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Tue 26th Feb 2019

Supreme Test For Punters

The curtain raiser at the Cheltenham Festival each year is the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and with excitement and anticipation at fever pitch there is a tendency for many punters to throw caution to the wind and punt big on the first contest of the week.

8.00AM
Sands Of Mali

Sands to reappear on Dubai World Cup night

10.21AM

Donald McCain

\"Stable is back in business\" - McCain

8.38AM

Mon 25th Feb 2019

Tizzard confident Native River can land elusive double

Colin Tizzard believes Native River is well-equipped to become the first horse since Best Mate to win back-to-back renewals of the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup.

5.39PM
Shane Foley

Harrington appoints Foley as number one jockey

5.37PM

Alpha Des Obeaux

Elliott targets first Leinster National win with 14 entries

2.37PM

Latest Exhibition

Nolan hopes Latest Exhibition puts on Cheltenham show

12.46PM

Santa Rossa, right

McLoughlin has Aintree target for Santa Rossa

12.43PM

Fusil Raffles

Cut to force Fusil Raffles out of Cheltenham

12.28PM

Le Richebourg

Le Richebourg To Miss Cheltenham

10.52AM

Edwulf

O'Brien ponders Grand National for Edwulf

9.48AM

Mall Dini

Mall Dini team consider heading straight to Aintree

9.31AM

Espoir D'allen

Racecourse gallop for Espoir D'allen ahead of Champion bid

9.23AM

Paisley Park

Stayers are born not made

8.00AM

Sun 24th Feb 2019

Gigginstown wins bumper finale at Naas

Gigginstown House Stud's two weekend winners came in bumpers and the second of those, Midnight Run, landed the concluding Paddy Power (Pro-Am) Bumper at Naas today for trainer Joseph O'Brien and jockey Tom Hamilton.

5.28PM
Mon Lino

Mon Lino on the mark for McManus, Walsh & Nolan

5.08PM

Gavin Cromwell

Double for Cromwell as trainer hits 30 wins for season

4.42PM

Cadmium (far side) jumps the last upsides runner-up Doctor Phoenix

Cadmium books Grand Annual ticket

4.18PM

Chosen Mate is clear at the final flight

Elliott's Mate wins Naas feature, runner-up cut for Triumph

3.56PM

Poker Party

Poker Party maintains Blackmore's excellent Robcour run

3.33PM

Livingstones Quest (left)

Cromwell's Quest scores on handicap hurdle debut

2.42PM

All For Joy

All For Joy ends series of runner-up placings with Naas win

2.30PM

Abolitionist

National contender Abolitionist in line for weekend outing

12.52PM

Kempton

Raffles enters Triumph picture with impressive Adonis strike

9.59AM

Native River (right) narrowly leads Might Bite in last season's Gold Cup

Gold Cup picture far from clear

8.00AM

Sat 23rd Feb 2019

Elliott takes the last 2 at Fairyhouse

After the drama of the beginners chase Gordon Elliott, trainer of the winner there, Graineyhill, also took the finale at Fairyhouse, the Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race, with Fury Road (2/5) living up to his billing.

5.44PM
Graineyhill and Keith Donoghue

\"Unlucky and lucky\" Elliott comes out on top after huge drama

5.03PM

Rathvinden and Paul Townend (right) beats Alpha Des Obeaux (left) and Jack Kennedy

Rathvinden makes excellent return to action in the Bobbyjo

4.32PM

Paul Nicholls

Angels Breath has to play 2nd fiddle to Southfield Stone

4.03PM

Beeper's Ruby and Conor Maxwell

1-3 for McLoughlin as favourite departs 2 out when looking good

3.57PM

Nicky Henderson

Fusil Raffles impresses at Kempton

3.21PM

Noel Fehily won on Bags Groove

Bags Aintree bound after Kempton win

3.18PM

Eight And Bob (Paul Townend) leads Halsafari (Rachael Blackmore) home

Townend extends lead on Blackmore after Eight And Bob win

3.15PM

Way Back Home and Robbie Power

Biggest success yet for Roche a year on from breakthrough win

2.46PM

Winner Chavi Artist (David Mullins nearside) beat Tens Or Better (Paul Townend) in the Fairyhouse opener

Market gets it wrong as Artist Better than Tens

2.07PM

Pleasant Company will attempt to win the Bobbyjo Chase for a second time

Going update

8.43AM

Buveur D'air

Cheltenham Antepost Markets Taking Shape

8.00AM

Altior and Nico de Boinville

Altior has Champion Chase at his mercy

8.00AM

Fri 22nd Feb 2019

Meade maintains top-form - at Dundalk

Noel Meade struck with his only runner on the night at Dundalk when Sheisdiesel (11/1) came out on top in the concluding SyncIT Handicap.

9.30PM
Chaparral Dream and Tom Madden leave their Dundalk opponents well behind

Dream getting better for McGuinness and Daly

9.08PM

Ice Bullet and connections including big name GAA legends Ciaran Kilkenny and Babs Keating

Ice Bullet lands a gamble for famous connections

7.53PM

Wayne Lordan

Amazing One off the mark at the 15th attempt

7.26PM

Cappadocia

Cappadocia gains a 5th Dundalk win

6.55PM

Jupiter Road (Shane Crosse) holds Oneiroi (Ronan Whelan)

Debut run does O'Brien's Road \"the world of good\"

6.30PM

Hasselnott and Sean Davis

McCann has 1-2 led home by new recruit Hasselnott

5.52PM

Fresnel and Gary Halpin

Impressive Fresnel gives Davison his 2nd winner

5.29PM

Doctor Phoenix

Festival Clues On Paddy Power Trials Day At Naas

1.22PM

Richards banking on stamina to outweigh Eider ground concerns

12.26PM

Squouateur

Haslam has Festival hopes for McManus pair

10.04AM

Buveur D'air and Melon fly the last in the 2018 Champion Hurdle

Classic Champion Hurdle In Prospect

8.00AM

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