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Having lost main hope Constitution Hill in the lead up to the Festival, Nicky Henderson had a tough Tuesday and has had to make some "very tough decisions" after a number of disappointing performances

Cheltenham Festival punters were left in a muddy nightmare after heavy rain left vehicles stuck and others caught in gridlock for two hours in the dark - with doubts over racing today

To celebrate the start of the Cheltenham Festival, Brits are losing their minds trying to solve this tricky brain teaser. All you need to do is find the white saddle, but don't underestimate the difficulty of this mind-boggling puzzle

Sean and Bernardine Mulryan celebrated victory in their colours with Lark In The Mornin in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle but a second runner Ose Partir was fatally injured

The Cheltenham Festival continues on Wednesday as all eyes focus on the Queen Mother Champion Chase where Willie Mullins will be hoping for another winner despite Energumene’s absence

Our man focuses on the outcome of the oldest race at the Festival and believes the prize could be destined to return to the stable which captured it 12 months ago

In the absence of defending champion Constitution Hill, State Man justified his odds-on status to capture the day-one feature under Paul Townend

Having denied rumours of problems with his string ahead of the fixture, Nicky Henderson’s first runner of the meeting Jeriko de Reponet failed to finish in the opening Supreme Novices' Hurdle

The Greatest Show on Turf is here again with the 2024 Cheltenham Festival - here are all the results you need to know from day one of this year's showpiece event

The biggest week in the horse racing calendar has arrived again and celebrities, including Zara and Mike Tindall made sure they were dressed to impress - despite the rain

Cheltenham Festival starts today with with more than 250,000 people expected to descend on the town. Locals say they are "sick" of seeing boozy revellers urinating in public after watching the horse racing

Jack Andrews and Thomas Costello are both 6ft 4in, and will tower over the rest of the jockeys, who average 5ft 2in. Jack made his debut last year but the horse failed to finish

The Princess of Wales may have had the best of intentions when she edited the charming Mother’s Day picture her husband took - but it only backfired, fuelling more speculation

Rachael Blackmore, Ruby Walsh and Sir A P McCoy joined a group of other legends of the saddle for a special celebration on the eve of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival

With so many short-priced favourites, there could be value among some of the lesser known horses at Cheltenham at huge odds in the betting. Here is a selection to consider from the first two days

Willie Mullins trains plenty of favourites for the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. State Man, Lossiemouth and El Fabiolo are among his leading fancies, while Nicky Henderson has one of the best British-trained chances with Sir Gino

With the Cheltenham Gold Cup celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Blackmore’s 2020 has topped a Betfair poll of more than 1,000 sports fans

Our man hopes to make a killing on day one with Colonel Mustard in the Champion Hurdle at massive odds and reckons Trelawne will go well in the Ultima

The legendary ex-jockey believes State Man can be the ‘first leg of a great double’ in the Unibet Champion Hurdle as he goes through Tuesday's fields

Tom Bellamy has suffered three successive narrow defeats on Paisley Park who will make his sixth appearance in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival

Michael Owen and Sir Alex Ferguson are both big fans of the Cheltenham Festival and will be watching the action this year. Owen believes Galopin Des Champs is worth taking on in the Gold Cup

Ex-Love Islander Frankie Foster will be joined by Married At First Sight’s Sophie Brown and other stars of social media when he heads the RacedayTV team at the Cheltenham Festival

Rachael Blackmore was leading jockey at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and has identified the horses who could add to her 14 successes over the four day meeting

The Cheltenham Festival begins on Tuesday, March 12 when trainer Willie Mullins has four of seven favourites including State Man in the feature Unibet Champion Hurdle

Willie Mullins, the all-time leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival, needs six wins to reach his century but he is unlikely to have everything go his way