Cheltenham Festival 2024

The latest news, views, analysis and opinions on Cheltenham 2024 from the Irish Examiner sports desk and our team of award-winning horse racing writers, tipsters and fans.

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Cheltenham Festival 2024 - Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Mullins never doubted Townend was man to take reins from Ruby
The Midleton jockey rode six of Mullins' nine winners at last week's Cheltenham Festival

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Constitution Hill could come into Punchestown picture
Constitution Hill could come into Punchestown picture
Last season's brilliant Champion Hurdle winner is making a good recovery from the infection that denied him the chance to defend his crown

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

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Irish Examiner View: Putin’s sham victory snubs democracy
Putin, surrounded by hand-picked well-wishers and supporters, looked like the isolated man he is after receiving an 87.28% winning electoral margin

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

BHA may struggle to resist Irish Cheltenham juggernaut
BHA may struggle to resist Irish Cheltenham juggernaut
British racing’s ruling body may lack the funding or the influence to turn good intentions into meaningful action at the Festival

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Racegoers celebrate as the festival draws to a close 15/3/2024
S Cathal Dennehy: The calm after Cheltenham broken by alarm bells
The festival needs to make changes to retain what makes it special.

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Three
Alex Ferguson full of admiration for Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins had nine winners at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

The sun sets on Cheltenham during the final race 15/3/2024
BHA CEO: Ireland's Cheltenham dominance 'damaging for the sport'
Irish trainers won 18 of the 27 races at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Maureen Mullins File photo
'She loved her racing': Willie Mullins pays tribute to his late mother Maureen
'She loved her racing, loved meeting people, going to Tramore, to Thurles, going to Cheltenham. They were all the same to her'

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Darren Norris: Galopin towards legendary status
Darren Norris: Galopin towards legendary status
He doesn’t have to win another Gold Cup to prove himself a Gold Cup great. But a third triumph next March would elevate his legacy still further.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day Four
Mullins aims for Galopin De Champs to emulate Gold Cup greats Arkle and Best Mate
Corkman Paul Townend has matched the Gold Cup record of Arkle's legendary rider Pat Taaffe.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

'You dream about these sort of things': Willie Mullins savours Cheltenham glory
'You dream about these sort of things': Willie Mullins savours Cheltenham glory
As Cheltenham 2024 comes to a close, Darren Norris reflects on this year's event, and a stunning achievement by Carlow-based trainer Willie Mullins

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Pricey tickets and uncompetitive racing are making Cheltenham a tricky sell
Cheltenham must rethink Festival or face losing even more race fans

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Elliott delighted to give Meath GAA sponsors their first Cheltenham winner
Elliott delighted to give Meath GAA sponsors their first Cheltenham winner
Better Days Ahead, a 5-1 shot ridden by Keith Donoghue, beat favourite Waterford Whispers to claim the final race of Cheltenham 2024.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Harry Skelton onboard L’eau Du Sud and Paul Townsend onboard Absurde come over the final hurdle 15/3/2024
Absurde performance one to celebrate for Mullins and Townend
Willie Mullins described Paul Townend's effort on Absurde as "the ride of the week".

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day Four
Galopin Des Champs' unmistakable quality shines through en route to historic Gold Cup feat
The eight-year-old was sent off the 10-11 favourite.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Kielan Woods on The Jukebox Man leads eventual winner Sam Ewing on Stellar Story during the race 15/3/2024
Gordon Elliott's Stellar Story gets up on the line in thrilling Albert Bartlett finish
It was Antrim jockey Sam Ewing's first Cheltenham winner. 

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Majborough motors to Triumph Hurdle win
Majborough motors to Triumph Hurdle win
Majborough announced himself as a star of the future as he toughed it out to land a Willie Mullins dominated JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day Four
As it happened: Cheltenham Festival, Gold Cup day 
It's the final day of action at Prestbury Park and the biggest prize is on the line.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
S Power of the horse conquers all Irish divides, except maybe class
Government support for the industry signifies horseracing's place in Irish society.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Fit and firing Kennedy delivers when needed most 
Fit and firing Kennedy delivers when needed most 
Another broken leg ruled him out of last year’s Festival so Kennedy will have been a relieved man just to get to Cheltenham in one piece this year.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Fastorslow the biggest threat to Galopin's greatness
Fastorslow the biggest threat to Galopin's greatness
Fastorslow has shown himself capable of beating Galopin Des Champs, twice getting the better of him at Punchestown. He’s a seriously talented horse and Martin Brassil is sure to have him primed for the day.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Derek O’Connor savours another Festival winner as Inothewayurthinkin shows class in Kim Muir 
Derek O’Connor savours another Festival winner as Inothewayurthinkin shows class in Kim Muir 
The jockey said he 'went through plans B, C, D and E as it all just fell asunder' before digging out the victory.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

'Finished article' Galopin shoots for Gold Cup double
'Finished article' Galopin shoots for Gold Cup double
Galopin Des Champs bids to join the Prestbury Park immortals when he defends his Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup crown today.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day One
Galopin Des Champs' class and stamina should prove the difference
Galopin Des Champs can crown Willie Mullins’ history-making week by retaining his Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
Ruby Walsh: Mullins may be Galopin to O’Brien and Dreaper dominance levels
If Galopin Des Champs wins, Mullins will be elevated to the level of dominance in the race which Vincent O’Brien and Tom Dreaper enjoyed — and it is where Willie deserves to be.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival: Three things we'll learn today
Cheltenham Festival: Three things we'll learn today
The week's action will reach it's conclusion on Friday afternoon. 

