We return to Cheltenham for the second of their three-day meeting with the showpiece Paddy Power Gold Cup taking centre stage this Saturday along with two additional races from Windsor to get stuck into. 13:10 CHELTENHAM We kick off a busy Saturday with a Triumph Hurdle trial, where several contenders will be hoping to strengthen their claims for one of the Festival's Grade 1 contests. James Owen has his horses in good form and is represented by the unbeaten pair of Charles

While the televised action naturally takes centre stage, there's plenty more racing to get stuck into elsewhere on Saturday. We've taken a look through the remaining cards to find a few additional selections that could be worth following. 13:55 WETHERBY Perhaps an obvious choice, but it's difficult to look beyond Olly Murphy's Velvet Outlaw. He finished second on his debut under Rules, not beaten far by a promising Skelton runner, and that effort looks to be among the stronge

Friday's live terrestrial action brings us four races from "Jumps HQ," with a very competitive novice hurdle that could provide major festival clues, and some well-lobed runners lining up in a veterans' chase. 13:45 CHELTENHAM Derryhassen Paddy and Follow Your Luck filled the second and third places over course and distance last time out. The pair weren't beaten far apart, although both finished some way behind the winner. Based on the current market, that form looks set to

Willie Mullins has delivered a pointed warning to Cheltenham, saying the sport's best jumpers could start bypassing the Festival unless the course produces softer ground in March. The champion trainer claimed that some of his runners on the final two days of this year's meeting suffered "significant damage" because the track had not been watered properly, comments reported by the Irish Examiner. Mullins was speaking on Wednesday after welcoming the media to his Closutton yard

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Gaelic Warrior will make his seasonal reappearance in the Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on Sunday, 22 November, and Willie Mullins has indicated the eight-year-old is more likely to stay at home over Christmas than return to Kempton for the King George. The champion trainer confirmed the Punchestown target on Wednesday in comments reported by PA Media. Assistant trainer David Casey had already named the John Durkan as the probable s

Constitution Hill is set to return to Kempton for his next outing, with Nicky Henderson naming the Listed Unibet Floodlit Stakes on Wednesday 25 November as the likely target for the former champion hurdler's third run of the autumn on the Flat. The nine-year-old has been beaten on both starts since stepping up in class, finishing well held in the September Stakes at Kempton before taking fifth behind Stingray in the Group 2 Gran Premio del Jockey Club in Milan last month. He

Alan Morris previews the best of Thursday’s action with selections from Hereford and Market Rasen. 13:40 HEREFORD Lightning Flash has won a chase over 2m 4f so can’t be easily discounted up in trip after a 2m win at Market Rasen. Eddie Edge claims 7lb in an attempt to negate the 7lb penalty over a similarly sharp course. Mr Jukebox looks to have a lot more potential and should strip fit enough to call the tune here. His win on handicap debut confirmed his bumper promise and h

Tom O'Brien, the five-time Grade One-winning jump jockey who rode more than 1,000 winners in Britain and Ireland, has died at the age of 39 after a long illness with cancer. News of his death was confirmed on Wednesday, prompting tributes from across the sport. A nephew of champion trainer Aidan O'Brien, he left Ireland as a teenager without a single race ride to his name and joined Philip Hobbs at Minehead, the yard that would remain his base until he stepped away from the

Horse Racing Ireland has permanently renamed the trophy presented to Ireland's champion claiming professional jump jockey in memory of Michael O'Sullivan, the Cork rider who died in February 2025 at the age of 24, ten days after a fall at Thurles. The Michael O'Sullivan Trophy will be handed out for the first time at Punchestown on Saturday 1 May 2027, the final day of the Festival and the close of the 2026/27 jumps season. The change, announced on Tuesday, has been made with

Ombudsman will make the final appearance of his career in the Japan Cup in Tokyo on November 29, after which the Godolphin star retires to begin stallion duties at Darley's Kildangan Stud in County Kildare in 2027. The five-time Group One winner, trained by John and Thady Gosden, skipped the Breeders' Cup and now heads to Japan for one last big-race assignment. It will also be the first time he has tackled a mile and a half, adding an intriguing new question to a farewell tha

