Thursday 29 September 2011

Cheltenham festival racing information website will focus on providing

Cheltenham festival racing information website will focus on providing information, free tips on the latest horse racing odds and as all relevant information on the festival and is available in a central location.

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New Web site, select the best horses and trained as a jockey on the cover feature of health and career information such as wins and losses and other career statistics.

The Cheltenham Festival 2012 video camera crew and three reporters who upload videos to the Web site will be available as soon as the festival will be on staff.

The staff will report on the following days:

Tuesday 13th March - Champion Day
Wednesday 14th March - Ladies Day
Thursday 15th March - St Patrick's Thursday
Friday 16th March - Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Day

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Simon Pegg has been announced Cheltenham Festival

Simon Pegg has been announced Cheltenham Film Festival is held as trustee.

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He is a actor, comedian, writer and director, who was born in nearby Gloucester, said it was "really important" for him to support the event.

"I'd love to see the film festival take its place alongside its more established counterparts," he said.

Parabola Arts Center Festival in November will take place on weekends.

"It's really important for me to support the festival. It's what I love and it's where I'm from.

'Extremely proud'

"Cinema is as important in smaller towns and cities as it is in the bigger ones.

"I grew up going to the cinema in Cheltenham and Gloucester, so it feels fitting to be associated with the festival.

"I'm extremely proud not only to be a patron but also to see such an event is taking place in my home county," he added.

It is unlikely he will be able to attend the festival in person because of diary commitments.

Festival director Martin Pilkington said: "We are so excited to have Simon Pegg's support as patron of the Cheltenham Film Festival. It's a huge honour."

Monday 30 May 2011

Cheltenham Festival race in place in New Zealand for New grabs for the winner

Cheltenham Festival race in place in New Zealand than New for grabs for the winner.

Cheltenham Racecourse chiefs and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) exciting opportunity for a horse show in March at Prestbury Park for the meeting has received offers to travel.

Cheltenham Dream 24-race series based on a points competition in which each generation in terms of grade point edge runs from May to October.

This New Zealand's most spectacular and permanent jump horse racing is designed to identify and hurdlers and chasers for both is open.

Horse that won the series in the UK transport costs and a Festival championship race to a place in a major pay awards will be offered connection.

Karlos and Mali Juraj early leaderband is headed who have won Grade Two races at Waikato.

Andre Klein, National Jump Racing Manager for NZTR, said: "We are delighted to be in a position to promote this series and sincerely hope that the winner takes up this generous offer from the team at Cheltenham Racecourse and heads to the Festival next March.

"New Zealand is a country that harbours a strong passion for jump racing.

"It produces excellent horsemen and outstanding horses and there can be no better place on earth to showcase that, than in front of the vast crowds at the Festival.

"I can imagine the whole of New Zealand tuning into watch if a New Zealand runner makes it to the starting line and the dream becomes reality.

"I have no doubt the best in New Zealand can be competitive against the best in Europe."

Cheltenham's director of racing Simon Claisse said: "We are excited about the prospect of a horse travelling from New Zealand to compete in one of the top races at the Festival, which will add to the huge interest in the meeting around the world.

"We'll be following the progress of the series with great interest."

Wednesday 9 March 2011

Cheltenham Festival scare at Naas

Cheltenham Festival just started day when a top jockey men a bad cut on his face constantly before falling Ruby Walsh had a scare at Naas.

The latest scare comes near Cheltenham where Irish trainer Willie Mullins primarily Walsh and Paul Nicholls for Ditcheat handler ride is a powerful book.

In comparison trainer Michael Mulvany and Tim Carroll 7lb claimer for first impressions went to 33-1 shot.

Mulvany said, "First Impressions appreciated the step up in trip but these maiden hurdles are very hard to win and I didn't think he'd win one. He likes nice ground and will have no problem staying three miles".

"He is a nicely related horse and his dam is closely related to Florida Pearl and he should make a very nice chasing prospect next season."

Co Antrim-based trainer Harry Smyth won his first for almost seven years when the cast of men under Cantrell 7lb conditional Mattie Bowes chicken and deer barrier disruption parties descended on.

Smyth said, 'I have four horses in training and I only work with cast-offs from other yards! I was given Cantrell by his previous owners and the good thing about training cast-offs is at least nobody expects anything of you'.

Doyle said, "He has small feet and is a light horse but had been working very well".

"We would have been happy with a first four or five finish today though and he'll have one more run before going to Punchestown."

Monday 28 February 2011

James Ewart runners at the Cheltenham Festival

James Ewart have also runners at the Cheltenham Festival when he saddles Aikman and Captain Americo in next month.

The Dumfriesshire trainer license held for seven years before this season and think they have enough horses on them.

Aikman has choice of five entries with a wonderful book their place at Huntingdon previous week Minella Sydney Memorial banks'Novices hurdle win in the class.

Captain Americo four-mile National Hunt Chase at Newcastle in January for Prince on Wayward Wetherby behind victory and a third position recently on the following courses.

He said, "Aikman has come out of the race very well and I think he now will have the opportunity to go to Cheltenham".

