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@RacingPost Journalist and West Country correspondent ๐Ÿ‡

Cheltenham, England
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Jump Season 24-25: Pre-Season Guide Visiting as many top trainers in the South West as I can in the next few weeks for: โญ๏ธ Updates on big-name horses ๐ŸŽฏ Major race targets ๐ŸŽค Each trainer gives a horse to follow All posted in this thread ๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ
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A final #CheltenhamFestival tweet and a quote from Colin Tizzard on the brilliant Native River: โ€œI'm very proud, he's been in four Gold Cups and finished in the top four every time. โ€œYou won't find many who have done what he's done, he's a magical horse.โ€ Horse of a lifetime!
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The Tiger Woods story is simply extraordinary - but doesn't come close to my best 'greatest comeback' story. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Sprinter Sacre's 2016 Champion Chase victory - a wonderful horse, and a magical day. That roar when he jumps the last... ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ†
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RIP Sir Erec. Already a proven star but he had so much potential and itโ€™s gutting that we will never see what he may have fulfilled on the racecourse. Devastating. A horrid reminder of how tough this sport can be after yesterdayโ€™s elation with Frodon and Paisley Park.
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5 months
Quite extraordinary that Sean Bowen walked away from this at Fontwell tonight. Made of some stern stuff!
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2 years
Finally had some time to completely unpick all of the races at the Cheltenham Festival. Hereโ€™s my thoughts on the Grade 1 races and how Iโ€™m now thinking for the rest of this season and next. A short race-by-race thread๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‡
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What a sad day for the horseracing world - weโ€™ve lost two fantastic racehorses today. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ Roaring Lion - the incredibly brave four-time Group 1 winner in 2018. Espoir dโ€™Allen - the outstanding 2019 Champion Hurdle winner. RIP to these two wonderful animals!
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Oh my word, have a look at this! What a race at Haydock, extraordinary! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ Jockey Jack Tudor was told by his trainer before the race โ€œdonโ€™t get to the front too soonโ€ - he certainly didnโ€™t! Unbelievable. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Gone through all of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival races. Hereโ€™s my thoughts on the Grade 1 races and my thinking for the rest of this season and beyond! A short race-by-race thread๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‡
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๐Ÿ˜๏ธ A Cheltenham Festival fan village is coming in 2023. It is made up of temporary units and will sleep around 300 racegoers from as cheap as ยฃ95 per person per night. There's ambitions to take it to Aintree and Epsom too. Read more @RacingPost ๐Ÿ‘‰
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I think this is my favourite picture of the day. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Incredible picture @sportsphotoAOSP ! Sorry @GaryLineker ... the Amber Army are a happy bunch tonight. ๐Ÿ”ธ๏ธโ—พ๐Ÿ”ธ๏ธโ—พ
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๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ| To those unfairly slating Ruby Walsh: 1) Why want to lose a Grade 1 at Cheltenham? 2) And for his regular trainer/owner? 3) If he wanted to lose it, why wait till the last hurdle? Itโ€™s frustrating, but remember it is most important that the horse/jockey are unscathed. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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๐Ÿ†Oaks (2017) ๐Ÿ†Irish Oaks (2017) ๐Ÿ†King George (2017) ๐Ÿ†Yorkshire Oaks (2017) ๐Ÿ†Arc (2017) ๐Ÿ†Arc (2018) ๐Ÿ†Breeders' Cup Turf (2018) ๐Ÿ†Eclipse (2019) ๐Ÿ†King George (2019) ๐Ÿ†Yorkshire Oaks (2019) ๐Ÿ‡ Enable, you owe us nothing. Once a legend, always a legend!
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A must watch! ๐Ÿ“ฝ๐Ÿ“ฝ ๐Ÿ† This is what it feels to saddle your first classic winner. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Take a look at @Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby cheering on Masar to #EpsomDerby glory! So much passion!
