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Cheltenham also lost the New Year's Day meeting due to rain

Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham called off

Cheltenham's prestigious Trials Day meeting on Saturday has been abandoned due to waterlogging.

Santini scored the last of his six career wins in last year's edition of the Cotswold Chase

Santini and Bristol De Mai to clash in Cotswold Chase

Last year's one-two Santini and Bristol De Mai are among eight horses declared for Saturday's Paddy Power "45 Sleeps To Cheltenham" Cotswold Chase.

Racing • 28 Jan 21

Tom King of Newport County makes a save during the match against Cheltenham Town

Newport goalkeeper's goal makes history

Newport goalkeeper Tom King's midweek goal against Cheltenham has been confirmed as the longest in football history.

Soccer • 21 Jan 21

Envoi Allen headlines Cheltenham novice chase entries

Shishkin, Envoi Allen and Monkfish headline the entries for the novice chase events at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Racing • 20 Jan 21

Cheltenham dream on for Dreal Deal after surprise win

Dreal Deal continued his remarkable winning sequence as he sprang a shock on his first attempt at Grade Two level with victory in the Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle.

Racing • 17 Jan 21

Willie Mullins is sending Grangee to Market Rasen

Mullins airs relief as VAT concerns are eased

Willie Mullins has expressed relief after it emerged he will not have to make a VAT payment to British Revenue before running a horse in Britain.

Racing • 15 Jan 21

Paisley Park and Thyme Hill to do battle at Cheltenham

Paisley Park and Thyme Hill are set to do battle once more in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Racing • 14 Jan 21

Cheltenham meeting falls to waterlogging

Cheltenham's New Year's Day meeting has been abandoned because of waterlogging.

Racing • 30 Dec 20

Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe, left, celebrates as he passes the finishing post after riding A Plus Tard to victory in the Savills Steeplechase

Leopardstown win has A Plus Tard in Gold Cup frame

A Plus Tard's connections are giving the Cheltenham Gold Cup serious consideration after his dramatic victory in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 29 Dec 20

Song For Someone (near side) has won three on the bounce

Song For Someone seals International Hurdle win

Song For Someone continued his progression when just holding off Silver Streak in the Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Racing • 12 Dec 20

Mick Winters is eyeing the Ryanair Chase at the Festival for Chatham Street Lad

Chatham streets ahead of rivals at Cheltenham

Chatham Street Lad (16-1) ran out an impressive winner of the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham, giving jockey Darragh O'Keeffe the biggest success of his career.

Racing • 12 Dec 20

Mister Fisher jumps the last in the feature at Cheltenham

Mister Fisher fends off Kalashnikov at Cheltenham

Mister Fisher (9-2) claimed top honours in the Fitzdares Club-sponsored Peterborough Chase at Cheltenham.

Racing • 11 Dec 20

Concertista, with Daryl Jacob up, on her way to winning the Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham back in March.

Mullins keen for a Christmas rendition from Consertista

Concertista boosted her claims for a third successive appearance at the Cheltenham Festival with a cheeky victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Racing • 28 Nov 20

Put The Kettle On was given a 12-1 quote by Coral for the Champion Chase in March

Kettle comes to the boil late on in Shloer Chase

Last season's Arkle winner Put The Kettle On maintained her unbeaten record at Cheltenham when collaring Duc Des Genievres in the Shloer Chase.

Racing • 15 Nov 20

Tiger Roll was devoid of his old sparkle at Prestbury Park

Tiger Roll pulled up at Cheltenham

Kingswell Theatre (22-1) made every yard of the running to win the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham as Tiger Roll was pulled up.

Racing • 13 Nov 20

Easysland gave Tiger Roll a 17-length beating at Cheltenham in March

Tiger Roll and Easysland to clash at Cheltenham

Easysland and Tiger Roll will cross swords once again in a top-class renewal of the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham on Friday.

Racing • 11 Nov 20

Barry Geraghty will auction off his Cheltenham Festival-winning breeches

Geraghty to auction off Cheltenham-winning breeches

Barry Geraghty hung up his riding boots in July - and is now putting his Cheltenham Festival-winning breeches up for auction in aid of the Irish Injured Jockeys Fund.

Racing • 22 Oct 20

Crowds during day four of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham should not have gone ahead, admits HRI chief

The Cheltenham horse racing festival should probably not have been allowed to go ahead last month shortly before Britain went into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Horse Racing Ireland CEO Brian Kavanagh has said.

Racing • 29 Apr 20

Favourite sporting moment: Dawn Run's Gold Glory

Relive Dawn Run's famous Gold Cup win.

Racing • 03 Apr 20

Runner make their way through the early stages of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle

Five horses to take from the Cheltenham Festival

A week on, we look back at the Cheltenham Festival - on and off the track - and give you five horses to follow going forward.

Racing • 17 Mar 20

Cheltenham attendance down only 5.5% despite outbreak

The four-day fixture went ahead despite the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak.

Racing • 13 Mar 20

Willie Mullins salutes the crowd after winning the Gold Cup

Hats off - Mullins is leading trainer for seventh time

Willie Mullins was crowned leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival for a seventh time after saddling seven winners, including a Friday four-timer.

Racing • 13 Mar 20

Jockey Barry Geraghty celebrates on Saint Roi after winning the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle

Round-up: Saint Roi seals fifth winner for Geraghty

Saint Roi landed a gamble to continue a superb Festival for connections with a convincing victory in the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Racing • 13 Mar 20

Hand sanitisers have been installed in Cheltenham, but social distancing is difficult to implement at packed Prestbury Park

Cheltenham defend decision to continue amid coronavirus

Ian Renton, regional director of the Cheltenham Festival, has said they have taken significant extra precautions and followed the UK government's advice very carefully in relation to limiting the spread of the coronavirus.

Racing • 13 Mar 20

Recap: Coronavirus updates across the world of sport

The sporting calendar has been all but obliterated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Other sport • 18 Mar 20