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Porter can floor his rivals in Stayers’ Hurdle Gavin Cromwell won the Champion Hurdle and could win another championship race on Thursday. A LARGE field of 15 is set to line up for Thursday’s highlight, the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3.05pm), where Paisley Park will bid to join the likes of Big Buck’s, Inglis Drever and Baracouda as dual winners of this race. Emma Lavelle’s stable star won the 2019 renewal impressively but he was a bitter disappointment 12 months ago when finishing a well beaten seventh.  While some might have thought that was the end for the And...

CHELTENHAM TIPS FOR DAY 1 OF THE 2021 FESTIVAL Cheltenham tips for Champion Hurdle Day, Tuesday, March 16 Reporter: '); 1.20pm - Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle  Willie Mullins trains the favourite for the very first race on the card this year in APPRECIATE IT (7/4) who should win to get punters off to a good start from their sofas. His only defeats for Willie Mullins came on debut back in 2019 at Fairyhouse and at Cheltenham last year when his colours were lowered by Ferny Hollow in the Champion Bumper. Since then, he has looked iron clad over hurdles, winning three from three, including...

Willie Mullins’ runner misses Shishkin clash. By Press Association Friday 12 Mar 2021, 11:03 AM Mar 12th 2021, 11:03 AM 1,811 Views 1 Comment Energumene ridden by Paul Townend last month. Image: PA Image: PA WILLIE MULLINS HAS revealed Energumene will miss the Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham after suffering a setback. The seven-year-old has made a huge impression in winning his first three starts over fences this season ...

WITH the Cheltenham Festival next week I will dwell on the weekend action briefly before going through my selections for the four days of the big meeting. As far as tomorrow is concerned, I make former smart flat performer NATURAL HISTORY (NAP) the best bet of the day in the feature betting event, the Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle at Sandown Park. He was a progressive middle distance charge on the flat last year culminating in a cracking second to Euchen Glen in the Group Three St Simon Stakes at Newbury. On his three starts to date over timber, the lightly raced six-year-old has finished sec...

As Richard Johnson prepared for his 26th Cheltenham Festival, he warned that Native River has "a huge chance" in the Gold Cup next Friday.