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David Cormack’s Cheltenham Selections 2021 – Day 1 Tuesday

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle The waiting will be over when the tapes go up and this strangest of Cheltenham Festivals gets under way. The Supreme starts off proceedings and it usually never fails to disappoint with some great winners over the years and some fantastic races. […]

David Cormack’s Saturday Selection – 13th March

The Cheltenham Festival is nearly here and I doing a daily tipping column throughout the four days of the Festival so do keep an eye out for that. In the meantime there is the small matter of the Imperial Cup at Sandown (2.25 tomorrow) to […]

The Racing Post Cheltenham Festival Guide 2021 reviewed

The Racing Post’s Cheltenham Festival Guide 2021 is available here In the run up to the Cheltenham Festival previews are abundant, they are everywhere. This lockdown year the preview nights are confined to zoom, facebook and twitter and, fun though they can be, there is […]

Cheltenham Festival 2021: What to look out for on Day 4

The 2021 Cheltenham Festival is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar this month, providing horse racing fans with four days of thrilling National Hunt action. The meeting kicks-off on Tuesday, March 16, with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and numerous top-class races follow after […]

David Cormack Saturday Selections – 6th March

What a racing week that was. Lest said the better is the maxim I think. I’ve looked long and I’ve looked hard but the only bet I can get excited about tomorrow is a short one. I don’t like putting these up but I think […]

Cheltenham Festival 2021 Schedule

With the days officially unveiled on the Cheltenham site, the greatest turf show is almost here. The event will welcome National Hunt racing’s equine stars going head-to-head against each other at the Cheltenham Festival, although things will look different this year. Nonetheless, fans can expect […]

David Cormack’s Saturday Selection – 20th February

Hi everyone. The cards look a lot more interesting this Saturday than last and there are some interesting races, with one bet standing out for me. We’ve now entered the phase of the season where horses with Cheltenham aspirations are kept under lock and key […]

Cheltenham Festival Ante-Post Focus: One Month To Go

The Cheltenham Festival in the UK is now within touching distance, with only a month before the hallowed turf welcomes the finest collection of National Hunt thoroughbreds from all over Europe. Unfortunately, the stands won’t be packed this year, but horse racing fans can expect […]

Will it be third time lucky for Al Boum Photo in the 2021 Gold Cup?

  With the 2021 Cheltenham festival looming, there is already speculation about this year’s Gold Cup winner and whether the current champion Al Boum Photo is set to take the title for the third time. After an inauspicious start, falling during a hurdles race in […]