Cheltenham 2012

1. Weekend Review: Exciting Fingal Bay makes it five at Newbury

   

   Timeform look back at a weekend featuring Newbury's Challow Hurdle on Saturday and an excellent day's racing at Cheltenham on New Year's Day......
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2. Handicappers' Corner: Ring out the old, bring in the new?

   

   January 1st marks happy birthday for our equine friends, and there is often a tendency to view leading jumpers in a different light once an extra year has been added to their age column, says Timeform Jumps Handicapper Phil Turner......
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3. Cheltenham Results: Barbatos takes first race of 2012

   

   Barbatos landed the first race of 2012 run at Cheltenham when benefiting from a classic waiting ride from Paddy Brennan in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle......
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4. Istabraq Hurdle Result: Stars eclipsed by Unaccompanied

   

   Dermot Weld's Unaccompanied grabbed Grade One glory in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown......
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5. Handicappers' Corner: Renewed confidence in Europe?

   

   The Celtic Tiger may more resemble a whimpering pussycat nowadays, particularly as the Eurozone crisis intensifies this week, but at least the Irish can still call the shots when it comes to the prestigious two-mile chasing division, according to Timeform handicapper Phil Turner......
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Recent Posts

1. Tied Cottage Chase: Big guns ready for Punchestown

   

   Timeform / 31 January 2012 / Leave a Comment

   The two dominant forces in the two-mile chase division are due to clash in Sunday's Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown...... Read more

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2. Red Mills Chase: Rubi heads to Gowran

   

   Timeform / 31 January 2012 / Leave a Comment

   Trainer Robbie Hennessy will follow a tried-and-tested route by running Rubi Light at Gowran before heading to Cheltenham...... Read more

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3. Handicappers' Corner: Big Buck's vs Hurricane Fly

   

   Phil Turner / 30 January 2012 / Leave a Comment

   Racing For Change's main aim is to "broaden the appeal of the sport". The scheme's decision-makers could do a lot worse than put the feelers out to stage a match between the two outstanding hurdlers of the moment, argues Timeform jumps handicapper Phil Turner...... Read more

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4. Irish Insight: Hurricane whips up a storm at Leopardstown

   

   Timeform / 30 January 2012 / Leave a Comment

   A weekend of high-class action at Leopardstown provided plenty of Cheltenham clues and saw the return of many people's idea of a Festival banker, defending Champion Hurdler Hurricane Fly........ Read more

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5. Ryanair Chase Betting: King's Medermit hard to crab

   

   Adam Brookes / 30 January 2012 / Leave a Comment

   With the Cheltenham Festival only six weeks away, Timeform's Adam Brookes previews the Ryanair Chase on Thursday March 15 and highlights a runner he believes to be value at the current prices...... Read more

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