He has five entries and the only one he definitely won't run in is the Supreme. I would prefer not run in the two handicaps he's in even though he's now as short as 16-1 for the Coral.

He's in the Martin Pipe Handicap as well, but probably his choices will be the Neptune or the Albert Bartlett.

Captain Americo goes for the National Hunt Chase and is in tip-top form. He was ridden out this morning and is as good as ever.

Cheltenham is a very special place and you only go there when you believe you have something you have a chance with. I've been training for seven years and we've never had a runner at the Festival.

This year we will have two. We are only going there with Aikman and Captain Americo because they truly represent the best chances we've ever have had of a runner with potential to be placed or even possibly win a race."

Monday 21 February 2011

Pipe heads off classy Crus


To the Ladbrokes World Hurdle some spice has been added by Grands Crus at the Cheltenham Festival expressed by David Pipe.

The six-year-old grey has thrown down the gauntlet to the hat-trick-seeking Big Buck's after claiming three wins on the bounce.

We knew Grands Crus was going to win at Cheltenham in November and go on to win at Haydock a week later," the Pond House handler told the Daily Mail.

"Horses like Grands Crus don't come around very often. It's like he gets tunnel vision on the track.

"We may tow Big Buck's to the last hurdle, or all the way to the line.
"It's certainly added some spice to the race.

"He is potentially the most exciting horse I've taken to Cheltenham."

Thursday 17 February 2011

Cheltenham ruled out for Pady


Tom Cooper has discard the Cheltenham Festival from Forpadydeplasterer's agenda - but his stable star still has a opportunity of making the Punchestown Festival.

Ryanair, Queen Mother Champion Chase and Gold Cup entries was banned for Forpadydeplasterer on Wednesday after his journey to Kempton for the rescheduled King George VI Chase left a mark.

"He came back from Kempton a very sick horse and I think making the two trips to Kempton, first in December and then when the race was rearranged, put paid to him," said Cooper.

"I thought last week we were looking good for Cheltenham but I'd rather not take him over again so soon.

"I'll keep him over here for the rest of this season and hopefully he'll be ready to run at Punchestown."

Thursday 10 February 2011

Walsh 11-10 to be top Cheltenham rider again


To ride the most winners at next month's Cheltenham Festival,LADBROKES have made Ruby Walsh their 11-10 favourite.

To overtake Pat Taaffe's record of 25 festival winners,Walsh had won three successes last year.He has been absent with a broken leg since November, but aims to return to race-riding by the end of this month.

For the previous two years he has been leading rider at the meeting and can look forward to the pick of champion trainers Paul Nicholls' and Willie Mullins' runners.

Next best in the betting for the award, which is sponsored by tailors Thomas Pink, is Barry Geraghty at 3-1.

He claimed the title in 2003 with five triumphs, while Tony McCoy, four winners shy of Walsh's overall record of 27,is a 6-1 shot.

Friday 4 February 2011

Champion Chase on Somersby agenda


The Queen Mother Champion Chase has been confirmed by Henrietta Knight is the most likely Cheltenham Festival target for her stable star Somersby.

Dual Champion Chase hero Master Minded in last month's Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot was beaten the seven-year-old and a rematch now looks to be on the cards.

Speaking on her website, www.henandterry.com, the trainer said: "Somersby is extremely well and fresh. We have decided that his most likely race at Cheltenham will be the Champion Chase on the Wednesday. That is our aim."

An upbeat report has been issued by Knight on Grand National hope Calgary Bay, who was second at Cheltenham on Saturday.

"With Doncaster abandoned last Saturday, Calgary Bay, who was three-quarters of the way there, was re-routed to Cheltenham - his second preference," Knight added.

"After five hours in the horsebox, he ran a super race to finish second to Wishfull Thinking in the Murphy Group Chase. He will now have a rest and be prepared for the Grand National in April."

Wednesday 26 January 2011

Flat Out to miss Cheltenham with leg injury


Willie Mullins has confirmed that due to leg injury Flat Out will miss out on the sidelines for the remainder of the season.

Despite falling in the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday, the six-year-old was still considered to be one of the leading contenders for the Irish Independent Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Mullins told the Irish Times: "He has a little chip fracture on a hind leg and is out for the season."

A routine veterinary inspection after his fall down confirms that he had sustained a hind leg injury when unseating Emmett Mullins at the second last fence.

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Gollings Seeking for a Hero

In order to weigh up his Festival options,Steve Gollings is thinking to raise up local Hero into Grade Two company at Cheltenham later this month.

"The plan is to give him an entry in the Finesse Hurdle at Cheltenham a week on Saturday. How he runs there will hopefully help us decide between the Fred Winter and the Triumph Hurdle," the trainer said.

"He came out of Doncaster absolutely A1, he just hasn't really had a proper test yet. We know he's got a serious engine, we just need to know how serious.

"We were hoping there might be something that would want to go off in front and set a good pace, but that didn't happen so we didn't really learn much except that he's still progressing and is still a bit green really.

"There's not really a lot of time between now and the Festival in real terms and you need to know what kind of horse you've got."