The improvement Gavin Cromwell has found in this horse is quite incredible and has somehow been overlooked in the many brilliant training performances this year

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Minella Indo might be missing, but what’s left are more than capable of shining brightly

Rachael Blackmore needs Patrick to do her a favour in the Champion Novice Hurdle in her bid to catch defending champion jockey Paul Townend

Every jockey, sports person or competitor needs a chance. It is up to each individual what they do with it

It is that slightly weird time of year in the racing world — actually it happens twice a year — when each code starts to wind down but the other hasn’t really gotten into full flow, leaving the casual fans caught between two stools.

Rachael Blackmore can do it all: Park physical pain, take the pressure of setbacks and defeats, and carry on delivering

For those for whom the thought of a girl even riding in the Grand National was once inconceivable, it is now only a matter of time before a female rider wins it — and it could even be now

This time of year, as the ground starts to dry and the pace starts to crank up, is always a strange time of year

We have been two nations divided for many years but when it comes to horse racing, we have always needed each other

I don’t think anybody, no matter how green-tinted their glasses, could have foreseen the absolute whitewash that happened at Cheltenham this week