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๐Ÿ“น| This is a must watch for horseracing fans. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Absolutely fantastic impressions of racingโ€™s famous names by @ConorSketches . Cracking content by @pphorseracing once again.
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๐Ÿ‡ What A Race! You have to watch this - it is simply unbelievable. ๐Ÿ“ฝ This is the sort of stuff that makes horseracing so brilliant. An extraordinary win for Skipthescales at Newcastle. Well done @PhilKirbyRacing . ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Cheltenham on Saturday should be pretty sensational: ๐ŸฅŠ 12.40: Delta Work vs Minella Times ๐ŸฅŠ 1.20: Energumene vs Edwardstone ๐ŸฅŠ 2.25: Noble Yeats vs Protektorat ๐Ÿ‘‘ 3.00: Paisley Park goes for a 4th Cleeve Hurdle That's just the start - many more big names and top races too.
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Unbelievable result in the #KentuckyDerby as Maximum Security loses the race in the stewards room. The reason being he caused interference in the turn, Country House the winner. My opinion, absolutely ridiculous decision from the stewards!
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Frankel's final win is the best moment I have, and may ever, see on a racecourse. Nothing made me pursue a career in racing more. ๐Ÿ‡ Six years ago I made it a goal to be reporting from #ChampionsDay - and delighted to make that happen on Saturday. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Incredibly sad news - Thyme Hill died on the gallops this morning. He was an outstanding horse, a three-time Grade 1 winner and Philip Hobbs has called him "one of the best". @RacingPost | @PJHobbs1
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This is sporting history! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ One of the all-time greats! Tiger Roll wins back-to-back #GrandNationals . This is one of the greatest moments in racing. Enjoy it, this is a very very magical day. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Finishes his career in the finest way possible! Farewell Ruby Walsh, a legend of our sport and we will miss seeing your heroics on the racecourse.
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Next week๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝs racing is going to be incredible: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชPunchestown Champion Chase (Tue) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชPโ€™town Gold Cup (Wed) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชChampion Stayers Hurdle (Thu) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชPโ€™town Champion Hurdle (Fri) ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง2000 Guineas (Sat) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธKentucky Derby (Sat) ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง1000 Guineas (Sun) 14 British & Irish Group 1s - Bring it on! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ
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2 years
Some personal news! As of today, I am the @RacingPost โ€™s West Country correspondent. Thrilled by this and itโ€™s real privilege to report on the regionโ€™s incredible horses, courses, people and more. Wishing everyone the best for 2023. ๐Ÿ‘
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The incredible story of Tiger Roll: ๐Ÿ’ฐSold by Godolphin for 10k ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Called a โ€˜little ratโ€™ by trainer Gordon Elliott after purchase by Gigginstown. ๐Ÿ† Wins 4 times at the Cheltenham Festival. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ Now a history-making dual #GrandNational winner. A horseracing legend. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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It is official: Paul Nicholls did in fact break the prize-money record for a single season in GB. He finishes the season with a total of ยฃ3,646,585 - just ยฃ74 more than the record set in the 2007-08 season. An extraordinary achievement @PFNicholls
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Paddy Brennan ๐Ÿ˜‚ That is cheeky.
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Happy retirement to the incredible Crystal Ocean - such a shame we wonโ€™t see him on the racecourse again. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ What a superb warrior he was - he gave Enable some battle in this unforgettable King George thriller. What a legend!
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The biggest cheer goes to the newly-weds the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Meghan and Harry as they arrive for #RoyalAscot . Royal precession โœ… Now onto then first race of the day, the Queen Anne! ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ†
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Have a look at this - one of the most unbelievable races you will see! ๐Ÿ‘€ Kermouster slowest away from stall 6, as high as 999-1 in running but he wins! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ I spoke to the winning jockey and trainer, see their thoughts ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ
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2019 will always be remembered as the year of the TIGER! ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฏ Tiger Roll makes history to land back-to-back Grand Nationals and now Tiger Woods has completed a miraculous comeback to land the Masters. Two incredible stories, sport at its finest!
