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Brampour Moves Up a Gear to Take Greatwood Handicap Hurdle 13/11/11
Harry Derham’s fairytale with Brampour leapt onto another level today when they teamed up to win the £100,000 Greatwood Handicap Hurdle. [more]

Great Endeavour Brings Johnson Seventh Paddy Power 12/11/11
Owner David Johnson claimed his seventh victory in the Paddy Power Gold Gup as Great Endeavour provided trainer David Pipe with his fourth win at this year’s The Open meeting under Timmy Murphy. [more]

Grand Crus Impressive Over Fences 11/11/11
David Pipe secured a Cheltenham treble when crack staying hurdler Grands Crus made a winning debut over fences in the Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase. [more]

Steps To Freedom On Road to Festival 11/11/11
Steps To Freedom could head straight to the Festival meeting after edging out Prospect Wells in the Opus Energy Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham. [more]

Via Galilei & Harry Tricker On Course for Greatwood 09/11/11
Trainer Gary Moore is set to launch a dual assault on the £100,000 Grade Three Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (2.20pm), with Via Galilei (11st 2lb) and Harry Tricker (10st 1lb) due to contest the extended two-mile contest, highlight of the third day of The Open at Cheltenham, Sunday, November 13. [more]

Paddy Power Gold Cup Trends 09/11/11
Run over 2M 4½F, it’s a handicap chase which attracts some of the best staying chasers out there, having been won by Our Vic, Exotic Dancer and Imperial Commander in recent years. Last season Long Run finished 3rd in this en route to winning the Gold Cup. [more]

Pateese Leads Acceptors for Greatwood Handicap Hurdle 07/11/11
Pateese, an emphatic winner at Sandown over the weekend, is among 26 horses confirmed for the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday, November 13. [more]

Poquelin Tops Paddy Power Possibles 07/11/11
Top-weight Poquelin heads the 32 five-day acceptors for for the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.35pm), highlight of Saturday, November 12. [more]

Flynn Aiming to Roll the Dice Once More in Greatwood Handicap Hurdle 02/11/11
Trainer Paul Flynn is aiming for another big handicap hurdle prize with his progressive hurdler Moon Dice, who has been allotted 10st 6lb for the £100,000 Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (2.20pm), which takes centre stage at Cheltenham on Sunday, November 13. [more]

Third Intention & Cue Card Heading to The Open at Cheltenham
31/10/11
Trainer Colin Tizzard is looking forward too seeing Third Intention and Cue Card return to Cheltenham for The Open, which runs from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. [more]

Loosen My Load Heads Strong De Bromhead Team for Cheltenham
28/10/11
Henry de Bromhead is looking forward to seeing Loosen My Load head back to Cheltenham for a crack at the £150,000 Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.35pm), highlight of The Open at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 12. [more]

Showcase Winner Kalann Set to Return for Greatwood Handicap Hurdle 26/10/11
Some of the leading contenders in the hurdling division will also be on show at The Open in the feature race on Sunday, November 13, the £100,000 Grade Three Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (2.20pm), which has attracted a top-quality entry of 45. [more]

Superb Paddy Power Gold Cup in Prospect at The Open 26/10/11
An outstanding entry of 51 has been received for the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.35pm), highlight of The Open at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 12. [more]

West With The Wind to Head Williams Team for The Open at Cheltenham 20/10/11
Evan Williams has his string in fine form at present and the Glamorgan trainer is hopeful that Lancetto’s triumph at The Showcase last weekend is merely a prelude to further Cheltenham glory at The Open next month, with Buck Mulligan and the exciting West With The Wind also being aimed at the prestigious event. [more]

Nicholls Duo the Biggest Market Movers Following the Cheltenham Open Meeting 15/11/10
The status of the Cheltenham Open meeting continues to grow year on year and its reputation as the best three days racing outside of the Festival in March is a consensus that anyone in attendance at Prestbury Park over the weekend would agree with. [more]

