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‘You can’t expect 20-plus racehorses to come around a corner in a straight line’, says Davy Russell on the false starts at the Cheltenham Festival -
The legend of the record-breaking Secretariat, ‘the greatest horse that ever lived’ -
‘The family horse of a lifetime’: homebred star who made Aintree dreams come true retired sound and happy -
‘Who is this old fool who has come to ride?’: 70-year-old Mark Todd goes under the radar in ‘retirement’ -
‘I’ve watched it 1000 times; I just wish he’d win it once’ – Dick Francis’s son Felix on the collapse of Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National -
‘It was just a matter of not falling off’: Cheltenham Gold Cup winner is a class apart, in a race tinged with sadness -
Cheltenham Gold Cup confirmed runners and riders for 2026 after a late withdrawal -
How to watch Cheltenham Festival 2026 live from anywhere in the world on Gold Cup Day -
Cheltenham day 4 tips from racing experts, including some cracking outsiders and ‘a great each-way bet’ in the Gold Cup -
If at first you don’t succeed… It’s fifth time lucky for the Stayers’ winner and H&H columnist strikes with a 40/1 Festival winner on Cheltenham day 3 -
‘He’s small, cheeky, happy and loves having a fan base’: Meet a British hope for Cheltenham’s Stayers’ Hurdle – and the groom whose nails match his silks -
Cheltenham day 3 tips, including a ‘consistent winning machine’ and a 16/1 tip in the first race -
‘I’m speechless’: Teenager rides his first Festival winner and a pony-sized 66/1 shot springs a shock on Cheltenham day 2 -
Cheltenham day 2 tips from racing gurus, including an ‘exception that breaks the rule’ in the 1.20pm -
A mighty mare is crowned champion, a 208/1 birthday double and we bid farewell to a jumping legend: Cheltenham day 1 -
Cheltenham day 1 tips from racing experts (including a 100/1 shot): ‘He’s sure to have improvement in him’ -
‘You made dull mornings seem bright’: shock and sadness after jockey’s sudden death -
A bluffer’s guide to reading a racecard -
Cheltenham Festival heroes: Dawn Run – ‘She despised nothing more than the spectre of defeat’
