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Academy hurdle series will expand this season
Mark Costello
Inaugural series produced some high-class winners but not everyone is a fan
26 May 2026 News
Programme of academy hurdles to grow over jumps season ahead
Conditions have been revised for Connolly’s Red Mills Irish EBF Auction and Median Maiden/Novice Hurdles, and there will be more academy hurdle opportunities towards end of 2026 and Spring 2027
15 May 2026 News
USA: The day our family finally conquered the Iroquois
Sean Clancy describes how he watched his horse Zabeel Champion pull off an unlikely victory in Nashville
SUBSCRIBER NEWSLETTER: Could this Irish division be vulnerable to the British?
Mark Boylan assesses a theme emerging towards the end of the National Hunt season in Britain and Ireland
6 May 2026 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: In a vintage crop of juvenile hurdlers, this rare talent was best
In the aftermath of Sir Gino's passing, Mark Boylan examines the depth of his juvenile hurdling class and what could have been for him
27 March 2026 Columns
CHELTENHAM 2026: Mark Boylan's talking points from the track - day one
From unusual Danny Mullins statistics to questioning the merits of the mares' allowance in championship races, Mark Boylan recaps a quality first day at Cheltenham
13 March 2026 News
CHELTENHAM: Lossiemouth crowned queen in Champion Hurdle
"Just to come back four years on the trot, never mind win, puts her in a league of her own"
10 March 2026 News
CHELTENHAM: Padraig Roche wins Fred Winter for a second time
Like Brazil in 2022, Saratoga was ridden by Mark Walsh for J.P. McManus
10 March 2026 News
CHELTENHAM: Old Park Star gets British off to a perfect start
British trainers enjoyed a 1-2-3-4 in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race of the Festival
10 March 2026 News
Full list of runners and riders for Cheltenham on Tuesday
The declarations for the opening day of the Festival have been revealed
8 March 2026 News
NAAS SUNDAY: Improver fancied to follow up in Leinster National
John O'Riordan previews a seven-raced card featuring a Grade 3 hurdle and the Leinster National
7 March 2026 Previews
CHELTENHAM: Constitution Hill giving Henderson ‘biggest headache of my life’
"One doodle around Southwell doesn’t make him favourite for the Melbourne Cup"
24 February 2026 News