52 m. ago 'Speechless': Doddie Weir's MND foundation lands £60k after Doddiethegreat wins at Cheltenham Festival

Tears after emotional win for horse at Cheltenham

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60 m. ago Sir Alex Ferguson’s £620k transfer ‘flop’ comes good to claim emotional win at Cheltenham

After a sequence of defeats Caldwell Potter, bought for a record price by the former Manchester United manager and his mates, won the Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase

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19 h. ago Michael O'Sullivan's girlfriend embraced by Queen Camilla after emotional Cheltenham double

Michael O'Sullivan's girlfriend Charlotte Giles was at Cheltenham on Wednesday to see the ill-fated jockey's former Festival winners Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty secure an emotional double

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21 h. ago Queen Camilla embraces Michael O’Sullivan’s girlfriend after emotional Cheltenham victory

Charlotte Giles was on the winners’ podium after Marine Nationale, the horse who gave O’Sullivan his first Festival victory, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase

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21 h. ago ‘That’s for Michael’: Marine Nationale leads poignant day at Cheltenham

Jockey O’Sullivan’s double from 2023 repeated at festivalJazzy Matty completes emotional second day at meetingAt the moment of his greatest racing triumph, after a lifetime in the sport as a spectator, an amateur jockey, owner and now a trainer, Barry Connell’s thoughts after Marine Nationale’s victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday turned, immediately and inevitably, to Michael O’Sullivan, who rode the same horse to victory in the Supreme Novice Hurdle here two years ago and died last month, from injuries sustained in a fall.“The obvious thing is how raw and poignant it’s all been over the last four weeks,” Connell said. “Michael and myself went on a journey with this horse, he rode him in all his races in his novice season over hurdles. He started as a 7lb claimer with us and I asked him to turn pro, and he ended up winning three Grade Ones as a claimer and was leading rider [with two wins] on the first day [at ­Cheltenham two years ago]. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Cheltenham festival: Marine Nationale lands poignant win on day two – as it happened

It was an emotional afternoon as Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty – winners for late jockey Michael O’Sullivan in 2023 – both won again at CheltenhamPreview: 2.40 The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle, 2m 5fThis is always one of the fiercest betting heats of the week, and also one of the trickiest of all the races to solve, with just two successful favourites this century and winners at 50-1, 33-1 (twice) and 28-1 in the last dozen years alone. Dan Skelton fields the likely favourite in Be Aware as he attempts to complete a three-timer in this race, following victories for Langer Dan in each of the last two runnings, and while the old warrior in not in the field this time around, Henry de Bromhead’s Ballyadam, the three-and-a-half length runner-up 12 months ago, is back for another crack. Be Aware, a hold-up horse who is certain to get a strong pace to aim at, has run well in handicaps at Cheltenham and Ascot on his two previous starts this season, but his run-style means he will need some ...

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22 h. ago Cheltenham Festival 2025 LIVE results: Day 2 latest updates, reaction after emotional win for Marine Nationale

Queen Mother Champion Chase won by Marine Nationale ahead of Jonbon

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22 h. ago The emotional 40 minutes that gave Michael O’Sullivan a fitting Cheltenham farewell

O’Sullivan’s two previous winners at Cheltenham, Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty, won in consecutive races on a poignant day

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23 h. ago Cheltenham Festival 2025: Marine Nationale takes emotional Queen Mother Champion Chase victory ahead of Jonbon

Late jockey Michael O’Sullivan rode Marine Nationale to victory at Cheltenham two years ago

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23 h. ago Cheltenham Festival LIVE: Results as Marine Nationale claims emotional win after Jonbon stumbles

Favourite Jonbon hit a fence in the Champion Chase as Marine Nationale won to headline Style Wednesday, formerly known as Ladies Day

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23 h. ago Marine Nationale beats Jonbon to emotional Cheltenham win after tragic jockey death

Marine Nationale was an incredibly popular winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham just weeks after the death of his former jockey Michael O’Sullivan

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23 h. ago Cheltenham festival 2025: Marine Nationale lands poignant win on day two – live

Live updates from day two of the Cheltenham festivalDay two tips | The view from Benidorm | And mail NiallPreview: 2.40 The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle, 2m 5fThis is always one of the fiercest betting heats of the week, and also one of the trickiest of all the races to solve, with just two successful favourites this century and winners at 50-1, 33-1 (twice) and 28-1 in the last dozen years alone. Dan Skelton fields the likely favourite in Be Aware as he attempts to complete a three-timer in this race, following victories for Langer Dan in each of the last two runnings, and while the old warrior in not in the field this time around, Henry de Bromhead’s Ballyadam, the three-and-a-half length runner-up 12 months ago, is back for another crack. Be Aware, a hold-up horse who is certain to get a strong pace to aim at, has run well in handicaps at Cheltenham and Ascot on his two previous starts this season, but his run-style means he will need some luck in running and punters are, frankly, s...

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23 h. ago Cheltenham Festival 2025 LIVE results: Day 2 latest updates, odds and tips as Jonbon beaten in Champion Chase

Jonbon the favourite for Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two

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23 h. ago Marine Nationale secures emotional Champion Chase victory after tragic death of Michael O'Sullivan

Marine Nationale cruised to the Queen Mother Champion Chase title on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, on the horse forever linked with the late Michael O'Sullivan

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25 h. ago Cheltenham Festival 2025: Race card, results, winners, schedule, weather and latest odds on day two

Jonbon the one to beat in Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two

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48 h. ago Paul Townend in tears after emotional Cheltenham win in honour of Michael O’Sullivan

Paul Townend was left wiping away the tears after winning an incredibly emotional Cheltenham race in honour of Michael O’Sullivan after owner undergoes cancer surgery

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49 h. ago Paul Townend fights back tears after emotional Cheltenham win for owner who battled cancer

The crowd chanted ‘Ole, ole, ole’ after the 4-6 favourite landed the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, named in memory of Michael O’Sullvan, the first leg of many punters acca

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56 h. ago Touching reason why Cheltenham Festival’s opening race has been renamed after jockey’s shock death

The first race of the week will honour jockey Michael O’Sullivan who died in February aged 24

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5 d. ago Cheltenham will be ‘highly charged’ when Marine Nationale bids to honour memory of Michael O’Sullivan

Barry Connell, owner and trainer of O’Sullivan’s first Festival winner, is returning to the meeting with the 20233 Festival winner and William Munny

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