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Absolutely devastating to say R.I.P to Justin Edinburgh aged just 49. My condolences go to all his family and friends. Justin masterminded our promotion winning season, capped off with a win at Wembley. Justin you will always be a Newport County legend! ๐Ÿ”ถโ—พ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ถโ—พ๏ธ
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I donโ€™t know what to say about this! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ @tommoracing has a race at Cheltenham named in honour of his classic phrase. Incredible! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ
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Itโ€™s been sad to see so much negativity about horseracing, so here is something to show how special our sport is. Byrony Frost, a role model in jumps racing, after winning at Cheltenham on her adored companion Frodon. Heartwarming and inspirational. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ
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๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œAfter Sceptical I thought Iโ€™d struggle to ever find a Group horse again.โ€ Worth a watch this - a delighted @joeysheridan8 reacts after a fairytale first Group 1 winner on Princess Zoe in the Cadran at Longchamp. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡
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University โœ… ๐Ÿ‡ The Racing Post comment would say: "Slowly away, blundered first fence, held-up in rear, effort just over 4 out, stayed on, just prevailed." ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ 3 great years, made some cracking mates and every bit excited about a racing media career as when I started! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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There is absolutely absolutely no doubt the star of this season is Oisin Murphy. An outstanding ride on Roaring Lion. Simply incredible pair arent they. ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ
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Paul Nicholls has trained plenty of fantastic horses but Black Corton has to be one of his most legendary! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ A nine-time winner over fences - including a Grade 1 and 2x G2s - and today he has run a storming second off top-weight in the Galway Plate! What a horse! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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As we go into Christmas it is important we remember all our stable staff who must work over the Festive period. Looking after horses is a 24/7 job and credit to every single person. Without our stable staff, racing wouldn't be as brilliant as it is. Cheers to you! ๐Ÿพ
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Richard Johnson OBE - sounds good doesn't it!๐Ÿ† The Queen must have loved this Gold Cup ride as much as I did - Dickie is handed an OBE in this her New Year's honours list. ๐Ÿ‘‘ Go on, watch Native River again, it is still such a breathtaking race !๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡
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An extraordinary send-off for an extraordinary man. The village of Ditcheat turned Bristol Rovers blue to commemorate Keagan Kirkby - a popular, dedicated and much-loved rider and member of the Paul Nicholls team. @RacingPost | @PFNicholls
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Absolutely incredible! The superstar Faugheen wins at age 11 on his chasing debut. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ What a star, nothing beats seeing the older horses continue to shine - thatโ€™s why we love the jumps! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Faugheen up and well - no matter what happens today, seeing this legend walk back is the best result of the day! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡ #FaugheenTheMachine
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A true champion ๐Ÿ† Buveur Dโ€™Air falls at Cheltenham, beaten at Aintree but back to his best in Ireland. An extraordinary training effort from the Nicky Henderson team. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Absolutely extraordinary footage this! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฟ The view of jockey @AidanColeman on @JockeyCam , riding on the Grand National course. Heโ€™s unseated from his horse then waits in the fence until it is safe to climb back out! Luckily horse and rider were ok.
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For all those who criticised James Doyle as a jockey for his ride on Sea Of Class, just watch his win in the Balmoral yesterday. Patient, powerful and perfect. Quality stuff.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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An incredible moment!!! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ The legendary Faugheen is still winning at the top level at the grand age of 12. How brilliant was that to watch.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Listen to the roar of the crowd, you know that was special.๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Delighted to share some news: I've been selected for the BHA's Graduate Scheme, meaning I will be working at the @RacingPost this summer. Writing for the RP has always been an ambition, and I'm excited to start. I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me in my career! ๐Ÿ‘
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To go and win six races in a row in 111 days is mightily impressive. Then for four of those to be at G1 level, and three to make a Triple Crown victory is simply staggering! Justify, what an incredible horse with a phenomenal story! ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘
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๐Ÿ’ฌ "Buveur D'Air won poor Champion Hurdles." ๐Ÿ’ฌ "He hasn't beaten much!" He has silenced his critics today! ๐Ÿ‡โญ Buveur D'Air is a top-class hurdler and he deserves all the credit he gets today. Well done everyone involved! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Regal Encore has been retired at the age of 15. He was an absolute yard legend, particularly at Ascot where he ran 18 times & either won or placed on 10 visits. Regal Encore will spend his retirement at Honeyball's stable. He raced at a high level for 11 years - incredible!
