curling saddle first Cheltenham winners

6.11PM

Shishkin

Shishkin set to step up in trip at Aintree

5.50PM

Make The Switch and Cillian McConnell (right) collar No Trouble (nearest)

McConnells celebrating again after Switch win

5.40PM

You Wear It Well and Gavin Sheehan

Sheehan shines on You Wear It Well

5.27PM

Sam's Xpress and Oisin McSweeney lead them home

Xpress too sharp for rivals in Dundalk opener

5.11PM

Winning connections with Sire Du Berlais

Sire springs Stayers' shock

4.03PM

Envoi Allen

Envoi hits the headlines again at Cheltenham

3.24PM

Liam McKenna celebrates on Good Time Jonny

Good Times again for Martin

2.44PM

Stage Star and Harry Cobden

Stage strikes for Nicholls

1.59PM

Three Card Brag

Card bidding for Bragging rights in Albert Bartlett

1.50PM

Gala Marceau

Mullins mob-handed in Triumph

1.48PM

Shishkin

Shishkin in good shape ahead of Ryanair test

8.00AM

Blazing Khal with jockey Philip Byrnes

Khal bids to put troubled prep behind him in Stayers

7.57AM

19 3 22 Thurles French Dynamite and Darragh O Keeffe near win the Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Steeplechase Grade 3

Each-way Cheltenham Festival fancies at 16-1 and 14-1 for the day 3 action

10.44AM

Constitution Hill in fine fettle after impressive victory

Nicky Henderson reported Constitution Hill to be fine shape after his stunning Unibet Champion Hurdle victory at Cheltenham on Tuesday.

6.30PM
A Dream To Share, far side, leads home Fact To File

A Dream To Share all round

6.25PM

Keith Donoghue celebrates on Delta Work

Elliott's Delta Work beats stablemate Galvin in Cross Country

5.23PM

Energumene puts in a display of jumping

Energumene different class in Champion Chase

4.23PM

Langer Dan, right, pips An Epic Song by a head

Langer Dan tastes Cheltenham success

4.10PM

Barry Connell

Connell considers Punchestown for Marine Nationale

4.07PM

Galopin Des Champs

Galopin Des Champs tops Gold Cup contenders

3.20PM

The Real Whacker makes all

The Real Whacker hangs on from Gerri Colombe

2.52PM

Impaire Et Passe delivers under Paul Townend

Impaire Et Passe dominant in opener

2.44PM

Impaire Et Passe

Mullins' battalion head into battle in Ballymore

10.44AM

Gerri Colombe

Soft ground in Cheltenham again

10.34AM

Energumene

Energumene on a Champion Chase mission

8.56AM

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore

Blackmore forever grateful to 'phenomenal' Honeysuckle

8.51AM

Packed stands at Cheltenham

£1 million up for grabs in Tote Placepot

11.55AM

Honeysuckle signs off with emotional Mares success

There were joyous scenes on day one of the Cheltenham Festival when Honeysuckle brought the curtain down on her phenomenal career with an emotional victory in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.

4.39PM
Constitution Hill and Nico de Boinville

Constitution crowned after brilliant Champion Hurdle win

3.51PM

Corach Rambler with Derek Fox and Lucinda Russell

Corach claims Ultima again

3.22PM

El Fabiolo and Paul Townend

Fabiolo gains revenge on Jonbon in Arkle

2.34PM

Marine Nationale and Michael O'Sullivan

Nationale claims Supreme for Connell and O'Sullivan

1.49PM

Flooring Porter

Porter has 10 rivals for Stayers' crown

11.05AM

Ashroe Diamond

Ashroe rerouted to Fairyhouse

11.04AM

Shishkin

Shishkin faces eight in Ryanair

10.40AM

Honeysuckle

Soft ground at Cheltenham as Honeysuckle supported

10.07AM

Constitution Hill

Hill ready to claim Champion crown

8.28AM

Love Envoi

Fehily hoping for memorable day at Cheltenham

8.26AM

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