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Jumps powerhouse Henry de Bromhead reveals his Royal Ascot team including well-regarded Ribblesdale hope

Grand National · Ascot

Jumps powerhouse Henry de Bromhead reveals his Royal Ascot team including well-regarded Ribblesdale hope

Henry de Bromhead has conquered all the feature races at the Cheltenham Festival as well as the Grand National and he has now set his sights on a...Read Article

Iconic Cotswolds Country Pub Announces Sudden Closure

Cheltenham Festival · Oxford

Iconic Cotswolds Country Pub Announces Sudden Closure

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An iconic Cotswolds country pub on the Oxfordshire border has announced a shock closure.See the Story

Reality TV legend lands £500k to become face of Paddy Power during Royal Ascot

Gemma Collins · London

Reality TV legend lands £500k to become face of Paddy Power during Royal Ascot

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PaddyPower GEMMA Collins has landed £500,000 to become the face of Paddy Power ahead of Royal Ascot. The former Towie star, 44 — “The GC” to fans — filmed a top-secret advert for the betting firm in London last week. Gemma Collins has been signed up for a lucrative Paddy Power advert to promote Royal AscotPaul Edwards She is seen poking fun at the fashion side of the annual racing event, which takes place this month. It comes after she was a pop…See the Story

Male voice choir wins two cups at festival

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Romsey Male Voice Choir (RMVC) won two cups at the week-long annual Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts.Cheltenham Festival · England Read Article

Paul Scholes wins £2,500 bet at Cheltenham as Man Utd icon pockets four-figure sum

Manchester United icon Paul Scholes has cleaned up at the Cheltenham Festival after he backed the winner in the opening race of the meeting. The legendary midfielder posted a picture of his bet slip on Instagram before the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, opting to back Willie Mullins‘ hot favourite, Kopek Des Bordes. In doing so, Scholes revealed that he’d backed the hotpot to the tune of some £2,500. His faith was duly rewarded as t…Manchester United · Cheltenham Read Article

Cheltenham Ladies Day is now called something different after controversial change

The Wednesday of the Cheltenham Festival, which was long known as Ladies Day, was re-named Style Wednesday by The Jockey Club in 2024. While racegoers attending the Festival are always dressed to impress, day two at Prestbury Park encourages those heading to the iconic racecourse to wear their very smartest attire. Yet, with times and attitudes changing, the naming – which hadn’t been marketed as such since 2018 – underwent a firm shift in 2024 …Cheltenham Festival · Cheltenham Read Article

‘I’m the world’s highest earning jockey – I’ve won almost £800million in my career’

As the Cheltenham Festival captivates racing fans this week, one name that won’t be in the thick of the action – but still looms large over the sport – is Yutaka Take. While Britain’s finest jockeys battle it out for glory at Prestbury Park, the Japanese legend sits atop an astonishing career haul of £750million in prize money. Unlike the mud-splattered warriors of Cheltenham, Take’s legacy is built on the pristine turf of Japan, where he has do…Cheltenham Festival · Japan Read Article

Top Cheltenham Festival jockey reveals surprise truth behind horrendous black eye

Champion jockey Harry Skelton is riding at the Cheltenham Festival with a huge shiner as the result of ‘a good hiding’. Skelton, who won the jump jockeys’ title in the 2020-21 season, has a number of big chances this week for trainer-brother Dan, who heads this season jumps trainers’ championship. Harry drew a blank from his rides on the first day, finishing third on Take No Chance in the Mares’ Hurdle and fourth on the Sir Alex Ferguson-owned L…Cheltenham Festival · Cheltenham Read Article

Lulamba lands Ballymore for Henderson at Punchestown

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Lulamba turned the tables on his Cheltenham Festival conqueror Poniros to land the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown.Horse Racing · Ireland See the Story

Galopin Des Champs comes good to claim Gold Cup

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Galopin Des Champs gained a deserved first victory in the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup with a superlative performanceGold Cup · Ireland See the Story

Hospitalised jockey Nico de Boinville with ill daughter receives grim abuse

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Nico de Boinville was put in a neck brace and taken to hospital after a fall from As The Fella Says at Plumpton on MondayHorse Racing · England See the Story

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