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It is worth watching this over and over again - it will go down as one of the greatest races in history! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ Two outstanding horses battling it out but the champion Enable wins it. Simply phenomenal! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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โŒ The Cheltenham Festival Fan Village idea has been scrapped due to a โ€œlack of interest.โ€ โ–ช๏ธAccommodation was priced at ยฃ350 per night (for 2024). โ–ช๏ธIt offered temporary units on a rugby pitch โ–ช๏ธJust 16 bookings (from 300) were made last year
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Almost 135,000 people usually come through Cheltenham Spa train station across the four days of the #CheltenhamFestival . It is completely empty this morning...
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Forget the critics just enjoy a moment of pure sporting brilliance. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ A record-breaking fourth Cox Plate, a 29th successive win - today belongs to a true Champion. Congratulations Winx! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
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13/611111/111111/111-11111 19 consecutive wins, unbeaten over obstacles and a true champion. Altior, one of the very best horses in history. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ
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Totally devastating news coming through this morning that @PFNicholls star Denman has sadly passed away. A legend of a horse, we will never forget his incredible top-weight Hennessy win among many great memories! What a day in the 2008 Gold Cup! ๐Ÿ†
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๐Ÿ’ฌ "The superb, the spectacular Frankel!" ๐Ÿ—“ Six years to the day since Frankel's phenomenal 11 length Queen Anne victory at #RoyalAscot . It's still every bit as breathtaking, even now! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ
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๐Ÿ“ฝ| R.I.P Richard Woollacott This is a fine example of what a terrific trainer you were, and how you will be missed! You bought the very best out of Beer Goggles, and we won't forget you or this stunning training performance.
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John Hunt is a brilliant broadcaster but a fantastic man too. I always recall as aspiring journalist, he took the time to give me his best advice on a wet day at Goodwood with @CorneliusRacing . That is testament to the man and the whole racing industry is thinking of him today
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What was racingโ€™s best moment of 2023? For me - Honeysuckleโ€™s Cheltenham Festival win. It had everything: the story, a huge roar and an incredible post-race reception. Special moment.
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Ryan Moore gets heaps of criticism when he's beaten but you cannot fault his work ethic. Races in America at 10.50pm (UK time) and wins the first race of the day in Ireland- simply incredible! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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๐Ÿ• 2:10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง - Ryan Moore wins the G1 July Cup on US Navy Flag. ๐Ÿ•– 7:00 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท - Ryan Moore wins the G1 Grand Prix de Paris on Kew Gardens as seen below. Unbelievably talented jockey! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Oh my word! Take a look at this. An absolutely unbelievable race. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ Luckily I was on Dutch Decoy! A phenomenal effort and an excellent ride from Paul Hanagan! Brilliant! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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So I'm 21 today. ๐Ÿป So as I'm now 'officially' an adult, I thought I'd pass on four bits of wisdom: ๐Ÿ”ด Take every opportunity in life you can ๐Ÿ”ด Work hard but know how to switch off ๐Ÿ”ด Bet what you can afford to lose, don't chase your losses ๐Ÿ”ด Back Sea Of Class to win the Arc
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THE QUEEN! ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘ Enable makes history - first horse to win an Arc and at the #BreedersCup ! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ† A truly special special horse - a tough but classy win. One for the memories. Outstanding! Well done all involved. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Happy retirement Richard Johnson! One of the finest jockeys in history. His ride on Native River in the 2018 Gold Cup was Johnson at his very, very best.
