Festival features

Hello, Colin the Tipster here and it's nearly time for the new season at Cheltenham Racecourse!

Colin the Tipster

The Open Meeting 2007 (16th-18th November)

Day One:
Countryside Day - I really like this day because it is great fun walking round as there is always plenty to look at. The racing is pretty good - look out for the cross country race! Will 'Spot The Difference' win again? Who knows, but he loves this course.

Day Two
Paddy Power Gold Cup day - whoopee - this is one of the best days in racing you can go to. Well, I think it is anyway and it keeps getting bigger and bigger every year. Look out for "Don't Push It" in the big race – he's the one for me.

Day Three
The feature race here is the Greatwood Hurdle which now has a total prize fund of £100,000 - that's not bad is it? In the past this race has been won by horses like Rooster Booster, Detroit City, Westender and Accordion Etoile, so you've got to be good to win this.

Don't forget to look out for possible festival winners for next March on this day.

Last season Massini's Maguire, the brilliant Wichita Lineman and Cork All Star all ran on this day.

This is going to be a wonderful weekend of racing and lots of fun for all.

Coming soon: The Open Meeting in pictures - a full photo gallery of the racing at Cheltenham this weekend.

Gloucestershire Trainers Championship (Runs from 19/10/07 to 20/04/08)

Trainers Handicap (07-08) Yard

Jonjo O'Neill 10 Jackdaws Castle
Nigel Twiston-Davies 20 Naunton
Richard Phillips 30 Adlestrop
Tom George 30 Slad
Kim Bailey 40 Andoversford
David Wintle 60 Naunton
Charlie Longsdon 70 Sezincote
John O'Shea 80 Westbury on severn
Dr Phillip Pritchard 80 Purton
Shaun Lycett 80 Bourton-on-the-water
Kahlil. J. Burke 80 Bourton-on-the-water
John Tuck 85 Didmarton
David Bridgwater 100 Stow-on-the-wold
Mrs Susan Nock 100 Icomb
Mrs Mary Hambro 100 Sezincote
Peter Wegmann 100 Maisemore
Julian Smith 100 Tirley
Jim (A.J) Wilson 100 Charlton Kings
Norman Babbage 100 Brockhampton
Billy Grassick 100 Winchcombe
Giles Smyly 100 Winchcombe
Tracey Barfoot-Saunt 100 Wotton-under-edge
Martin Keighley 100 Condicote
Rob Mathew 100 Burford
Mrs A Barclay 100 Moreton-in-marsh
Mr M McMillan 100 Fossebridge
Mr G McPherson 100 Stow-on the-world
Mrs S Richardson 100 Andoversford
Clive Bennett 100 Dymock
Arthur Whiting 100 Dursley
Martin Wilesmit 100 Dymock

Nigel Twiston-Davies horses have been in awesome form, including 5 wins at the Showcase meeting at Cheltenham on the 19th and 20th of October.

Charlie Longsdon and Jonjo O'Neill will chase him all the way to become Gloucestershire's Champion trainer as will Kim, Shaun, John, Kahlil, Martin and the all the rest.