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A Look Ahead to the 2017 Cheltenham Festival

We are just a couple of weeks away from the start of the biggest meeting in national hunt racing, the Cheltenham Festival. All roads lead to Cheltenham in the sport as ever since the season got underway, trainers, owners and jockeys will have been thinking about the four days of action and plotting how they can record as many winners as possible there.

In this preview, we will look at the four…

Douvan out to extend winning run at Leopardstown

Douvan and Paul Townend clear a fence at Cork on his reappearance   PICTURE: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)    By Richard Forristal 7:04AM 27 DEC 2016  DOUVAN bids to enhance his status as one of the most exciting chasers of recent times when he tackles four rivals in his quest for an eighth Grade 1 win, and a first in open company, in Tuesday’s feature Paddy Power Cashcard Chase. A…

Deadly Douvan destroys rivals in Hilly Way romp

Douvan and Paul Townend: measure a fence on the way to victory   PICTURE: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)    By Tony McFadden 2:17PM 11 DEC 2016  Report: Cork, Sunday Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2) 2m1f, 5yo+ DOUVAN extended his unbeaten record for Willie Mullins to 11 with a magnificent performance on his seasonal reappearance. RELATED LINKS Sent off as the 1-6 favourite for this…

Douvan back on Sunday but Walsh goes for Djakadam

Douvan and Paul Townend teamed up for victory at Aintree in April   PICTURE: Getty Images    By Peter Scargill 11:12AM 9 DEC 2016  DOUVAN makes his eagerly awaited return to action at Cork on Sunday but he will do so without Ruby Walsh, who heads to Punchestown to ride Djakadam in the John Durkan Chase. Walsh had said earlier this week how tricky a choice it would be to choose between the…