Menorah Menacing in Greatwood 14/11/10
Menorah announced his arrival on the Stan James Champion Hurdle stage with a career-best performance under top-weight in the £100,000 Greatwood Handicap Hurdle. [more]

Little Josh Strikes Gold in Paddy Power 13/11/10
Nigel Twiston-Davies' Little Josh, an eight-year-old who carried the colours of owner Tony Bloom, led throughout to land the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup at odds of 20/1, and to complete the Twiston-Davies family’s delight he was ridden by Nigel’s 18-year-old son, Sam. [more]

Cue Card Enhances Reputation 12/11/10
A sight to gladden the hearts of Jump-racing fans came at Cheltenham on Friday when four-year-old Cue Card retained his unbeaten record in exciting fashion. [more]

Cue Card Out to Enhance Reputation at Cheltenham 10/11/10
All eyes will be on the extremely exciting novice Cue Card when the Colin Tizzard-trained gelding bids to maintain his unbeaten status in the Grade 2 Cheltenham Collection Sharp Novices’ Hurdle (1.50) at Prestbury Park this afternoon. [more]

Mann Looks to Mr Big in Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 11/11/10
Mr Big heads to the £25,000 Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (3.00pm) at The Open tomorrow, Friday, November 12, having negotiated the daunting banks and fences of the famous Velka Pardubice in the Czech Republic on his most recent outing. [more]

Cooper Hands Forpadydeplasterer a Cheltenham Assignment 10/11/10
Forpadydeplasterer heads to Cheltenham for an exciting renewal of the £50,000 Sinbad Testimonial 2010/2011 Chase (1.45pm), which brings together a select bunch of crack two-milers on Sunday, November 14. [more]

Hobbs Hopes Menorah Can Prove a Top Hurdler at The Open This Weekend 10/11/10
Philip Hobbs paraded his main hopes for The Open, the three-day Cheltenham meeting which kick starts the Jump season, at his Sandhill yard near Minehead in Somerset on Tuesday, November 9, during a Paddy Power/Cheltenham media stable visit. [more]

Davis Hoping for Good Show from Passato 10/11/10
Passato rocketed up the handicap this summer when landing a four-timer and Jo Davis’ charge heads to Cheltenham on Saturday, November 13, for his stiffest test yet, a tilt at The Open’s feature event, the Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup for which he is a 40/1 chance with the sponsor. [more]

Long Run Favourite for Paddy Power Gold Cup 09/11/10
This weekend the jumps season really gets into overdrive, with the Open meeting at Cheltenham, three days of quality National Hunt racing, the pinnacle of which is the Paddy Power Gold Cup on Saturday. [more]

Top Class Entry for Cheltenham’s Greatwood Hurdle 09/11/10
One of the most revealing Champion Hurdle trials is the Grade 3, Greatwood Handicap Hurdle which will be run at Cheltenham on Sunday November 14th as part of the ever popular Paddy Power and this year it has 25 high-class contenders remaining at yesterday’s five-day stage. [more]

Last Year’s Leading Novice Hurdlers Set to Clash in Cheltenham’s Greatwood Hurdle 04/11/10
The Greatwood Handicap Hurdle, which will be run at Cheltenham on Sunday November 14th, is likely to bring together the top two from the 2010 Supreme Novices Hurdle, Menorah and Get me Out Of Here. [more]

Tatenen’s Confidence Boosted Ahead of Potential Paddy Power Gold Cup Raid 05/11/10
Tatenen delighted new trainer Richard Rowe with a sound round of jumping at Kempton Park on Monday and the high-class gelding could take his new-found confidence to The Open at Cheltenham for the £150,000 Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.35pm) on Saturday, November 13. [more]

Goldsworthy Eyes Paddy Power Gold Cup for Hills of Aran 05/11/10
Hills Of Aran is on the comeback trail and has the £150,000 Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.30pm) at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 13, as his probable next target according to trainer Keith Goldsworthy, who saddled Hold Em to take third in last season’s renewal of the extended two and a half-mile contest. [more]

