The Gary McKenzie Cheltenham Awards
Presenting the Gary McKenzie 2022 Cheltenham Festival Awards, or Gazza’s for short The “wow” award Every year we see great performances but I think the manner of Constitution Hill’s victory in the Supreme was...
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The Secret Racegoer’s Cheltenham diary
The crowds and the roar were back at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, the Secret Racegoer among them – here’s his diary of the week Monday afternoon and the GWR train from Paddington arrives late...
Ireland’s Festival triumphs in numbers
Danny Scutchings looks at how the numbers stacked up to give Irish-trained runners another successful Cheltenham Festival As the dust settles on another Cheltenham Festival who did better Ireland or Britain? Time to look...
Roar like you’ve never roared before
Mike Deasy on why the Festival should stay at four days, why it’s five races a day for ITV, when it was a chilly day for Ed Chamberlin and AP McCoy, and more Not...
The Sercret Racegoer’s guide to Cheltenham pubs
After extensive reasearch, with repeat visits to ensure accuracy, the Secret Racegoer marks your card with his selection of best Cheltenhm pubs You’ve spent a day at the Cheltenham Festival and you’re still buzzing,...
A golden Cheltenham
Kyle Merrick on a Cheltenham Festival that had the wow factor Last week showed us why we wait a whole year. Anticipation with excitement that finally results in patience being rewarded. The twenty-eight races...
Time flies for the Secret Racegoer at an “Irish” look at the Festival
The Secret Racegoer heads to deepest south London for Ganley’s Irish Bar’s Festival craic Up and down the country there have been Cheltenham Festival preview nights. Many have built up a loyal following, not...
Cheltenham Festival: the Secret Racegoer plans a visit to the shopping village
The Secret Racegoer plans his trip to the Cheltenham shopping village with the dubious help of the official Festival magazine The run-up to Cheltenham is a bit like the lead-up to Christmas. Whereas Advent...
The Secret Racegoer on doubling up at Plumpton and Cheltenham
The Secret Racegoer on doubling up at Plumpton and Cheltenham It was a week of contrast for the Secret Racegoer in his latest trips to the races. On Monday he went to a meeting...
A success for team Henderson at Cheltenham
Kyle Merrick on a successful two days at Cheltenham for team Henderson, and the horses which left an impression There are reasons why Cheltenham is headquarters of National Hunt racing. The views, the landscape,...