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Nearly 100,000 signatures are calling on the government to halt the decline in the number of ponies that have freely roamed for centuries. Natural England has recently introduced new rules on the moorland

The Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs won the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup for the second year, on the race’s 100th birthday, giving jockey Paul Townend a record-equalling fourth victory

The Jukebox Man led for every stride of the race except the last one when 33-1 shot Stella Street snatched victory in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle

A young girl who suffered headaches that caused her to wake up in the middle of the night was admitted to hospital on October 11, 2021 when her pain became much more intense

Defending champion Galopin Des Champs, trained by Willie Mullins, is the hot favourite to complete the double under jockey Paul Townend

Stuart Andrew, who is responsible for gambling as Under-Secretary of State for Sport, spoke to Nick Luck on Racing TV over the introduction of affordability checks

A video clip circulating on social media shows a royal fan laying her hand on Queen Camilla's arm as she asks for a selfie at the Cheltenham Festival on Style Wednesday

Sir Gino, long-time favourite for Friday’s Triumph Hurdle, was the trainer’s last big hope of success at what has turned out to be a miserable meeting for the stable

Steven Lee Snyder, 18, from Fairfax County, Virginia, was allegedly caught forcing his hand inside the vagina of the mare, called Angun, while away in Phuket Thailand Sunday

Fergal O'Brien trainee Crambo tackles Gordon Elliott's Stayers Hurdle favourite Teahupoo on day three of Cheltenham. Jonathan Burke rides and hopes to get the Gloucestershire trainer on the Festival scoreboard

Trainer Gavin Cromwell has been the man to follow at Cheltenham this season and he has two big chances on Thursday of the Festival, Flooring Porter and Inothewayurthinkin

Having lost main hope Constitution Hill in the lead up to the Festival, Nicky Henderson had a tough Tuesday and has had to make some "very tough decisions" after a number of disappointing performances

Sean and Bernardine Mulryan celebrated victory in their colours with Lark In The Mornin in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle but a second runner Ose Partir was fatally injured

Having denied rumours of problems with his string ahead of the fixture, Nicky Henderson’s first runner of the meeting Jeriko de Reponet failed to finish in the opening Supreme Novices' Hurdle

With so many short-priced favourites, there could be value among some of the lesser known horses at Cheltenham at huge odds in the betting. Here is a selection to consider from the first two days

Our man hopes to make a killing on day one with Colonel Mustard in the Champion Hurdle at massive odds and reckons Trelawne will go well in the Ultima

The prediction came after a supercomputer analysed data going back to 1990 - to reveal the top characteristics of a 'typical' race winner

Tom Bellamy has suffered three successive narrow defeats on Paisley Park who will make his sixth appearance in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival

Rachael Blackmore was leading jockey at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and has identified the horses who could add to her 14 successes over the four day meeting

Dale Evans was found to have made multiple wagers on horse races over a five month period in 2023 in breach of rules forbidding riders from betting

Teifi the horse sparked a rescue operation after becoming trapped in the road. He's now recovering well after emergency services swung into action earlier this week

Ruby Walsh is the most successful jockey ever at the Cheltenham Festival having ridden 59 winners until he retired to become a pundit for Racing TV

Jack Andrews has long been referred to as the ‘world’s tallest jockey’ but could have met his match in Thomas Costello who is also 6ft 4ins

Ben Fudge will be out and about on the racecourse and available to anyone seeking a confidential ear during all four days of the jumps meeting