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Alan Shearer co-owns Augusta Kate with Declan Donnelly and Lee Westwood among others

Shearer more nervous watching horse run than playing

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Altior has been left in the Champion Chase

Altior among 14 left in Champion Chase

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Rich Ricci explains why Limini won't run in the Champion Hurdle

Rich Ricci's Cheltenham Countdown

Other sport / 10 Mar 17

Limini under Ruby Walsh on the way to winning the Mares' Novices Hurdle at last year's Cheltenham Festival

Limini not supplemented for Champion Hurdle

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Geraghty will be watching Cheltenham from home on television

Geraghty: I won't have voodoo doll out for Walsh

Racing / 10 Mar 17

On The Fringe has won at Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown for the last two seasons

Bolger confident as Fringe bids for Foxhunter hat-trick

Racing / 10 Mar 17

The Cheltenham Festival kicks off next Tuesday

Cheltenham in 'fantastic shape' ahead of Festival

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Djakadam showed well in his schooling session at Leopardstown

Mullins pleased with Djakadam's day at school

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Noel Meade is happy with Disko and A Genie In Abottle ahead of Cheltenham

Noel Meade happy with Cheltenham preparations

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Coney Island

Coney Island ruled out of Cheltenham

Racing / 03 Mar 17

Carter McKay is Willie Mullins' main hope for the Champion Bumper

Cheltenham Festival: Entries revealed for four races

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Thistlecrack was favourite for the Gold Cup before injuring a tendon last week

Thistlecrack withdrawn from Gold Cup field

Racing / 10 Mar 17

Gordon Elliott feels it will be tough to top his three winners of 2016 despite a better hand this time around

Elliott planning to send around 30 to Cheltenham

Racing / 28 Feb 17

Willie Mullins with Douvan

Mullins lowdown on his Cheltenham prospects

Racing / 27 Feb 17

Melon was the subject of plenty of positive reports even before his impressive Leopardstown debut in late January

Mullins expects Walsh on Melon in Supreme Novices'

Racing / 27 Feb 17

Connections of Don Cossack celebrate victory in last year's Gold Cup

Cheltenham 2017: Five absent champions

Racing / 21 Feb 17

Thistlecrack will miss the rest of the season with a tendon injury

Thistlecrack out for the rest of the season

Racing / 21 Feb 17

Henderson isn't sure which race to aim Whisper for at Cheltenham

Henderson admits that he's in a quandary

Racing / 19 Feb 17

Yanworth just battled to make the port first

Yanworth fails to impress ahead of Cheltenham

Racing / 18 Feb 17

Cue Card drew further and further clear to win by 15 lengths

Gold Cup fancy Cue Card cruises to Ascot Chase win

Racing / 18 Feb 17

Rich Ricci has not ruled Max Dynamite out of running at Cheltenham, but admits it is unlikely

Rich Ricci's Cheltenham Countdown

Other sport / 14 Feb 17

Both Faugheen and Min should be able to compete later in the spring, says Ricci

Rich Ricci's Cheltenham Countdown Column

Other sport / 07 Feb 17

Melon will be expected to run in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle

Mullins aims big team at Cheltenham novice hurdles

Racing / 02 Feb 17

Thistlecrack was narrowly beaten by Many Clouds, who died after the race

Snook positive on Thistlecrack's Cheltenham bid

Racing / 01 Feb 17

Ricci hopes Annie Power returns to action at Punchestown

Rich Ricci's Cheltenham Countdown Column

Opinion and Analysis / 01 Feb 17