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Mon 9th Mar 2026

'The Willie Mullins bingo horse' - The Tuesday Cheltenham Festival Acca

It's finally here, the 2026 Cheltenham Festival begins on Tuesday afternoon following months of anticipation and weeks of speculation and previews.

11.26AM

Robson De Aguiar

Tuscan Hills has Lincoln option for De Aguiar

10.20AM

Panda Boy and John Gleeson in Naas

Panda Boy heads to Cheltenham 'all guns blazing'

9.18AM

Sun 8th Mar 2026

Houlihan foils Mullins in the bumper

Dungarvan handler Conor Houlihan has made an impressive start to his training career and made it three wins from nine runners since taking out his licence when Kiltybo, a winner at Thurles last month, made all in the concluding mares' bumper at Naas.

6.10PM
Spread Boss Ted

Ted leads home a 1-2-3 for Mullins

5.24PM

The Lovely Man (right) gets up to beat Goraibhmaithagat

Cromwell lands Leinster National with The Lovely Man

5.02PM

No Drama This End (left)

McNeill prepared for the Drama of a Festival runner

4.35PM

Mojoe and Simon Torrens

Foley's charge gets his Mojoe back at Naas

4.35PM

Indefatigable (left)

Indefatigable success has lost none of its lustre for Webber

3.49PM

Hall backing Old Park to Star in Supreme test

3.33PM

Thankyouforthedays and Keith Donoghue

No kinks in Dempsey's handicap blot

3.26PM

Jane Mangan

Jane Mangan's Cheltenham Festival Tips: 'Fact To File is a penalty kick'

3.08PM

Spillane's Tower

Spillane's Tower ready to scale the Gold Cup heights

3.00PM

Le Labo (left) comes to tackle Blake (second left) at the last

Gleeson scents success and Le Labo delivers

2.56PM

Healys Pub and Phillip Enright

Drinks are on McKiernan as Pub strikes at Naas

2.25PM

Backmersackme and Sean Bowen won for owner Paul Byrne right and trainer Emmet Mullins

Johnny Ward and Tommy Lyons select a Cheltenham Lucky 15: 'He’s the best of Paul Byrne’s runners'

1.57PM

Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth team eager to seize Champion Hurdle challenge

1.48PM

'Please God he can do the job' - Owner Damien Dillon on supplementing The Passing Wife for the Albert Bartlett

1.07PM

Galopin Des Champs

Mullins adopting a sanguine outlook after Galopin ruled out

11.05AM

Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth leads nine contenders for Champion Hurdle crown

10.57AM

Bushmans Pass bids to repeat last year's win in the Leinster National at Naas

Ground dries slightly ahead of Bar 1 Leinster National Day at Naas

9.54AM

Ross O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan hoping Diamond can shine at Cheltenham

6.35AM

Sat 7th Mar 2026

Dromard makes big impression in bumper

Dromard pulled away in fine style to make an impressive winning debut in the concluding bumper at Gowran Park.

6.04PM
Lets Go Champ and Sophie Carter beat Hunters Yarn

Carter collects first chase win on Champ

5.16PM

Jigoro and James Smith (nearest)

Game Jigoro lands Gowran feature

4.38PM

Sky And Sand and Danny Gilligan

Patience pays off with Sand

4.06PM

Sean Bowen and Olly Murphy

Sandown scorer Scorpio Rising to the top for Olly Murphy

3.46PM

Trainer Gillian Callaghan

Soldier strikes for Callaghan

3.30PM

Gary Moore

Mondo Man overcomes last-flight drama in Imperial Cup

3.23PM

Likealightswitch and Harry Sexton untidy at the last

Switch gains deserved success for Sextons

3.03PM

Minella Boss and Philip Enright

McKiernan back in winners' enclosure with Boss

2.26PM

Don Cossack and Bryan Cooper

Cooper remembers ‘great relief’ of grabbing Gold with Don Cossack

2.18PM

Bibe Mus (left) seen winning at Gowran Park

Bibe Mus books Fred Winter ticket with Sandown strike

1.57PM

Trainer Paul Nicholls

Olive Nicholls chasing special winner with Golden Son

1.37PM

Inothewayurthinkin

Inothewayurthinkin heads Gold Cup line-up, but no Fact To File

12.39PM

Death announced of amateur jockey Sam Lee at the age of 27

11.39AM

Jagged Edge (nearest)

Thorne eyeing big pot with new recruit Edge

8.35AM

Gowran Park

Ground remains testing at Gowran

7.58AM

Fri 6th Mar 2026

California Dreamer outclasses Dundalk rivals

On what was her first start for Robson De Aguiar, California Dreamer outclassed five rivals in the concluding Put The Fun Into Fundraising At Dundalk Race.

8.45PM
Bella Colombia is ridden out by Billy Lee

Bella Colombia gets back on track

8.22PM

Son Of Beauty (nearest) just gets the better of Egyptian Pharaoh

Gamble goes astray as Son strikes on second start

7.55PM

Galopin Des Champs

Galopin Des Champs to miss Cheltenham Gold Cup

7.28PM

Celtic Druid and Sadhbh Tormey lead home their rivals

Celtic Druid provides Tormey with a third success

7.25PM

Riyami and Harry Swan (left) lead home Echinacea and Drucker (red cap)

Riyami provides Hogan with 18th winter campaign success

6.46PM

Bambino Fever

‘She’s going to be very hard to beat’ - Day three confirmations for the Cheltenham Festival

3.14PM

Barry Geraghty with his Cheltenham fancies: 'He's potentially a baby Sprinter Sacre'

6.21PM

I'm Spartacus and Adam Caffrey

I'm Spartacus completes quickfire 53/1 double for McGuinness

6.13PM

Emma Nagle's 130-1 acca for the Cheltenham Festival

5.41PM

Una Matata and Ronan Whelan lead home their rivals under the clear Dundalk sky

Una Matata adds to winter riches

5.41PM

Sixmilebridge

Megson looking to Sixmilebridge for further Festival joy

5.37PM

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