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Leading Kim Muir fancy Galant Nuit not certain to run

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:04:00 +0000 - GALANT NUIT, general 10-1 third favourite for Thursday's Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Chase, could be diverted to the John Smith's Grand National at Uttoxeter on Saturday in the event of unsuitably quick ground at Cheltenham.

Scudamore must pass doctor to ride on Wednesday

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +0000 - TOM SCUDAMORE will have to passs the doctor on Wednesday morning after injuring his shoulder in the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase

Casey Jones dies after William Hill Trophy fall

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:08:00 +0000 - THERE was one equine fatality on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival when the Noel Meade-trained Casey Jones died after being brought down at the seventh fence in the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase

Walsh remains odds-on to be top festival jockey

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:07:00 +0000 - RUBY WALSH remained the 1-3 favourite with Totesport on Tuesday night to take home the top jockey gong title at the Cheltenham Festival

Minded out to prove he's the master - again

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:55:00 +0000 - MASTER MINDED bids to equal the feat of Badsworth Boy in the 1980s by winning the showpiece race at Cheltenham on Wednesday, the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, for a third successive time.

Good ground expected for day two at Cheltenham

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 - A BROADLY similar day to Tuesday is anticipated at Cheltenham on Wednesday, with just a chance of a light shower

REPORT: Classy Quevega lands second Mares' Hurdle

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:00 +0000 - QUEVEGA landed back-to-back victories in the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival under a confident ride from Ruby Walsh

REPORT: Cross Country victory for 25-1 A New Story

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:59:00 +0000 - A NEW STORY gave trainer Michael Hourigan and 7lb claimer Adrian Heskin victory in the Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival

REPORT: Binocular storms to sensational Champion win

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:28:00 +0000 - BINOCULAR put in a display of the highest calibre to lift the feature race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival at odds of 9-1

USA: Rachel absence means Oaklawn purse reduced

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:00 +0000 - Zenyatta will be chasing $500,000 rather than $5m when the superstar mare bids to extend her remarkable unbeaten record to 16 at Oaklawn Park on April 9.

REPORT: Sizing Europe shines in vintage Arkle Chase

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:11:00 +0000 - SIZING EUROPE put in some spectacular leaps on his way to a 6-1 victory in the Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival

REPORT: Menorah strikes as Dunguib only third in Supreme

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:36:00 +0000 - MENORAH, trained by Philip Hobbs and ridden by Richard Johnson, got the Cheltenham Festival off to a rip-roaring start, although favourite backers were out of luck as the heavily-punted Dunguib could only finish third.

REPORT: Chief Dan George gets verdict in Trophy thriller

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0000 - CHIEF DAN GEORGE sprung a 33-1 shock in a thrilling finish to the William Hill Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival

Cappa Bleu on the move in Albert Bartlett market

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 - THERE were plenty of people who reckoned Cappa Bleu would be running this Friday at Cheltenham when he won the 2009 Foxhunter at the festival - but few would have earmarked the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle for him.

Ferdy Murphy looking to dethrone Master Minded

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:18:00 +0000 - FERDY MURPHY gave an upbeat bulletin regarding the chances of Kalahari King on the eve of the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion chase.