Cheltenham Trials Day takes centre stage this Saturday as the road to the Cheltenham Festival gathers pace. Sir Gino lines up in the International Hurdle, and Grey Dawning headlines the Cotswold Chase, the card is packed with Festival clues. Add in strong Irish raiders, key graded contests and valuable handicap action, and Trials Day promises to be one of the most informative afternoons of the National Hunt season.
Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase 2026 Preview: Key Runners, Trends & Betting Angles The race that stops a county, the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase, takes centre stage at Gowran Park on Thursday afternoon, with 18 runners…
Local trainers are eyeing big-race glory in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase, the feature of the Navan Racing Festival (November 15 & 16). Leading the local charge is Gavin Cromwell, whose improving Will The Wise tops the 29 entries for the historic €100,000 contest following a dominant win at Galway. Cromwell is also represented by Aspurofthemoment, Union Station, and Yeah Man, third in this race last year.
Noel Meade looks to have a lively contender in Sportinthepark, a dual Galway winner, while Gordon Elliott — already a seven-time Troytown winner — fields a formidable team of ten, headlined by Pied Piper and Better Days Ahead. Willie Mullins adds further depth with Quai De Bourbon and High Class Hero, while local hopes A Wave Of The Sea (Shane Broderick) and Ballybawn Belter (Liz Doyle) also feature prominently.
Saturday’s action is equally strong, with Marine Nationale, Captain Guinness, and Dinoblue entered for the Grade 2 Bar One Racing Fortria Chase, and Casheldale Lad leading the way in the Lismullen Hurdle.
Bar One Racing CEO Barney O’Hare hailed the festival as “a winter highlight for National Hunt fans,” while Navan Racecourse Manager Ciaran Flynn promised “a great sporting and social weekend with top-class racing and live local music.”
🕙 Gates open 10am daily – tickets €20 at navanracecourse.ie
🎤 Bar One Racing Preview Panel: 11:45am Sat & Sun
🚌 Free shuttle from The Ardboyne Hotel & Fair Green
🎶 Live music from Out On Bale (Sat) & The Sandmen (Sun)
The race will be run at Naas Racecourse on Sunday March 10th at 4.37pm Here’s a look at the entries, with some stats and a selection at the end. ESPANITO BELLO – He won the Leinster…
With 35 winners in Ireland already this season, trainer Gavin Cromwell very well could be on course for a personal best this term. It’s not only at home that Cromwell has excelled with the Navan…
What a card we have in store on Sunday at Fairyhouse sponsored by ourselves at Bar One Racing. There are three Grade Ones on an eight-race card and all eyes will be on Honeysuckle to…
We struggled on Fridays card but we will be looking to get a winner or two this time around as we edge ever closer to the Winter Festival at Fairyhouse on Sunday sponsored by ourselves…