The 2025 Grand National winner Nick Rockett returned to the track after 346 days off to run third at Down Royal , but looks sure to come on bundles for the race – with the prize taken by the Gordon Elliott-trained Gerri Colombe. Nick Rockett Beaten On First Run Back, But Sure To Improve Patrick […]
Now the dust has settled on the biggest jumps meeting of the season, we look at the Cheltenham Festival trainer stats 2026 around the main FIVE yards. Including how many Cheltenham Festival winners Willie Mullins had in 2026, plus his overall total now. Cheltenham Festival Trainer Stats 2026: How The ‘BIG FIVE’ Fared Trainer 2026 […]
The 2025 Grand National hero Nick Rockett is cutting it fine. He’s headed to Down Royal this week to finally secure his qualification for the world’s most famous jumps race—with just seven days left on the clock to qualify for the big Liverpool race. It’s been 346 days since the nine-year-old Grand National winner stormed […]
After the Willie Mullins-trained Gaelic Warrior romped away with the big Cheltenham Festival race in 2026 – the Cheltenham Gold Cup betting odds have been revealed for next year. Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting Odds 2027 🎲 Gaelic Warrior 4/1 Jango Baie 10/1 Final Demand 16/1 Kitzbuhel 16/1 Lulamba 16/1 Fact To File 16/1 The Jukebox […]
The big race after the Cheltenham Festival is always the Midlands Grand National, which comes on Saturday 14th March this year at Uttoxeter. This year the race will see a competitive field of 17 heading to post for the £90k first prize. And with many decent stats, you can use Andy Newton‘s key Midlands Grand […]
When it comes to the Cheltenham Festival, the stats punters care about most tend to centre on one race – the Cheltenham Gold Cup. And this year, we could be watching history unfold as Galopin Des Champs bids for a remarkable third win in the race. With that in mind, Andy Newton is back by […]
See Andy Newton’s Cheltenham Festival tips for DAY FOUR when the meeting moves into Friday. With the four-day meeting concluding with another top seven-race card that’s, of course, headlined by the Cheltenham Gold Cup (4pm). Cheltenham Festival Tips – Day Four Best Bets (Friday 13th March, 2026) 🏇 1:20pm JCB Triumph Hurdle: SELMA DE VARY […]
For UK viewers, ITV Racing will broadcast the first six races each day of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival live and ‘free-to-air’ on ITV1 and via ITVX (streaming). Coverage starts around 12:45 pm and runs through the afternoon till 5pm each day. Here’s a ‘day-by-day’ breakdown of the first six races you can expect to watch […]
See Andy Newton’s Cheltenham Festival tips for DAY THREE when the meeting heads into Thursday. With the action continuing with another top seven-race card that’s headlined by the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3:20pm) and Ryanair Chase (4pm) Cheltenham Festival Tips – Day Three Best Bets (Thursday 12th March, 2026) 🏇 1:20pm Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle: […]
As the greatest jumps fixture on the planet rolls into St Patrick’s Thursday, it’s time to focus on the biggest Day Three Cheltenham Festival trends you need to know on the day. Andy Newton’s stats are there to help you cut through the noise. By seeing what’s happened before, you can narrow down the fields […]
Over the 2025 Festival we saw NINE winning Cheltenham favourites, which works out at a 33% strike-rate if you’d simply backed every market leader across the week. In general, favourites hold their own in most Cheltenham Festival races. But as we head towards the 2025 meeting, there are TWO contests in particular where following the […]
Andy Newton is back with more horse racing stats and 2026 Cheltenham Festival trends – this time focusing on Day Two of the meeting. Use these numbers wisely when the final declarations are in and they can really help you thin out the fields. The aim, as always, is simple: put history on your side. […]