All news on the topic: Cheltenham Gold Cup

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Walsh predicts crushing Prestbury Cup victory for Ireland at Cheltenham Festival
Ruby Walsh has predicted it will once again be the Irish who dominate at next week’s Cheltenham Festival and take home the Prestbury Cup for the eighth time in nine years
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Rachael Blackmore confesses to surprise Cheltenham Festival dinner order
History-making jockey Rachael Blackmore, who became the first female rider to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup last year, reveals she does not need to watch her weight
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Ahoy Senor "storming" up the gallops ahead of 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Lucinda Russell's staying chaser is 14-1 with the bookmakers for the feature race at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival with the big meeting getting underway on March 14
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ITV Racing tips from Newsboy for Saturday cards at Kelso, Newbury and Doncaster
Newsboy expects his Nap, Fast Forward, to be on the mark at Wolverhampton. Our man also goes through his selections for the ITV Racing action which include Deere Park in Kelso's Morebattle Hurdle
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Jack Kennedy misses Cheltenham Festival after failing to recover from broken leg
After breaking his leg in a fall in January, leading jockey Jack Kennedy faced a race against time to be fit for the Cheltenham Festival and will now miss the meeting for a second time
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Champion trainer Paul Nicholls provides daughter Olive ,17, with first winner
On only her seventh ride under rules, Olive Nicholls became the latest member of the Nicholls family to ride a winner as she steered Magic Saint to victory at Wincanton
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France double Stayers' Hurdle challenge inspired by all-time great Baracouda
Henri Le Farceur will be supplemented for the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. He will join fellow French-trained runner Gold Tweet in the line-up
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Cheltenham Gold Cup contender Hewick and jockey hit by wave during seaside trip
Hewick was having a splash in the sea on the beach where a scene from Saving Private Ryan was filmed when he was hit by wave, pitching his rider into the water
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Jim Lewis, owner of legendary Best Mate and ardent Aston Villa fan, dies aged 88
Best Mate became the first horse since Arkle to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups in 2004 for Jim Lewis, whose racing colours were the Aston Villa claret and blue
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Cheltenham uproar over poster of Rachael Blackmore with whip airbrushed out
In a poster displayed across the London Underground network, Rachael Blackmore is shown celebrating her historic Cheltenham Gold Cup win on A Plus Tard without her whip
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Gordon Elliott fined £1,000 and Zanahiyr disqualified over positive test
The Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning trainer accepted the charges but neither he nor the BHA were able to establish the source of the prohibited substance lidocaine
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Dan Skelton admits Cheltenham flop Protektorat was nowhere near fit enough
The trainer admits he did not have the Betfair Chase hero anywhere near peak condition in the Cotswold Chase where he trailed in fourth but has urged punters not to write him off
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Cheltenham odds slashed for Ahoy Senor and Editeur Du Gite after Trials Day wins
Lucinda Russell's Ahoy Senor and the Gary Moore-trained Editeur Du Gite scored on Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. It was the track's final meeting before the main event in March
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Grand National hero Noble Yeats out of Lingfield trip due to vaccination issue
The Grand National winner was due to run in the Fleur de Lys Chase before the Cheltenham Gold Cup but was found ineligible to run because his vaccination record had not been completed
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Cheltenham Gold Cup second favourite L'Homme Presse ruled out of the race
Venetia Williams' stable star was behind Galopin Des Champs in the betting for the March showpiece but will miss the contest after his last fence tumble in the King George VI Chase
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Davy Russell makes surprise announcement to come out of retirement
After less than four weeks of retirement, the 43-year-old will return to action at Fairyhouse to help the Elliott while stable jockey Jack Kennedy recovers from a broken leg
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Grand National hero Noble Yeats heading to Lingfield ahead of Gold Cup tilt
Trainer Emmet Mullins hopes to avoid a horse trained by his uncle Willie Mullins or Gordon Elliott by running Noble Yeats in the £165,000 Fleur de Lys Chase
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'Stiff and sore' L'Homme Presse could head straight to the Cheltenham Gold Cup
The favourite for the King George VI Chase, who unseated his jockey at the final fence, was not suited to the ground at Kempton, according to owner Andy Edwards
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Popular jump jockey Mattie Batchelor retires from the saddle
Batchelor, 46, rode a Cheltenham Festival winner and won the Hennessy during nearly 30 years in the saddle but has had only a handful of rides in recent seasons
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Constitution Hill set to head straight to the Champion Hurdle
The odds-on Champion Hurdle favourite will remain in his Lambourn stable until the Cheltenham Festival after his latest romp at Kempton on Boxing Day