2026 Queen Mother Champion Chase Odds & Betting Guide Check out the latest odds and betting guide for the Queen Mother Champion Chase The Independent UK · Mar 10
Why the Cheltenham Festival is set to be more unpredictable than ever before With fewer clearly defined favourites, the 2026 edition of the Festival promises plenty of thrills and surprises The Independent UK · Mar 9
‘Arctic blast’ threatens to disrupt UK horse racing programme until next week Ascot is the only jumps meeting card in Britain which does not face an inspection, with below freezing forecasts for Wincanton and Haydock The Guardian - UK · Feb 13
Saturday racing tips: Best bets and odds for Newbury & Warwick Horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge has run the rule over the best bets at Newbury and Warwick. The Independent UK · Feb 6
The British are coming! Will the tide turn at the 2026 Cheltenham festival? The next three weekends of relentless action will put us within touching distance of a definitive answer The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
No Drama This End brings back glory days for Nicholls – and it’s Cheltenham next No Drama This End lived up to his increasingly lofty reputation with a straightforward victory in the Challow Hurdle at Newbury The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
Winston’s mystery ban halts racing comeback after just two rides in Bahrain The former top Flat jockey Robert Winston, who made an unexpected and successful return to race-riding in Bahrain last week, has had his licence to ride in the country suspended The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025
Megan Nicholls: ‘If you can buy a horse that has a heart and willingness to go with it, you’re halfway there’ Megan Nicholls tells Greg Wood about her new role helping her father, Paul, get back to racing’s top table The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025
2025 Queen Mother Champion Chase Odds & Betting Guide The Independent’s racing expert Sam Turner delivers his all-you-need-to-know 2025 Queen Mother Champion Chase betting guide The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
‘I’ve seen both sides of drink’: Harry Skelton on family heartbreak, ambition and Cheltenham The brother of likely champion trainer Dan tells Donald McRae about staying grounded and his hopes for this year’s festival The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
Pic D’Orhy well placed to end Nicholls’ longest lean streak in 20 years Paul Nicholls has waited 12 months for a Grade One winner and the Ascot Chase on Saturday brings an excellent chance The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Windsor embraces return of jumps racing with cash at the Million festival Prize money has gone up significantly since National Hunt racing at the track some quarter of a century ago The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025
Racehorse dubbed country’s unluckiest finally wins after appeal for royal luck Harry, nine, wrote a Christmas card to the Queen about Thank You Ma’am’s lack of winning ways. Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024
Saturday’s Cheltenham Tips, best bets and racing odds: Xmas can come early for Il Ridoto team Read our free racing tips ahead of another day two of the December meeting at Cheltenham The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024 Kandoo Kid kicks on while Sir Gino vaults into Champion Hurdle picture The victory was trainer Paul Nicholls’ first Gold Cup success since 2009, while Sir Gino was impressive in winning the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024 Alex Ferguson 2-1 Harry Redknapp: reason to cheer for pair at Newbury The former football managers, who were in opposing dugouts 44 times, traded blows at the track on Friday
The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2024 Sir Alex Ferguson’s dream weekend goes on with fresh double at Cheltenham Sir Alex Ferguson’s dream weekend as a racehorse owner continued on Saturday as Il Ridoto, a 10-1 chance, completed a second big-race double in two days for the former Manchester United manager
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024 Saturday Cheltenham tips: Destiny calling to Ginny at November meeting Read our free horse racing tips for day two of the November meeting at Cheltenham
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024 Valgrand romp gives Skelton title boost in face of strong Irish challenge Valgrand put up a sparking display of jumping to win the Sky Bet Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 What to look out for this season as jumps racing proper clicks into gear Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting signifies the first stride in the campaign on the long road back to the Cotswolds
WhatToWatch · Oct 10, 2024 Tonight's EastEnders sees epic surprise cameo and it's the best character return the soap has done all year EastEnders has welcomed back many familiar faces recently, but none as brilliant as tonight's cameo.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024 Cheltenham Festival announce key changes to reverse concerning trend for 2025 Races, drinking and ticketing among areas changed by The Jockey Club
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024 Racing lives in Willie’s World with Mullins’ sprint to National Hunt title Six weeks after his milestone at Cheltenham, trainer will become the first based in Ireland to win since Vincent O’Brien in 1954
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Mullins’ battalion attacks Scottish Grand National with eye on title An Irish-trained horse has not won one of the most coveted prizes in UK jumps racing since Queen Victoria was on the throne
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 Grand National meeting day one: trainers’ title on the line at Aintree A three-way struggle will play out this week with Paul Nicholls’s Cap Du Mathan the tip to win the first race over the big fences