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Cheltenham Festival 2026 – Full Results Review

Hi Reader What a week at Cheltenham. The 2026 Festival delivered everything we expect from the sport’s biggest stage – drama, shocks, and a handful of standout performances that made the festival worthwhile. Across the four days, our selections produced a strong +17.2pts profit and £860 net gain. Below is a quick breakdown of how the action unfolded. Day 1 – Johnnywho Turns the Tide A tough start, but Johnnywho’s 12/1 win delivered £720 profit and flipped the day into the black. Leave of...

Weekly Eye Catchers March 2026

Hi Reader It has been three weeks since our last Eye Catchers update. A busy time leading into the Cheltenham Festival with time at a premium. Today. I have eigth eye catchers covering recent weeks to get us back up to date. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Kiely’s Place Kiely’s Place - 1st in 12.49 Clonmel 26/02/2026 Kiely’s Place made it a winning start on his first run for Willie Mullins. He won an Irish point before moving yards from Eugene...

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Hi Reader Two new additions to our February eye catchers list. One over hurldes and the other over fences. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Kawaboomga Kawaboomga- 4th in 1.20 Gowran 14/02/2026 Kawaboomga made a pleasing return to action at Gowran in the Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle. Less we forget this horse showed huge potential as a novice hurdler last season before injury cut his season short. He finished two and a half lengths behind Kopek Des...

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Hi Reader A fantastic weekend of racing just gone at Leopardstown. The Graded races and winners were obvious enough. I took two horses that could well be underestimated over the coming months for this weeks eye catchers. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Waterford Whispers Waterford Whispers - 3rd in 2.45 Leopardstown 01/02/2026 A slow jump over the second last fence cost Waterford Whispers position and the win. That mistake allowed the eventual winner,...

Weekly Eye Catchers January 2026

Hi Reader It's nearing the end of January! I finally got round to finishing off a few eye catchers before the Dublin Racing Festival. We have five eye catchers with four of them trained by Willie Mullins whose horses are hitting top form. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Spanish Harlem Spanish Harlem - Fell in 3.30 Gowran 22/01/2026 A heart breaking unseat at the final fence in the Thyestes Chase for young seven pound claiming jockey Sean Cleary-Farrell....

Final Weekly Eye Catchers December 2025

Hi Reader We have five eye catchers following the busy christmas racing. It could easily have been twenty five, however best to focus on horses that will not be money on when they run next. These five eye catchers complete our December list. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Fortunate Man Fortunate Man- 1st in 2.15 Aintree 26/12/25 A winning return for Fortunate Man on his first run of the season after a break of 286 days. This was Fortunate Man’s second...

Weekly Eye Catchers December 2025

Hi Reader Firstly, I'd like to wish you and your family as very happy Christmas. It's an exciting time of the year and more so for us jump racing fans with such quality racing over Christmas week 🏇 Below, we have three new eye catchers from the past two weeks. These are three quality chasers and on their way to major wins barring injury. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here McLaurey McLaurey- 3rd in 11.30 Fairyhouse 13/12/25 McLaurey is on target to land...

Weekly Eye Catchers December 2025

Hi Reader We have three cracking young horses this week. All three won recently and look upwardly mobile. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Kikijo Kikijo- 1st in 1.20 Sandown 06/12/25 Kikijo won the pertemps qualifier at Sandown so he’s qualified for the final at the Cheltenham Festival. He won rather comfortably here and looks like a horse that remains ahead of the handicapper. A seven pound hike to a mark of 134 is perfect for getting in at the foot of...

Weekly Eye Catchers December 2025

Hi Reader Two eye catchers to get our December list up and running. One is a novice hurdler while other is a novice chaser. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Parnell Street Parnell Street - 1st in 1.35 Clonmel 02/12/25 Parnell Street is a half-brother of Twinjets who won so well at Newbury recently for Paul Nicholls. Parnell Street is looking promising, winning on his second run over hurdles. He is a big chasing sort who handles the heavy ground at...

Weekly Eye Catchers November 2025

Hi Reader A dramatic weekend of racing action just passed. Constitution Hill and The New Lion fell in the Fighting Fifth. Wendigo and Romeo Coolio impressed in the novice chase division. Teahupoo and Ballyburn are rightly at the top of the Stayers hurdle market having fought out a great finish in the Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse. I picked out two horses this week that finished second in handicaps at Newbury. Check out eye catchers for this week below: View Eye Catchers List Here Leader...