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Jim Lewis, owner of legendary Best Mate and ardent Aston Villa fan, dies aged 88

Best Mate became the first horse since Arkle to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups in 2004 for Jim Lewis, whose racing colours were the Aston Villa claret and blue

Daily Mirror

Cheltenham Festival uproar after Rachael Blackmore whip 'airbrushed' out of poster

In a poster displayed across the London Underground network, Rachael Blackmore is shown celebrating her historic Cheltenham Gold Cup win on A Plus Tard without her whip

Daily Mirror

Gordon Elliott fined and Zanahiyr disqualified after testing positive for banned substance

The Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning trainer accepted the charges but neither he nor the BHA were able to establish the source of the prohibited substance lidocaine

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Grand National 2023 entries headlined by Aintree winner Noble Yeats

Noble Yeats is among the 85 entries as he remains on course for a crack at the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and a repeat bid in the Randox Grand National at Aintree

Liverpool Echo

Galopin Des Champs claims Irish Gold Cup and heads to Cheltenham on high

Paul Townend piloted the 30-100 favourite to an eight-length success at Leopardstown to underline his credentials for next month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup

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Cheltenham Gold Cup second favourite L'Homme Presse ruled out of the race

Venetia Williams' stable star was behind Galopin Des Champs in the betting for the March showpiece but will miss the contest after his last fence tumble in the King George VI Chase

Daily Mirror

Grand National hero Noble Yeats on course for double bid

Emmet Mullins' eight-year-old being readied for crack at the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and a repeat bid in the Randox Grand National at Aintree

Liverpool Echo

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Conflated earns Cheltenham Gold Cup shot after dominant Savills Chase win at Leopardstown

The Irish Gold Cup winner beat Kemboy by five lengths in the feature which went ahead without pre-race favourite A Plus Tard who was a late withdrawal

Daily Mirror

Conflated in line for Gold Cup charge after cosy Savills Chase success

The Gordon Elliott-trained horse could now be in line for a crack at the Cheltenham Gold Cup in a couple of months time.

Irish Mirror

Galopin Des Champs starts Cheltenham Gold Cup campaign with faultless round of jumping

The Willie Mullins star, who inexplicably came down after jumping the last fence at the Cheltenham Festival with his race in the bag, was foot-perfect at Punchestown

Daily Mirror

Punchestown's John Durkan card rescheduled for December 19

The two-and-a-half-mile Grade One, which was due to stage the seasonal reappearance of Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs, was the centrepiece of Sunday’s Punchestown card that was cancelled due to a frozen track

Irish Mirror

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner A Plus Tard has 'a couple of issues' but could run at Christmas

Trainer Henry de Bromhead will await the results of more tests on his champion before deciding whether he will be fit to contest the Savills Chase

Daily Mirror

A Plus Tard heads final five declared for the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park

Cheltenham Gold Cup and last year's winner is odds-on favourite as he heads back to Merseyside bidding for a second successive victory in the Grade One feature

Liverpool Echo

A Plus Tard ready for double bid in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park

Trainer Henry De Bromhead looking forward to sending Cheltenham Gold Cup hero back to Merseyside to bid for second successive victory in the Grade One feature

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Daily Mirror

Protektorat who gave Sir Alex Ferguson 'best day in racing' to chase £110k Haydock win

Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson owns Protektorat with Ged Mason and the Hales family. The chaser has to overturn Cheltenham Gold Cup form with the Henry de Bromhead-trained A Plus Tard in the Betfair Chase

Liverpool Echo

Protektorat will 'run big race' in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park, says Dan Skelton

Trainer Dan Skelton knows it will be a tough challenge but he is happy to take on Cheltenham Gold Cup hero A Plus Tard in the Grade One feature on Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

Protektorat ready for Betfair Chase challenge at Haydock Park

Trainer Dan Skelton happy to take on Cheltenham Gold Cup hero A Plus Tard with Protektorat in Grade One feature on Merseyside

Daily Mirror

L'Estran makes history in Italy's equivalent of Cheltenham Gold Cup, Gran Premio Merano

Mirror racing correspondent David Yates took a trip to Merano to see the National Hunt contest, which has "ginormous" fences according to jockey Felix De Giles. His horse finished runner-up to four-time winner L'Estran

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Irish Mirror

Funeral hears Jack de Bromhead's brave response to dangers of race riding

Mourners heard about the colourful life and many interests of Jack, the son of Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning trainer Henry de Bromhead

Daily Mirror

Willie Mullins hails retiring Al Boum Photo who finally gave top trainer Gold Cup win

Willie Mullins' Al Boum Photo took the 2019 renewal of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and in 2020, the chaser became the first consecutive winner of the race since Best Mate

Daily Mirror

Grand National Aintree tips: Newsboy's 1-2-3 verdict for all seven races on day one

The Betway Bowl has nine runners and they include Cheltenham Gold Cup third Protektorat, Conflated and Clan Des Obeaux. Our tipster gives his tips for every race

Irish Mirror

Henry De Bromhead welcomes Camilla to Waterford stables as Duchess meets Rachael Blackmore and Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse Honeysuckle

Mr De Bromhead said Camilla would be 'absolutely welcome' to have a horse in training in his famous yard in Waterford

Daily Mirror

Grand National odds: Rachael Blackmore out to win again after starring at Cheltenham

Blackmore heads to Aintree on a high after winning last week's Cheltenham Gold Cup on A Plus Tard. Trainer Henry de Bromhead plans to run 2021 big race hero Minella Times

Daily Mirror

Bookies floored by "painful" Cheltenham Gold Cup day results as big favourites win

Rachael Blackmore took the feature Gold Cup on A Plus Tard, while Vauban, State Man and Billaway were also winning favourites. Trainer Willie Mullins celebrated a five-timer

AFP

Blackmore adds another golden chapter to her history-making career

Cheltenham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Rachael Blackmore added another chapter to her history-making exploits as she became the first woman jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the blue riband of jumps racing, easing to victory on A Plus Tard on Friday.

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