Author: Harry Skelton
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Harry Skelton: My favourite Cheltenham Festival races
There have been some unbelievable races at the Cheltenham Festival down the years. Before I was riding we would go down there for the whole three days, as it was back then. My first proper memory of the Festival was when Istabraq was pulled up in 2002. It was the year after the foot and […]
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Harry Skelton: Hopefully third time lucky for Ch’tibello in the Kingwell
It was disappointing to lose Wincanton to the weather last weekend but the safety of horses and everybody involved in putting on the meeting remains the main priority. Of course it was a shame, but the weather is a part of the game we love so much and we just have to continue to keep […]
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Harry Skelton’s Cheltenham Festival Guide: Old Course v New Course
The Cheltenham Festival, especially the Gold Cup, is one of the biggest annual events on the sporting calendar and I can’t wait to get back there once again in March. Cheltenham is a unique course and what people don’t realise is how different the two tracks are and the different challenges they can throw at […]
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Harry Skelton: It’s been a bit of a frustrating week but Ch’tibello should go close
It has been a bit of a frustrating week for the yard both in terms of winners and the weather. We hit the post a number of times last weekend with the likes of Cadzand, Two Taffs and Nube Negra all finishing second. We have also been running a few in bumpers and they are […]