All news on the topic: Cheltenham racecourse

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Tributes paid to jockey and Cheltenham winner who died aged 44
Ben Moore won the 2017 Pertemps Champions Willberry Charity Race at Cheltenham. The former conditional jockey started his career with 15-time champion trainer Martin Pipe
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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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Paul Nicholls demands BHA show "a bit of backbone" and stand up for racing
The 13-time champion jumps trainer said he has been "livid" over the British Horseracing Authority's decision to implement changes to the whip rules before the Cheltenham Festival
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Jockey James Hannon able to ride Cheltenham Festival mount despite ban
James Hannon can partner Churchstonewarrior, the 11-2 third favourite for the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham, because the penalty only covers days when there are point-to-point meetings scheduled
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Zara Tindall hopes King Charles attends Cheltenham for first time in 17 years
Steal A March is a 16-1 shot for Thursday's Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival and there are hopes that King Charles will attend to see his Nicky Henderson-trained horse in action
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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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Marie's Rock and Epatante to be kept apart at Cheltenham Festival
Nicky Henderson has a clearer idea of running plans after taking nine horses to Kempton Park for gallops - including Constitution Hill, Marie's Rock, Epatante and Jonbon
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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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Oisin Murphy plays down Cheltenham Festival appearance putting Flat first
Three-time champion Flat jockey Oisin Murphy was granted both a jumps and Flat licence when he returned from a 14-month ban but wants to focus on his Flat commitments this year
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Harry Redknapp could fulfil Grand National dream with Back On The Lash
Harry Redknapp, 75, missed the success of Back On The Lash at Cheltenham last month but has cleared his diary for his appearance at the 2023 Festival and possibly Grand National
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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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Defending champion Allaho ruled out of Cheltenham Festival after abdominal bleed
Allaho was the hot favourite to complete a hat-trick of victories in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival but is now undergoing veterinary treatment for the rare condition
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France's Cleeve Hurdle winner Gold Tweet to be supplemented for Cheltenham
Gold Tweet surprised Dashel Drasher and Paisley Park plus his own trainer Gabriel Leenders when becoming France's first graded race winner at Cheltenham for 18 years
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Cheltenham Festival and Grand National drop dress code in huge horse racing move
The Cheltenham Festival and Grand National has long been signified by formal dress amongst the hoards of punters, but that's about to become a thing of the past
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Harry Cobden says winning Cheltenham ride on Il Ridoto did not deserve ban
Paul Nicholls's stable jockey Harry Cobden claimed stewards indicated he would have received a 24-day ban for his use of the whip at Cheltenham had the controversial new rules been in force
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Paul Nicholls calls for new whip rules to be postponed until after festivals
Champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls spoke out after learning that stable jockey Harry Cobden and Sean Bowen would each have been banned for 24 days at Cheltenham under the new rules
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Injury forces jockey who impressed racing pundit Ruby Walsh onto the sidelines
Lilly Pinchin has ridden several winners on ITV Racing this season. But the fourth-placed jockey in the conditional championship will be temporarily out of action after she had a fall at Doncaster
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Harry Redknapp misses £18k Cheltenham races win after calendar mix-up
Back On The Lash won at Cheltenham's Festival Trials Day card on Saturday. The 6-1 shot battled on well to deny Deise Aba in a close finish to the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase
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Sean Quinlan hoping Sounds Russian can provide him with big Cheltenham win
Northern-based jockey Seam Quinlan is hoping Trials Day runner Sounds Russian can bring him a rare success at Cheltenham on Saturday. Ruth Jefferson's horse takes on Gold Cup fancies Protektorat and Noble Yeats
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Legendary horse Altior in stable, but critical condition after bout of colic
The 13-year-old four-time Cheltenham Festival winner, who retired in 2021, underwent surgery to remove part of his intestine but complications developed
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Davy Russell could ride at Cheltenham Festival but says comeback temporary
The 43-year-old jockey, who retired less than four weeks ago, insisted he will only ride until Jack Kennedy is fit again after agreeing to come to the aid of Gordon Elliott
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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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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