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Champion trainer Nicky Henderson on the Grand National after Saturday's protest: "You can't say my horse [Mister Coffey] didn't like it, he loved every stride of it. It's sad because it's the people's race & it's Liverpool's race. "Racing has held its head high, so it should."
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It wasnโ€™t to be for Kittyโ€™s Light but what an absolutely brilliant run in fifth. First of the British-trained home and the pride of ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and @CWilliamsRacing .
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Happy 10th birthday to one of the best racehorses of all time - the phenomenal Frankel. Even to this day, watching his demolition job of the Queen Anne Stakes is simply unbelievable!
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Bizarre thing to see on a racecourse - a white flare has been let off after Constitution Hillโ€™s win in the Champion Hurdle. Exceptional performance and feels like a very special moment in Cheltenham Festival history.
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Interesting difference - the price of a pint of Guinness at Cheltenham Racecourseโ€™s sporting events: ๐Ÿ”ด ยฃ6.00 - World Grand Prix Snooker (this week) ๐Ÿ‡ ยฃ7.50 - All racedays this season No racecourse in ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง or ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช charge more for a pint than Cheltenham - cheapest beer costs ยฃ7.40.
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6 years
One of the most outstanding performances you may ever see! ๐Ÿ‘ Enjoy this all over again, Denman carrying a huge 11st 12lb to win the Hennessy Gold Cup at @NewburyRacing - becoming the first dual winner since Arkle in 1965. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† Watch and enjoy! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ
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5 months
Shishkinโ€™s death is such devastating news. His story had everything: the brilliance, the comeback, the unexpected and that absolute epic in the Clarence House. A modern jumps favourite and will be massively missed.
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6 years
Winx, a record-breaker and one of the most special horses in history. ๐ŸŒŸ This morning she's won her 26th consecutive Group 1 win - what a brilliant horse she is and great to see all of Australia behind her and her story. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
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James Stevens
5 years
What an absolute legend Un De Sceaux is! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Wins the Punchestown Champion Chase again. Aged 11 but still a top-class performer, these are the stories we love to see! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
6 years
๐Ÿ† 28 races ๐Ÿ”Ž 10 big field handicaps ๐Ÿฅ‡ 14 Grade 1 races ๐Ÿ’ท Just 2 odds-on favourites ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ 4 days of fantastic racing The #CheltenhamFestival - the ultimate punting heaven, and looking one of the best line-ups in years! Just 5 days to go now... Bring It On! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
6 years
Cheltenham, Thanks for giving us all four days complete escapism from racingโ€™s problems and all the other issues in the world. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ Weโ€™ve had incredible moments and some sad ones too. Four great days of racing, and a few of the best moments pictured below. ๐Ÿ† Until next year. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
6 years
Brilliant news to start the week! Byrony Frost has recovered from her injury and is back riding at @NewtonAbbotRace . ๐Ÿ‡
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James Stevens
5 years
What a day for horseracing. The phenomenal mare Winx has finished her career with another vintage performance. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ 33 consecutive wins, 1,463 days without a defeat. Staggering statistics, without question one of the greatest racehorses of all time.
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James Stevens
6 years
๐Ÿ“ฐ Absolutely delighted to have a first front page story in the @RacingPost . ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธTake a look at tommorow's/Friday's edition for an update on Britain's Melbourne Cup hope Magic Circle, who'll now be ridden by talented Aussie rider @Coreyjockey . ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ†
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James Stevens
2 years
Exciting news! ๐“๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ will go novice chasing this season. He has schooled pretty well over fences so could in for a big season and expect him to be out soon as Hobbs has named some potential early targets in October. Read more @RacingPost ๐Ÿ‘‰
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James Stevens
5 years
Itโ€™d be a huge shame if the #CheltenhamFestival moved to 5 days. Cheltenhamโ€™s greatest asset is the incredible races between the very best horses- an additional 6 races means those horses might avoid each other. Cheltenhamโ€™s the best 4 days of the year, letโ€™s keep it that way.
