The Latest Breaking News from Cheltenham

The Cheltenham Festival stands as the pinnacle of National Hunt racing, where excellence in training can mean the difference between triumph and disappointment. As we approach the 2025 renewal, the battle for the coveted Leading Trainer award promises to be another fascinating chapter in this jumps season.

Let’s set the scene: misty mornings, crowds chanting, hooves pounding turf. Every March, Cheltenham—a cozy town in England’s Cotswolds—becomes the epicenter of horse racing madness. The Cheltenham Festival isn’t just another race meeting—it’s the Super Bowl of jumps racing. Seriously, even casual fans clear their schedules for this. Why?

The trainer’s winless festival last year was his first since 2008 but he has three Grade One favourites lined up this time

Paul Nicholls has waited 12 months for a Grade One winner and the Ascot Chase on Saturday brings an excellent chance

Odds-on favourite for Arkle Trophy will miss rest of National Hunt season with an infection following a minor leg injury

Henderson’s Cheltenham festival banker has eased in the odds with few options to find a replacement warm-up race

Willie Mulllins has nominated Kopek Des Bordes, the warm favourite for the Supreme Novice Hurdle, as his ‘banker’ bet at the Cheltenham festival

Paul Townend piloted the nine-year-old to a comfortable win at Leopardstown to underline his status as favourite to claim a third Cheltenham Gold Cup

Harry Redknapp’s star novice chaser The Jukebox Man ruled out of Cheltenham Festival bid

The royal showed how statement pieces are easily updated with a few clever styling tricks for a day at Cheltenham races

Constitution Hill kept his 100% record intact at Cheltenham but there was a heart-stopping at the last