OFFICIALS at the RSPCA say they will work closely with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) following six equine fatalities at the Cheltenham Festival. There were four deaths on the final day of the Festival with three of them – Dresden, North Hill Harvey and Some Plan – in the Grand Annual Chase. Earlier on in […]
The British Horseracing Authority promised to launch a review after six horses died at Cheltenham this week. Four horses had to be put down on Friday after two had died on the first day of the meeting on Tuesday. A BHA official expressed sympathy for those that had lost their lives during the four-day festival. […]
BRIDGET ANDREWS celebrated her first Cheltenham win with a kiss from boyfriend Harry Skelton… after beating him. The couple embraced each other at the finishing post after she rode Mohaayed to glory in the Randox in the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle. Skelton, who rode stablemate Spiritofthegames, finished joint-fifth. After kissing and congratulating his girlfriend, Skelton then […]
DAY TWO of Cheltenham Festival is underway – but have you backed a winner? Find out below as SunSport takes you through all the action from jump racing’s biggest event. 2.10 RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase Presenting Percy was in a different league to the rest to win the RSA Novices’ Chase. Davy Russell eased the […]
A SUN BETS punter will treat his family to the holiday of a lifetime after cashing out a free bet for £9,000 just seconds before his horse fell at Cheltenham. Nick Ward, 52, who works in the school of medicine at the University of Leeds, picked the first six winners in the Sun Bets Seven […]