Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 3 of the York Ebor Festival

The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five tips for Day 3 of the York Ebor Festival. Speed stunted by more cut in the ground will be the theme on Day 3 of York’s Ebor meeting when the Group 1 Nunthorpe holds central billing on ITV’s five race coverage. The opener is a typically competitive […]

Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 1 of the York Ebor Festival

The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five selections for the opening day of the 2026 York Ebor Festival. The opening day of York’s Ebor meeting and for the first time in a while, there is the prospect of some material rainfall in the forecast from Tuesday night through to Thursday. Whether this impacts the […]

Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 5 at the Goodwood Festival

The horse racing broadcaster provides his tips for Day 5 of the Goodwood Festival, including a pick in the Summer Cup at Thirsk. The final day of Goodwood sees it mix coverage with Newmarket and Thirsk to provide seven races on ITV. The Stewards Cup is both the big race of the day and the […]

Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 4 at the Goodwood Festival

The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five picks for Day 4 of the Goodwood Festival. By Day 4 Goodwood can become a test of stamina, so it is appropriate the card starts with a 2m 4f handicap where for the first time starting stalls are in operation (previously a flag start), due to the […]

Richard Hoiles: My tips for Day 3 at the Goodwood Festival

The horse racing broadcaster offers up his five selections for Day 3 of the Goodwood Festival. No doubt about the star act on display at Goodwood on Thursday, with French Derby and Oaks winner DIAMOND NECKLACE 8/11 (15:35 Goodwood) taking on her elders in the Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes. She made a deep impression […]

Paul Townend: 4 really good rides at Punchestown Festival Day 1

The champion jockey and Betway ambassador previews his four rides on Tuesday at Punchestown, including Il Etait Temps in the Champion Chase. There are plenty of busy periods as a jockey throughout the season, but there aren’t many weeks as busy as the Punchestown Festival. There are 40 races over five days, with 12 Grade […]

Cheltenham Festival 2026 Schedule | Matched Betting Blog

Description Cheltenham Festival 2026 runs from Tuesday, 10th March 2026, until Friday, 13th March 2026. With four days of top horse racing action to look forward to, it promises to be one of the highlights of the matched betting calendar! Here’s the full schedule of all 28 races… (featured races in bold) Day 1 – […]