Cheltenham Festival 2015

Faugheen and Annie Power on way back after pleasing Willie Mullins

Willie Mullins offered an upbeat bulletin regarding his Champion Hurdle heroes Faugheen and Annie Power, after they pleased him in their home work on Thursday morning

Greg Wood

19, Jan, 2017 @7:07 PM

Bookmakers in fear of Willie Mullins’s 25-1 Cheltenham Festival four-timer

Annie Power saved the betting industry over £50m 12 months ago but she returns to Cheltenham on Tuesday and is strongly fancied to help punters retrieve their losses

Greg Wood

14, Mar, 2016 @6:25 PM

Victoria Pendleton: ‘Dealing with the pressure is something I won’t have trouble with’

The Olympic and world cycling champion turned jockey answers the doubters over her Cheltenham Festival debut with a determination to conquer the turbulence and revel in the noise of a crowd again

Chris Cook

12, Mar, 2016 @11:00 PM

Victoria Pendleton steers her way towards challenge at Wincanton

Victoria Pendleton finished sixth of 15 at Larkhill, while Willie Mullins’s Great Field was backed for the Cheltenham Festival after a Leopardstown win

Chris Corrigan

28, Feb, 2016 @7:35 PM

Faugheen puts up ‘electrifying’ show to land the Irish Champion Hurdle

Willie Mullins described Faugheen’s jumping as ‘electrifying’ when winning the Irish Champion Hurdle by 15 lengths from his stablemate Arctic Fire

Greg Wood at Leopardstown

24, Jan, 2016 @6:36 PM

Willie Mullins bags big-race double with Un De Sceaux and Vroum Vroum Mag

Un De Sceaux’s impressive victory over Sire De Grugy in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot has seen his odds contract to 4-5 for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival

Greg Wood at Ascot

23, Jan, 2016 @6:09 PM

Bellshill adds another string to Willie Mullins’ festival bow at Naas

Willie Mullins will be aiming both Shaneshill and Bellshill at Grade One targets next after their successes at Naas on Sunday

John O'Hara

03, Jan, 2016 @5:37 PM

Talking Horses: Wednesday’s best bets plus the latest racing news

Chris Cook and Tony Paley: A race confined to female jockeys is one of the possibilities now being discussed for a 28th race at the Cheltenham Festival

Chris Cook and Tony Paley

18, Mar, 2015 @11:44 AM

Cheltenham Festival Champion Chase flop Sire De Grugy to run this term

Gary Moore has blamed the quick run back after his horse’s Chepstow win and the lively ground for his horse’s defeat

Chris Cook

17, Mar, 2015 @1:46 PM

Cheltenham thrills sure to spread Festival’s fame even further | Greg Wood

Attendances at 2015 Festival increased substantially, with many spectators likely to act as recruiting sergeants for racing

Greg Wood

15, Mar, 2015 @6:26 PM

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Coneygree may face Mullins star Vautour

Coneygree, trained by Mark Bradstock, may be aimed at the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day, where a clash with Vautour could await

Chris Cook at Uttoxeter

14, Mar, 2015 @6:21 PM

Cheltenham starts fairest for some time and a tribute to new rules

New start rules, operating at Cheltenham for the first time, passed a tough test – with only a few exceptions – the Professional Jockeys Asociation said

Chris Cook

14, Mar, 2015 @4:43 PM