4:40 David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle Results ~ 2m 4f
Quevega is the first and only favourite to win today and it’s also Ruby Walsh’s first win of the Cheltenham Festival after an otherwise disappointing day for him… 1. Quevega 7/4 2. Caroles Legacy 22/1 3. Voler La Vedette 7/4
4:00 Cross Country Handicap Chase Results ~ 3m 7f
Another Irish winner but unfortunately it wasn’t the favourite Garde Champetre ridden by Nina Carberry but JP McManus should be happy with his second placed Lami… 1. A New Story 33/1 2. Lami 10/3 3. Lacdoudal 25/1 4. Another Jewel 14/1
3:20 Champion Hurdle Results ~ 2m 110y
The whole country is crossing it’s fingers for Go Native in this race. 1. Binocular 7/1 2. Kyber Kim 8/1 3. Zaynar 10/1
2:40 William Hill Handicap Chase Results ~ 3m 110y
Is this race going to be a two horse race between Bensalem and The Package? 1. Chief Dan George 28/1 2. The Package 11/2 3. Ogee 10/1 4. Offshore Account 33/1
2:05 Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase Results ~ 2m
This race see’s the well fancied Captain Cee Bee ridden by A P McCoy take on Sports Line ridden by Ruby Walsh 1. Sizing Europe 11/2 2. Somersby 4/1 3. Osana 12/1
1.30 Supreme Novices Hurdle Results ~ 2m 110y
Dunguib was the name on everybody’s lips before this race started, so much so that Paddy Power Bookmakers had a money-back special on him. 1. Menorah 10/1 2. Get Me Out Of Here 4/1 3. Dunguib 10/11
Go Native £1m Bid
All eyes are going to be firmly glued to today’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival not least because Go Native, the bookies favourite to win the race, is also up for a £1 million bonus. Go Native has qualified for a pop at the £1 million bonus offered by …
23 Declared for Will Hill
The Grade 3 William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase at Cheltenham takes place on Tuesday 16th and is 3m. At final declaration stage today, 23 horses had been declared making it a bumper field this year and a race that will be eagerly watched by millions. Paddy Power has Bensalem, ridden by Robert Thornton, as the race …
Maximum 12 For Arkle
Run over two miles, the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase takes place at Cheltenham on Tuesday 16th March 2010 at 2.05pm and is considered one of the major races of the Cheltenham Festival. A maximum field of 12 horses is allowed and all spots have been filled with the final runners declared for …
Solwhit for Champion Hurdle
With the Cheltenham Festival starting tomorrow all final declarations for the races were due today. The Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy, which takes place at 3.20pm is one of the big races on the day and Solwhit has now been described as a “definite runner” by trainer Charles Byrnes and is one of 12 …