Punters' Diary 01/02/12
Sifting for Cheltenham clues is the name of the game for February's jumps action, and Sandown sounds the starting horn for a month of competitive racing with a high-class card on February 4. [more]

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Exciting Novice Chases In Prospect 26/01/12
A new sponsor and some top-class entries are revealed today for the four non-handicap championship novice chases staged at The Festival from Tuesday to Friday, March 13 to 16 at Cheltenham. [more]

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Elsworth Suggests Ryanair Chase the Race for Somersby 26/01/12
Jockey Dominic Elsworth clearly has a very soft spot for Henrietta Knight's talented chaser Somersby, the horse who gave him his first Grade 1 success when bravely landing the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot. [more]

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The Stars Line Up for Gold Cup Show Down 11/01/12
Great rivals Long Run and Kauto Star head Coral's betting for the Cheltenham Gold Cup at 5-2 and 4-1 respectively, following the latest entry stage for the jumping showpiece. Top novice Grand Crus is next at 9-1, ahead of Synchronised at 10-1. [more]

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Big Names in Queen Mother Picture 12/01/12
Previous winners Sizing Europe and Big Zeb feature among 19 entries for the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on March 14. [more]

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Cue Card Best of the Wiki Positives for Arkle 24/01/12
The Irish Independent Arkle Trophy looks right up to standard this year with some really decent novice chasers set to line-up. [more]

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Quevega the Festival Banker 21/01/12
The David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle is one of the newer races at the festival and as such, trends are not yet mature for the final race on day one. [more]

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Thousand Stars the Value in World Hurdle
27/01/12
It’s almost inconceivable that Big Buck’s will be toppled when he goes to post for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 13. [more]

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Midnight Chase Strikes Argento Gold 28/01/12
Neil Mullholland's Midnight Chase produced a supreme round of front running to take the Argento Chase at Cheltenham. [more]

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Big Buck's Marches On In Cleeve Hurdle 28/01/12
Big Buck's inexerable march on the road to compiling the longest winning streak for a jumper in modern times continued in imperious fashion when winning the Rewards4Racing Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham. [more]

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Grumeti Awarded Victory in Triumph Hurdle Trial 28/01/12
Grumeti was awarded victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham after a lengthy stewards' inquiry into the battle with Pearl Swan after the final flight. [more]

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Calgary Class Prevails in Sky Bet Chase 28/01/12
Calgary Bay gave Henrietta Knight her second big winner in seven days when carrying a welter burden to victory in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster. [more]

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Oscar Time Ruled Out for Season 25/01/12
Last season’s Grand National runner-up Oscar Time will not feature again this season after failing to recover sufficiently from a troubling leg injury. [more]

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Champagne Fever Heads Champion Bumper Betting 23/01/12
The Willie Mullins trained Champagne Fever has been made favourite for the Champion Bumper following his impressive 13 length victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday. [more]

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National Run Possible for Tatenen 24/01/12
Tatenen could turn out to be a Grand National contender after repeating his victory of 12 months ago in the valuable BetVictor.com Handicap Chase at Ascot on Saturday. [more]

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Hurricane Fly Heads for Stan James Champion Hurdle 19/01/12
Defending champion Hurricane Fly features among a total of 27 entries for this year’s £370,000 Grade One Stan James Champion Hurdle, highlight of the first day of The Festival at Cheltenham, Champion Day, Tuesday, March 13. [more]

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Somersby On Course for Ryanair Chase 21/01/12
Somersby was the pride of Ascot after getting the better of Finian's Rainbow and Al Ferof in a thrilling climax to the Victor Chandler Chase. [more]

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Restless Harry May Take on Big Buck's in World Hurdle 20/01/12
Restless Harry was ninth behind Big Buck’s in last year’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle and could go for this year's renewal at The Festival on St Patrick’s Thursday, March 15. [more]

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According To Pete Prevails in Peter Marsh Slog 21/01/12
According To Pete could be bound for the John Smith's Grand National after grinding out victory in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock. [more]

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Albertas Run Heads 38 Possibles for Ryanair 12/01/12
Dual winner Albertas Run heads the 38 entries for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham on March 15. [more]

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World Thoroughbred Rankings 2011 11/01/12
The global horseracing year 2011 will be remembered as an exceptional year marked by two truly outstanding performers in the British trained three year old miler colt Frankel and the older Australian sprinting mare Black Caviar. [more]

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Run Up to the Grand National 31/03/11
The 2011 Grand National is just around the corner, and punters from both Britain and Ireland are looking forward to seeing some exceptional runners and their world-class trainers in action. [more]