Leading Irish Novice Chasers Dreaming of Cheltenham Success 03/11/10
Galway handler Paul Gilligan is looking forward to seeing his stable star Berties Dream return to the scene of his greatest success when he lines up in the Ultima Frontrunner In IT Solutions Novices’ Chase (1.15pm) over an extended three miles at The Open at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 13. [more]

Architrave Heads to The Open for the JCB Juvenile Hurdle
02/11/10
Architrave is unbeaten in three starts over hurdles and trainer Tim Vaughan is looking for win number four when the three-year-old steps out at Cheltenham for the £25,000 Grade Two JCB Juvenile Hurdle (12.45pm) over an extended two miles at The Open on Saturday, November 13. [more]

Long Run, Poquelin & Tranquil Sea Head Fantastic Paddy Power Gold Cup Entry 27/10/10
This year’s £150,000 Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup looks set to be another superb renewal with the likes of Long Run, Poquelin and Tranquil Sea featuring among the 53 entries for the showpiece of The Open at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 13. [more]

Tranquil Sea, Catch Me & Osana to be Entered in Paddy Power Gold Cup 26/10/10
After saddling the first Irish-trained winner of the £150,000 Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.30pm) for 29 years last season, legendary Co Tipperary handler Edward O’Grady is considering three of his stable stars for the highlight of The Open at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 13. [more]

Brennan Times it to Perfection on Khyber Kim 15/11/09
The superb run of trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies at The Open continued when Khyber Kim came with a great run from the back to land the feature of day three, the £100,000 Greatwood Hurdle. [more]

Paddy Power Cup Finally Crosses The Irish Sea Once Again 14/11/09
It has been a long time coming, but Tranquil Sea finally broke the 29-year hiatus for Irish-trained horses in the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup, winning by four and a half lengths from Poquelin. [more]

Taipan Set for Master Minded Test at The Open 11/11/09
Master Minded is set to make his seasonal debut in a fascinating first running of the Connaught Chase (1.45pm) at The Open on Sunday, November 15. [more]

Numide Steals Limelight in Greatwood Hurdle 16/11/08
Trainer Gary Moore stayed closer to home at Fontwell where he was celebrating the victory of Heathcote but another of his charges, Numide, and the trainer’s son Jamie stole the limelight at Cheltenham, winning the feature race of Sunday’s card after a determined tussle with the favourite Aigle d’Or. [more]

Commanding Win for Twiston-Davies in the Paddy Power Gold Cup
15/11/08
Nigel Twiston-Davies, who won the Paddy Power Gold Cup in 1992 with Tipping Tim and scored earlier on the card with Ballyfitz, sent out Imperial Commander to win on his seasonal debut in the £150,000 feature, the Paddy Power Gold Cup contested by 19 runners. [more]

Saticon Bids to Give King a Juvenile Hurdle Hat-Trick 12/11/08
Alan King is hoping he has another hurdling star on his hands as he bids for a hat-trick of victories in the £30,000 Grade Two Ryman The Stationer Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle (12.50pm) over an extended two miles at The Open on Saturday, November 15. [more]

Moore Aiming Numide and Wingman at Greatwood Glory at The Open 11/11/08
Trainer Gary Moore looks set to have a brace of runners in the £100,000 Greatwood Hurdle (2.20pm), with both Numide and Wingman primed to take their chances in the extended two-mile contest run on the third day of The Open at Cheltenham, Sunday, November 16. [more]

David Pipe to Have Two Runners in Paddy Power Gold Cup 10/11/08
David Pipe revealed today at a stable visit organised by Cheltenham Racecourse & sponsor Paddy Power that he is to have two runners in the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup on Saturday, the middle day of The Open at Cheltenham - the meeting that kick starts the jump season. [more]

Barbers Looking to be a Cut Above in Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham 06/11/08
Sir Michael Oswald, racing manager for the Queen’s jump horses, reports the home-bred Barbers Shop to be in good form ahead of a possible tilt at the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.35pm) over an extended two and a half miles on Saturday, November 15, day two of The Open. [more]