Cheltenham Festival 2022: Day one - Honeysuckle can retain Champion Hurdle crown
can successfully defend her crown in the Unibet Champion Hurdle (3.30pm), the feature on the opening day of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival.
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Sir Gerhard odds-on to beat eight rivals in Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
Hot favourite Sir Gerhard is set to face eight rivals in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Cheltenham Festival: Shishkin and Energumene set for Champion Chase battle
Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Cheltenham Festival: 'The lads who win in the sales ring usually win at the racetrack'
The casual observer could be forgiven for assuming National Hunt racing rolls into high gear no more than two or three times a year.
Cheltenham Festival: Cheveley Park runners primed to star
Sir Gerhard's Cheltenham Festival target remains undecided – but owners Cheveley Park Stud favour a tilt at the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle.
Cheltenham Festival: Minella Crooner out of Novices' Hurdle
Gordon Elliott's Minella Crooner, the ante-post favourite for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, will miss the race due to a pulled muscle.
Cheltenham Festival: Honeysuckle heads 10 confirmations for Champion Hurdle
Honeysuckle will face a maximum of nine rivals as she tries to defend her Unibet Champion Hurdle crown on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Cheltenham Festival: Henry de Bromhead stable tour
Henry de Bromhead admits the excitement is really starting to build for the Cheltenham Festival as he puts the finishing touches to the preparations of defending champions Honeysuckle and Minella Indo.