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The Cheltenham Festival stands as the pinnacle of National Hunt racing, where excellence in training can mean the difference between triumph and disappointment. As we approach the 2025 renewal, the battle for the coveted Leading Trainer award promises to be another fascinating chapter in this jumps season.

Let’s set the scene: misty mornings, crowds chanting, hooves pounding turf. Every March, Cheltenham—a cozy town in England’s Cotswolds—becomes the epicenter of horse racing madness. The Cheltenham Festival isn’t just another race meeting—it’s the Super Bowl of jumps racing. Seriously, even casual fans clear their schedules for this. Why?

Paul Townend piloted the nine-year-old to a comfortable win at Leopardstown to underline his status as favourite to claim a third Cheltenham Gold Cup

With a stacked squad across the weekend, there is value in looking beyond Mullins’ favourites for a stable companion

Big-race head-to-heads do not always deliver but this could rival the great Clarence House Chase clash of 2022

Galopin Des Champs is the hot favourite to land historic hat-trick

Galopin Des Champs raced clear at Leopardstown and the eight-year-old is now odds-on favourite for his third successive Gold Cup

Free Melbourne Cup betting tips ahead of Tuesday’s race at Fleminginton Racecourse

Irish raider Vauban is out for Melbourne Cup redemption as Chris Waller's Buckaroo headlines the locally trained contenders in the great race's 164th edition.