Fourteen weeks after giving birth to a daughter, Rebecca Curtis scored her first Festival success since 2015 when the 50/1 chance Lisnagar Oscar stormed home in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle. It was her fifth win at The Festival in total.
Jessica Harrington believes Grade 1 winner Supasundae is a live outsider for the £450,000 Grade 1 Unibet Champion Hurdle on the first day of The Festival.
The consistent Monalee could be the Henry de Bromhead’s sole representative in jump racing’s Blue Riband event, the £625,000 Grade 1 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup on the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Trainer Willie Mullins picked out a couple of his stars ahead of The Festival, including Betway Champion Chase hope Chacun Pour Soi and evergreen 12-year-old Faugheen.
This year’s Grade 1 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham could provide one of the most-eagerly awaited clashes of the week between Altior and Defi du Seuil, after the latter was taken out of the Ryanair Chase.
Al Boum Photo provided Ireland’s champion trainer Willie Mullins with a first success in the Grade 1 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2019 and the eight-year-old heads 20 acceptors for the feature race on day four of The Festival.
Three Hemel Hempstead Town players have traded National League South for international football in the Caribbean, after being selected for the CONCACAF Nations League.
Harrier Al Flowers joined 200 others in Yorkshire on Sunday to take part in the White Rose Ultra 50km race in wet and windy conditions on hilly, slippery trails.
A successful double-header on the road over the weekend saw Hemel Storm improve to 5-1 on the season to move up to third in the league table and then also progress to the next round of the National Cup.
