All news by author: Jon Lees

Lift Me Up, one of two point-to-pointers owned by Geri and Christian Horner, boss of Formula 1 giants Red Bull, triumphed in a hunter chase at Newbury on Friday

Bryan Cooper, 30, won the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Don Cossack - one of a number of big race winners ridden during three seasons as first jockey to Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud

Lift Me Up, who has won three point-to-point races, will be the first horse to run under rules for Geri and Red Bull chief Christian Horner at Newbury on Friday

Fingers were burnt after long odds-on favourite Telhimlisten lost rider Sean Quinlan after jumping the last fence when eight lengths clear of his only other rival at Sedgefield

George Gorman tested positive for cocaine during a meeting at Chelmsford last year but told a BHA disciplinary hearing that he was taking steps to overcome his addiction

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs was the final winner in a long-range accumulator which also included the winners of the Derby, Oaks and Champion Hurdle

There was a dramatic climax to the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle when Corbetts Cross crashed through wing of the final flight when still having a chance of winning

Winning jockey Paul Townend had 20-time champion Sir AP McCoy in awe after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup on favourite Galopin Des Champs

The William Hill customer found four winners among five selections, including Seddon at 20-1 and Sire Du Berlais at 33-1, which were placed in three separate accumulator bets

The odds of Rachael Blackmore riding A Plus Tard to a second Cheltenham Gold Cup win tumbled dramatically after the rider clinched her second win of the Cheltenham Festival

Mark Walsh, the 36-year-old jockey retained by JP McManus, won the Stayers' Hurdle having hardly ridden since he was rushed to hospital after breaking a vertebra in his neck in a fall in February

Previous winners A Plus Tard, under Rachael Blackmore, and Minella Indo line up with Grand National winner Noble Yeats against Willie Mullins hot favourite Galopin Des Champs

Ryanair boss and leading owner Michael O'Leary said Davy Russell should have put his family first and remained in retirement even though the veteran jockey will ride his Cheltenham Gold Cup hope

After picking a horse in all seven races at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday for an each way accumulator, for a total outlay of £1, the William Hill customer will collect £40,929.31.

John Gleeson, 18, had never ridden at the Cheltenham Festival but steered A Dream To Share to victory after new owner JP McManus let him keep the mount in the Champion Bumper

As the racing action switches to the New course at Cheltenham on Thursday, here is a selection of horses with course winning form to consider for your Festival acca

The Real Whacker, from the little known Yorkshire stable of Patrick Neville, sparked wild celebrations after winning the Brown Advisory for David Mann

Pre-race favourite Energumene, owned by Brighton owner Tony Bloom, won the big race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, taking the honours in the Queen Mother Champion Chase

Hewick has become a rags to riches success story after being picked up cheaply by Shark Hanlon and, as long as the ground is suitable, will bid to add to his legend in Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup

Malinello sadly passed away after a fall in the National Hunt Chase despite the best efforts of Cheltenham's veterinary team

The odds-on Gaillard Du Mesnil had work to do in the last race of the day until front running Mahler Mission fell when holding a clear advantage

Queen of the jumps Honeysuckle brought the curtain down on her extraordinary reign with an emotional triumph in the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle on the final start of her career

Dysart Dynamo attempted to make all the running in the Arkle Trophy under Danny Mullins but had already been passed and was getting tired when taking a heavy fall at the last fence

ITV have agreed a new three-year deal to show exclusive, free to air coverage, of horse racing which will bring its association with the sport to ten years

Michael O'Leary, boss of Ryanair and leading jumps owners, said veteran jockey Davy Russell should have put his family first and stayed retired