Aidan O'Brien's pursuit of a new world record moves to the Gulf this week, with 2025 Epsom and Irish Derby winner Lambourn set to represent Ballydoyle in Friday's Bahrain International Trophy. Victory would hand the Irish champion trainer a 29th Group or Grade One success of 2026, taking him clear of the global benchmark of 28 he set in 2017 and matched at the Breeders' Cup at the end of October. Lambourn has made the trip and O'Brien, in comments carried by the Irish Times,

Willie Mullins has another exciting novice chaser on his hands after Anzadam made a successful transition to fences at Naas on Sunday, prompting Paddy Power to halve his price and more for the Arkle at next year's Cheltenham Festival. The six-year-old, a Grade Three winner over hurdles at the Kildare track, started 8-13 favourite for the two-mile Into Kildare Beginners Chase under Paul Townend. He came home seven lengths clear of Eachtotheirown, the 7-2 second, with 12-1 chan

Forever Young, the Japanese dirt superstar who landed last year's Breeders' Cup Classic, will end his career in the Tokyo Daishoten at Ohi on December 29, trainer Yoshito Yahagi has confirmed. The five-year-old, owned by Susumu Fujita, is currently completing a three-week quarantine at Northern Farm Shigaraki after his latest trip to the United States. He was sent off favourite for this year's Classic at Keeneland on October 31 but could only finish fifth, the one and only ti

Gavin Sheehan reached a landmark 1,000 career winners at Sandown on Sunday when Lucy Wadham's Rialannah took the Class 2 mares' handicap hurdle over two and a half miles. The 34-year-old from Cork had the 6-1 chance four and a half lengths clear of Just A Glance at the line, with 16-1 outsider Karoline Banbou a head further back in third. The race had been billed as the comeback of the 5-2 favourite White Noise, but she could finish only fourth of the eight runners, leaving t

Matt Polley pinpoints runners from Stratford and Carlisle for his best bets this Monday. 13:40 STRATFORD Lord Of Cheshire doesn’t have many miles on the clock for a nine year old, suggesting he may have had a few issues. He’s clearly talented, and should go well. Major Fortune and particularly Petty Cash will enjoy the good ground, however, the vote goes to Sunshine Diamond. He ran well behind a nice type on chase debut, and comes from a yard in form, and there’s also plent

Taurus Bay sprang a 13/2 surprise in Saturday's Grade 2 Boodles Rising Stars Novices' Chase at Aintree, battling on by a length and a quarter for trainer Ben Pauling as odds-on favourite No Drama This End trailed home last of the four runners. Ridden by Ben Jones, Taurus Bay had to work hard to fend off the Dan Skelton-trained Talk To The Man (100/30), with Favour And Fortune (11/2) taking third in a contest reduced by two non-runners. The novice chase, usually a fixture of W

Dan Skelton's L'Eau Du Sud will miss the entire jumps season after suffering a tendon injury, the trainer confirmed at Aintree on Saturday, ending plans for a defence of the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham next weekend. The eight-year-old grey, who is part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, had been in preparation to return to Prestbury Park for the race he won so memorably a year ago. Instead, the discovery of a tendon strain means he now faces a full campaign on the sidelines. "Unfortu

Alfred Wincham justified strong market support to win Saturday's Virgin Bet November Handicap at Doncaster, running out a ready winner of the 23-runner contest under Oisin Orr and handing trainer Paddy Neville a notable big-race success. Sent off the 3/1 joint-favourite for the class 2 event over a mile and a half, the four-year-old crossed the line around a length clear of the 22/1 chance Too Soon, having been eased close home. The Ian Williams-trained Real Dream, a 40/1 out

Saturday's ITV Racing action features a competitive afternoon of racing from Aintree and Doncaster, with some intriguing contests across both Flat and jumps cards. There are plenty of familiar names, progressive contenders and established performers to get stuck into, but with several competitive handicaps on the agenda, finding a bit of value could prove crucial. Rory Paddock runs through the televised action and highlights his selections for what promises to be an entertain

Away from Saturday's live ITV coverage, there's still plenty of action for punters to get stuck into, with Doncaster and Southwell providing a couple of interesting betting opportunities. Rory Paddock turns his attention to the afternoon's non-televised action and highlights two runners who could be worth following at potentially attractive prices. 15:55 DONCASTER When it comes to Doncaster, course form counts for plenty, which is why course-and-distance winner Fine Interview