Cheltenham gold cup

Coney Island will not be sent to Aintree

Coney Island to sidestep Aintree for Punchestown

Eddie Harty will resist the temptation of sending Coney Island to Aintree next month after the Grade One-winning chaser was ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival.

Racing • 06 Mar 18

Road To Respect and Sean Flanagan after their win in the Leopardstown Chase

Meade 'thrilled' with maturing Road to Respect

Noel Meade is in bullish mood ahead of Road To Respect's bid for Cheltenham Gold Cup glory.

Racing • 26 Feb 18

Coneygree could yet make a return to racing, despite another injury

Coneygree could yet return despite fracture

Sara Bradstock is "not giving up" on Coneygree despite ruling the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero out for the rest of the season due to a stress fracture of his tibia.

Racing • 14 Feb 18

Native River stormed to victory in the Betfair Denman Chase

Native River makes winning return to action

Native River made a successful return from almost a year on the sidelines with an impressive display in the Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury.

Racing • 10 Feb 18

Sizing John will head to Prestbury Park a fresh horse

No stop off for Sizing John ahead of Gold Cup defence

Sizing John will chart a direct route towards the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

Racing • 11 Jan 18

Sizing John (r) jumps the last behind Djakadam in the 2017 Punchestown Gold Cup

Sizing John and Djakadam in the John Durkan mix

Sizing John and Djakadam both remain in contention following the confirmation stage for the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on Sunday.

Racing • 05 Dec 17

Total Recall (red) looks more likely to go in the Grand National than Cheltenham Gold Cup

See you at the party Willie! - Recall set for National

Willie Mullins sees the Grand National as a more realistic long-term target than the Cheltenham Gold Cup for his Ladbrokes Trophy hero Total Recall.

Racing • 04 Dec 17

Punchestown's John Durkan Chase is the now the target for Sizing John

Ground conditions rule Sizing John out of Betfair Chase

Sizing John will not run in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday due to the heavy ground, trainer Jessica Harrington has announced.

Racing • 23 Nov 17

Sizing John en route to winning jump racing's blue riband

Sizing John perked up by Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran

The power of music has long been coveted by the sporting world as a means of inspiration and motivation and now it appears to be helping Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Sizing John.

Racing • 22 Nov 17

Bryan Cooper is to increase his trips across the Irish Sea

Cooper takes up new UK role for owner Alan Potts

Bryan Cooper is looking to make the most of a "great opportunity" after being confirmed as the new first-choice rider for prominent owner Alan Potts' British-based string.

Racing • 10 Oct 17

Bryan Cooper is not considering a permanent move to the UK yet

Bryan Cooper plays down talk of British move

Bryan Cooper has moved to downplay speculation in the media about a possible move to ride in Britain.

Racing • 15 Sep 17

Robbie Power has enjoyed his best ever season as a jockey - with the aid of special goggles

Jockey Robbie Power reflects on the season of his life

Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning and Irish Grand National-winning jockey Robbie Power has reflected on the season on his life, and believes there is no substitute for experience.

Racing • 04 May 17

Sizing John should be fresh going into the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup

Sizing John back on Gold trail at Punchestown

Jessica Harrington is hoping Sizing John's relative freshness will be a plus when he bids for a notable double in the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup at on Wednesday.

Racing • 25 Apr 17

Special goggles helped Robbie Power to win Gold Cup

Robbie Power, who steered Sizing John to victory in last week's Cheltenham Gold Cup, has revealed that he wore special goggles in the race to combat double vision.

Racing • 21 Mar 17

Jockey Robbie Power celebrates after his win aboard Sizing John at Cheltenham

Sizing John confirmed for Punchestown Gold Cup

Trainer Jessica Harrington has confirmed that her Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Sizing John will run in the €250,000 Coral Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday, 26 April.

Racing • 20 Mar 17

Don Poli's form figures at the Cheltenham Festival read 1-1-3

Don Poli out of the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Don Poli has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Gold Cup after picking up an injury, trainer Gordon Elliott has announced on his Betfair blog.

Racing • 10 Mar 17

Tony McCoy is still uncertain whether or not retiring was the right decision for him

McCoy still unsure if retiring was the right decision

Tony McCoy has revealed just how much he misses life as a jockey in retirement and still wonders "if I did the right thing".

Racing • 05 Mar 17

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

Thistlecrack withdrawn from Gold Cup field

Trainer Colin Tizzard has ended all speculation about Thistlecrack running in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup by officially taking him out of the race.

Racing • 10 Mar 17

Rich Ricci is hoping Djakadam can sneak under the radar

Rich Ricci's Cheltenham Countdown

Neither Rich Ricci nor trainer Willie Mullins have won a Cheltenham Gold Cup but Ricci is hoping Djakadam will slip below the radar in the biggest festival race of all.

Other sport • 21 Feb 17

Bristol De Mai can be backed at 33-1 for the Gold Cup

Bristol bound for Cheltenham Gold Cup

Connections of Bristol De Mai are putting a line through his lifeless run in the Denman Chase and heading for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after reporting that a valid reason emerged for the disappointing effort.

Racing • 20 Feb 17

Stabelmates Cue Card and Thistlecrack are in line to meet again

Tizzard facing 'nervous' wait ahead of Gold Cup

Colin Tizzard is bracing himself for a "nervous" three weeks after Cue Card's tremendous display in Saturday's Ascot Chase all but confirmed the Dorset handler will saddle the three biggest hopes for next month's Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Racing • 19 Feb 17