Nine months on from the most extraordinary sporting event ever witnessed on these shores Peter Phillips stands in the middle of a large slab of flat, concrete ground that was where the IOC Hospitality could be found at the London Olympics, gazes across at a stadium that saw the likes of Mo Farah, Jess Ennis and...
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By Ian Stafford

Do you stand a good chance of winning big on this year’s National? If you are a pensioner from the North West, then you should be particularly excited…   Bookmakers BetVictor have analysed their data on the Grand National for the last two years, since they have been betting ¼ odds six places on the race,...
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Tomorrow sees the World’s greatest steeplechase take place and what an occasion it is set to be. The Grand National is one of those sporting events that will stop the nation but it still divides opinion.
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By Olly Howick

Graduating from Cambridge University with an MA, a ‘Master of Maths’ degree and the author of several books including ‘The Book of Numbers’, mathematician William Hartston faced his toughest challenge yet; helping punters pick this year’s winning Grand National horse.
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  In wet and heavy conditions, 11/4 favourite Bobs Worth rode to victory in the Gold Cup to send trainer Nicky Henderson into the record books.
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By Olly Howick

Sprinter Sacre has continued his fine form and strengthened his claim as being the best jump horse in the world.   Under the guidance of jockey Barry Geraghty, Sprinter Sacre won the Queen Mother Champion Chase on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.
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By Olly Howick

The long wait is over and having survived a weather scare this morning, horse racing lovers, and those who like a cheeky punt, will descend on Cheltenham for what is the best jump-racing Festival in the calendar.
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By Olly Howick

When Mike Tindall inadvertently bought a horse at a Cheltenham auction four years ago he knew absolutely nothing about it and was sitting with his back to the ring where Monbeg Dude, one of the last and seemingly most insignificant purchases of the night, was being paraded.
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By Ian Stafford

One of William Fox-Pitt's elite horses, Cool Mountain, will miss the Olympic Games due to a tendon injury. Fox-Pitt won the Rolex Kentucky title in 2010  and Great Britain team gold at the 2010 World Championships with Cool Mountain.
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Tony McCoy has been handed a five-day ban after breaking new whip rules.   The Champion jockey was caught out for using his whip more than the allotted eight times as he rode Caddie Master at Ffos Las yesterday.   McCoy will now face a suspension from November 20-24.
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