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Festival 2024: What we learnt on Thursday 
Paisley is finally parkedOne of the more enjoyable stories of recent years ended yesterday when Paisley Park was retired following the 12-year old’s 10th lacklustre run when finishing 10th in the Stayers Hurdle, a race he won in 2019 and has ...

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Trainer Willie Mullins holding the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Irish Gold Cup with Winner Galopin Des Champs and groom Adam Conn
One hundred years of Gold Cup numbers
To mark 100 years of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, we pick out some key numbers associated with jump racing's most prestigious contest

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
Enda McEvoy: 'Arry and England strike back. Not so lovely jubbly for my pocket
A flood of English winners good for the competitiveness of the festival but not for our man...

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
'It’s been a long couple of days' - relief for Gordon Elliott after Stayers' Hurdle joy
Teahupoo and Jack Kennedy led an Irish domination of the Grade One Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
As it happened: Cheltenham Festival, day three
We'll go race-by-race throughout the afternoon's action. 

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Three
Teahupoo gets Gordon Elliott off the mark at Cheltenham
Fellow Irish raiders Home By The Lee and Buddy One were also in the mix. 

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Three
Protektorat takes flight for Skeltons in Ryanair
Protektorat proved dropping back in trip was no issue when producing a brilliant display to claim the Ryanair Chase for the red-hot Dan Skelton team at the Cheltenham Festival.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Three
Monmiral earns famous Cheltenham Festival success for co-owner Alex Ferguson
It's a first win at the festival for the former Man Utd boss.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Grey Dawning sees off Ginny's Destiny for Turners prize 
Grey Dawning sees off Ginny's Destiny for Turners prize 
Grey Dawning continued Dan Skelton's fabulous Cheltenham Festival with a brilliant victory in the Turners Novices' Chase.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Nicky Henderson Stable Visit - Seven Barrows
Triumph Hurdle favourite Sir Gino ruled out of Cheltenham by Nicky Henderson
A hugely frustrating week gets worse for the veteran trainer.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Mullins' final Cheltenham tally will never be surpassed
Mullins' final Cheltenham tally will never be surpassed
One can only wonder what his final Festival tally will be. What seems certain is that whatever it is, it won’t be surpassed.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024: Three things we'll learn on Thursday
Cheltenham Festival 2024: Three things we'll learn on Thursday
The action continues at Prestbury Park on Thursday.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Teahupoo kept fresh for this exact appointment
Teahupoo kept fresh for this exact appointment
A year on, Teahupoo returns to Cheltenham on a redemption mission as a seven-year-old, the same age as five of the last 10 Stayers’ Hurdle winners.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - Style Wednesday - Cheltenham Racecourse
Ruby Walsh: To say I've played a small part in Mullins' sporting brilliance is a privilege
All he has achieved, he has done on his own land, his own premises, and I don’t believe there is another manager achieving what he is.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Two
Bally burns off rivals to land Novice Hurdle
Looks can be deceiving but form seldom is. 

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Festival 2024 - Champions Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Festival 2024: Three things we learned on Wednesday
Next year’s Champion Hurdle is set to be a humdinger.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Rachael Blackmore on Envoi Allen celebrates victory 16/3/2023
Envoi Allen looks in form to repeat his Ryanair trick
ENVOI Allen can enhance his impressive Cheltenham Festival record by completing back-to-back wins in the Grade One Ryanair Chase.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Two
Enda McEvoy: Swings and roundabouts and odds-on shots clouting fences
After a bumper opening day, our punter found the going tougher on Wednesday.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Groom Georgia Fennel celebrates with Fact To File after the race 13/3/2024
Fact sights set on a Gold Cup
Mullins has adored Fact To File since the moment he first laid eyes on him and was understandably thrilled to see him deliver.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Two
Magic Mullins reaches 100 Cheltenham winners
Day two also sees heartwarming victory for Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore in Champion Chase

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Willie Mullins celebrates Patrick Mullins victory on Jasmin De Vaux 13/3/2024
How Willie Mullins got to 100 Cheltenham Festival winners
Willie Mullins won his first race at Cheltenham in 1995. 

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Two
Masterful Mullins reaches 100 Cheltenham winners with Champion Bumper success
Fittingly, the horse was ridden by Willie Mullins's son Patrick. 

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Rachael Blackmore onboard Captain Guinness comes home to win 13/3/2024
Captain Guinness lands Champion Chase for De Bromhead in incident-packed race
Short-priced favourite El Fabiolo, trained by Willie Mullins, was pulled up early in the race.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival 2024 - Day Two
Langer Dan becomes first horse to win two Coral Cups
Langer Dan landed a badly needed win for the British at Cheltenham.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

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