Cheltenham Festival 2022 tips for Champion Hurdle and Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
Jonbon can get the home team off to a flying start in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival.
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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.
Nico de Boinville: ‘I used to bunk off public school to watch the racing’
When Nico de Boinville was at public boarding school in Berkshire, while Best Mate was winning three Gold Cups in succession at the Cheltenham Festival between 2002 and 2004, he bunked off classes in an early sign of his obsession with horse racing. “I definitely snuck out of a couple of lessons to watch Best Mate,” he says. “It was then that Cheltenham came on my radar, because before that I was massively into Flat racing.”
Honeysuckle heads ten chasing Champion Hurdle honours
Honeysuckle will face nine rivals as she defends her Unibet Champion Hurdle crown at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.
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: Stayers' Hurdle and Ryanair Chase confirmations
Three previous winners are among 13 confirmations for the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham next Thursday.
Cheltenham Festival: Big guns remain in Champion Chase
Shishkin, Energumene and Chacun Pour Soi remain on course for a mouthwatering showdown in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.
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.