Event: Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle

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Tributes to Jacqueline O’Brien, wife of legendary horse trainer Vincent

Horseracing paused to remember Jacqueline O’Brien, wife of legendary horse trainer Vincent O’Brien, whose death at the age of 89 was announced yesterday.

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Wicklow Brave makes it seven for Mullins

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Hobbs unveils Cheltenham hopes

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Jacob suffers multiple injuries

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CHELTENHAM: Martin left almost lost for words

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Ruby heads nine in Champion

Mole imperial run in limbo as connections consider options

Supporters of ante-post favourite Mr Mole have been advised to hold their bets on Paul Nicholls’ charge in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup at Sandown on Saturday.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2013

Tom joins Mullins’ roll of honour

Only for the Mullins family this week, with some help from Rodger Sweeney, Ireland would have been sunk without trace.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2012

County joy for McCoy and Alderwood

Tony McCoy finally opened his account at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival when forcing Alderwood home in the Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2012

Pipe relies on Master for Imperial bid

David Pipe is responsible for just one of the 37 entries for the Paddy Power Imperial Cup at Sandown on Saturday.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2012

Long way home for distraught layers

LONG RUN’S marvellous victory in the totesport Gold Cup ensured the punters were in front at the end of a marathon four-day stint at the Cheltenham Festival.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2011

Entries unveiled for Cheltenham Festival handicaps

ENTRIES for the 11 handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival have been unveiled.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2011

Cheltenham festival handicap fields unveiled

Entries for the 11 handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival have been unveiled.

Thu, 24 Feb, 2011

Hobbs believes Qaspal will need luck - just to get a run

PHILIP Hobbs believes Qaspal will need plenty of luck just to get a run at Cheltenham despite his battling victory in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

Bajan sidelined for year

Smart dual purpose performer Blue Bajan is out for about a year with a leg problem.

Sun, 28 Feb, 2010

High hopes for Wanango’s Annual bid

CONNECTIONS of Wanango are happy with the progress the seven-year-old has made as the countdown to Cheltenham gathers pace.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2008

Pedro poised for jumping debut

Pedrobob is set to make his chasing debut within the next fortnight after pleasing connections in a recent schooling session.

Mon, 26 Nov, 2007

Walsh snatches top jockey laurels

Ruby Walsh was crowned champion jockey at the 2006 Cheltenham Festival but it took until the last race of the meeting before he clinched the Racing Post-sponsored trophy.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2006

Huge entry list for Festival handicaps

An unprecedented 1034 entries have been revealed for the 10 handicap events at the Cheltenham Festival.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2006

Hobbs forced to scrap Rooster County Hurdle plan

PHILIP HOBBS was fuming yesterday after being reminded of a rule change that means he has had to scrap plans to run Rooster Booster in two races at Cheltenham.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2005

Rooster Booster named in record race entry

Rooster Booster, the Champion Hurdle winner of 2003, is among a record 134 entries for the Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Mon, 21 Feb, 2005

Punters can strike it rich with Autumn Wealth

A number of Amanda Perrett’s runners have been going close in recent days and punters can strike it rich with the appropriately-named Autumn Wealth at Bath today.

Tue, 19 Oct, 2004

Martin hoping to ride his luck

Tony Martin hopes the Davids Lad case will go in his favour in the Dublin High Court today after landing a gamble with Xenophon in the Coral Cup on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003

Pipe goes for Imperial quantity

MARTIN PIPE is responsible for more than a third of the 38-strong entry for the £50,000 Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown Park on Saturday.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2003

Rooster heads Cheltenham weights

Rooster Booster tops the weights unveiled today for the Listed Rehabilitation of Racehorses Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday week.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2002

Horse Racing: First for Johnson

Richard Johnson heads to Chepstow today on the crest of a wave having won the Daily Telegraph Trophy for top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival for the first time.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2002

Racing: Polar lands imperial win

Martin Pipe and Tony McCoy warmed up for the Cheltenham Festival by landing the Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle with Polar Red at Sandown.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2002