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Cheltenham Gold Cup: Timeform’s Premium Race Card

The Gold Cup is the feature at Cheltenham on Friday and, thanks to Betfair, you can view a Timeform Premium Race Card for free... Read More...

Cheltenham Gold Cup Day Tips: Six mega-priced fancies for the Festival’s final day

Tony Calvin struck gold with the big-priced winner of the World Hurdle and he kicks on with another six double-figure odds bets for the closing day of the Festival Read More...

Cheltenham Gold Cup: Conti tops ratings but doubts remain

Silviniaco Conti comes into the Gold Cup clear in the ratings but has not enjoyed previous visits to Cheltenham and could prove his undoing again... Read More...

Cheltenham 2015 Day Four Preview: Many Clouds and Djakadam can challenge Conti for Gold Cup glory

Alex Steedman turns his attention to Gold Cup day at the Festival where he picks out two to challenge favourite Silvinaco Conte for the flagship race, while also hunting down the value in the Triumph Hurdle, the Albert Bartlett and the Foxhunters... Read More...

Cheltenham 2015 Day Four Preview: Many Clouds and Djakadam can challenge Conti for Gold Cup glory

Alex Steedman turns his attention to Gold Cup day at the Festival where he picks out two to challenge favourite Silvinaco Conte for the flagship race, while also hunting down the value in the Triumph Hurdle, the Albert Bartlett and the Foxhunters... Read More...

Timeform Radio Festival Podcast: The chases

Just one week remains before the Cheltenham Festival so arm yourself with the expert views of Alan Dudman and Adam Brookes who go in-depth on the big championship races over fences at the Festival. Read More...

Five Cheltenham Festival Trends: Ignore or cling to?

The Cheltenham Festival seems to bring an insatiable demand for statistics and trends, writes Jack Houghton, and the racing media are always keen to feed a hungry public what they want. But which of them are bunkum? And which are to be believed? Read More...

Five Classic Cheltenham Gold Cups

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the Blue Riband event of the Festival and down the years it has provided some classic renewals. Here, self-confessed Cheltenham Festival junkie Mike Norman tells us about five Gold Cups that will live long in the memory... Read More...

Paul Nicholls: Cheltenham Festival Twitter Q&A

Paul Nicholls took over the @BetfairRacing feed on Monday night and it was a hugely informative hour with the champion trainer covering a whole host of issues on Cheltenham and beyond. Here are the highlights... Read More...

Five Festival Hotshots: Cheltenham favourites going to war for punters

Quevega aside, there hasn't normally been more than one or two well-backed Cheltenham Festival bankers in recent years, but thanks in large to Willie Mullins next month's festival has a plethora of hotshots. Mike Norman highlights just five... Read More...

Five Ways to Pick a Cheltenham Festival Winner

It's the Greatest Show on Turf, the Mecca of Jump Racing and the Equine Olympics. Here, Jack Houghton helps us navigate the analogies, and the best selection methods for those overawed by the task of picking a Cheltenham Festival winner. Read More...

Donn McClean on the Cheltenham Gold Cup: Improving Djakadam has strong claims

We're delighted to announce that Irish racing expert Donn McClean has joined the Betting.Betfair team ahead of Cheltenham, to preview the big races at the Festival. In today's column, Donn picks out his best bet for the Gold Cup... Read More...

Cheltenham Gold Cup Antepost Betting: Filleule a long-priced NRNB fancy

David Cleary continues his look at the antepost betting on the big Cheltenham Festival races with the biggest of the lot - the Gold Cup - where he tries to find alternatives to firm favourite Silvinaco Conti Read More...

Cheltenham Gold Cup Ante-Post: Pipe & Henderson charges worth a punt

After the release of the Gold Cup entries, Keith Melrose from Timeform gives a couple of first-look selection at big prices. Read More...

Gold Cup Result: 299-1 Windermere wins in thrilling finish

Lord Windermere was confirmed as the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup following a lengthy stewards' inquiry... Read More...

Gold Cup Result: 299-1 Windermere wins in thrilling finish

Lord Windermere was confirmed as the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup following a lengthy stewards' inquiry... Read More...

Cheltenham Festival 2014: A working person’s guide – Friday

Forced to work for a living nowadays, Jack Houghton has had to come up with profitable punting strategies that don't rely on hours of form study. Having outlined the tenets of successful Festival betting earlier in the week, here he outlines his select... Read More...

Paul Nicholls Exclusive: Rocky Creek to miss the Gold Cup

Betfair Ambassador Paul Nicholls is disappointed to report that his Hennessy and Argento Chase runner-up Rocky Creek will miss next week's Gold Cup with a minor set-back... Read More...

Alex Steedman on the Gold Cup: Bobs well Worth a wager to maintain his Prestbury Park greatness

In his final big race preview Racing UK's Alex Steedman takes a look at the Gold Cup and believes Bobs Worth is set to maintain his unbeaten Cheltenham record by winning the blue riband event for a second successive year... Read More...

The Irish View on Cheltenham: Tony Keenan on the Grade Ones

Irish horses are major players in the Cheltenham betting as ever, so Tony Keenan assesses the Emerald Isle's chances of success in a three-part series, starting with the biggest races at the Festival... Read More...

Cheltenham Gold Cup: Trial test for Topper

Harry Topper will aim to earn secure a tilt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup when he heads to Prestbury Park for the Argento Chase on January 25... Read More...

Cheltenham Gold Cup News: Sir Des Champs out for the season

Last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Sir Des Champs will miss the remainder of the current campaign after sustaining a tendon injury... Read More...

Betfair Chase runner-up Dynaste delights connections

European Racing | 10 years ago
It’s rare that you see the connections of a horse who finished second in a major race look so happy, but there was no hiding the delight of trainer David Pipe and jockey Tom Scudamore after their Dynaste ran an absolute blinder on his first outing in the big league over fences to chase home […] Read More...