Latenightpass ridden by Gina Andrews won the Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase two years ago and so knows her way around Aintree – PA/Tim Goode Gina Andrews could make racing history and become the first female amateur jockey to win the Randox Grand National when she teams up with Latenightpass, the horse bred by her … Read more
David Manasseh, football agent and racehorse owner, in his office in Mayfair – The Telegraph/Geoff Pugh The Mayfair office of David Manasseh, co-owner of Ballyburn, the Hurdle favorite of the odds-on Gallagher Novices, does not disappoint. It’s everything you ever hoped a football super agent’s office would look like, except for the fact that the … Read more
Lily Allen, Luke Evans and Jade Holland Cooper attend the Cheltenham Festival in style – Getty A sea of 10,000 baker’s boy hats float happily through the gates of Prestbury Park. It’s a scene you can only admire in Cheltenham – Tuesday is the first day of the festival, which feels particularly lively this year … Read more
Constitution Hill has only been active nine times in 27 months – Reuters/Paul Childs Last year’s Champion Hurdle has been excluded from the Cheltenham Festival by his trainer Nicky Henderson. The unbeaten and defending Champion Hurdle hero performed poorly at Kempton Park last Tuesday, putting his participation in the showpiece meeting in serious doubt. A … Read more
L’Homme Presse is firmly back on track as a potential Cheltenham Gold Cup runner for Venetia Williams after the nine-year-old, making his first start in more than a year, beat Protektorat by two and a quarter lengths in the Fleur de Lys Chase at Lingfield. Galopin des Champs, the cheap favorite and last year’s winner, … Read more