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James Stevens
6 years
Order Of St George has been retired, and what a career he had.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ A three-time Group 1 winner, and twice a dazzling Irish St Leger champion. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
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James Stevens
1 year
โœ… Flooring Porter vs Iroko Two Festival winners could clash at Cheltenham on Saturday, with both entered for the 3mยฝf novice chase. Aintree Grade 1 winner Apple Away also in there. 3mยฝf novice chase - full entries 4.10 Cheltenham Saturday Apple Away Broadway Boy Flooring
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James Stevens
1 year
A good concept at Cheltenham's music race night. It's ยฃ15 for a ticket and then another optional ยฃ15 to buy aย wristband to watch the live DJ set. Usually, prices are higher to cover both but not all racegoers will be interested in the music. I'm a fan of giving them the option
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James Stevens
6 years
It is madness to hear criticism of James Doyle's ride on Sea Of Class. It wasa brilliant weaving effort and so so close. ๐Ÿ‡ For all those doubting him as a world-class jockey - then enjoy this surreal King George win on Poet's Word. Outstanding! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
5 years
Wow! What an absolutely unbelievable race at Leopardstown. Just how did Roaring Bull do that! ๐Ÿ‘€ Watch this, and make sure you enjoy that animated commentary! Cracking stuff. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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James Stevens
6 years
An absolute masterclass from both horse and jockey. Richard Johnson and La Bague Au Roi what a performance! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
6 years
Happy retirement to the great @Franmberry ! This is my โ€˜Fran favouriteโ€™ on board Thundering Blue in last seasonโ€™s York Stakes. The pair just never gave up, kept battling and got the reward! ๐Ÿ† Racing will miss great Fran Berry rides like this!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
4 years
Cheltenham looking fantastic this morning ahead of day one of the November meeting! Dry overnight and sunny now, no rain forecast until early Saturday morning. Outstanding racing today. Easysland vs Tiger Roll at 3.00 looks a cracker. Good luck if youโ€™re punting. ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡
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James Stevens
6 years
How things can change in a year!๐Ÿ˜‚ April 2018 - Al Boum Photo causes carnage when crashing through the rails at Punchestown. March 2019 - Al Boum Photo wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup! Outstanding performance - the wait is over for Mullins. Well done if you backed him too. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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James Stevens
3 years
Utterly incredible from Sam Twiston-Davies!
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James Stevens
2 years
Breaking: Paul Nicholls has announced the retirement of Cyrname. A top-class horse on his day, most famously ending Altior's unbeaten run at Ascot. He's going to a good home where he'll be retrained. Read more @RacingPost ๐Ÿ‘‰
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James Stevens
6 years
๐Ÿ“บ| You must watch this! It is simply incredible. Remarkable stuff in the point-to-point scene over in Ireland ๐Ÿ˜ฑ. Outstanding! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡
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James Stevens
3 years
Tonight at Wolverhampton racecourse you will see these silks - being worn to show solidarity with Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Look out for Turn Of Phrase in the 7.30, trained by John Berry and the man behind the colour change. Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰
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James Stevens
6 years
Also heading to the Betfair Chase on Saturday is Thistlecrack. ๐Ÿ”ธ๏ธโ—พ Joe Tizzard is very happy with him and excited to see him back in action.
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James Stevens
4 years
What an absolute legend!!!! Go on Native River! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œโค๏ธ
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James Stevens
6 years
Watch this and tell me this isn't thrilling! A fantastic race. ๐Ÿ‡ An outstanding comeback story for Enable to win the #Arc again following an injury-plagued season - utterly utterly brilliant. Sport at its very best! ๐Ÿ†
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