Racing TV

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Festival absentee Ashroe Diamond rerouted to Fairyhouse (Racing TV)

Ashroe Diamond will head to Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday having been ruled out of the Jack De Bromhead Mares' Novices' Hurdle on Tuesday morning.

“It’s disappointing, we know, and she was supposed to show well, but that’s horse racing and there’s plenty of ins and outs, so we will take it on the chin and look forward to the racing for the rest of the week now.” That marked her out as Willie Mullins’ number one for the mares-only contest at the Cheltenham Festival and she was seen as one of the biggest dangers to hot favourite Luccia. Winner of the Grade Two mares’ bumper at Aintree last spring, Ashroe Diamond has taken well to hurdles this term, placing in both the Royal Bond and behind Facile Vega at Christmas, before scooping Grade Three honours in the Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle in January.

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Groom of Hermes Allen wishes for fairy tale success (Racing TV)

Seeing light at the end of a tunnel can be difficult for those suffering with mental health issues but after overcoming two suicide attempts groom Mike ...

“I’m quite laid back but Scott Marshall, who looks after Bravemansgame, said you won’t be able to sleep the night before the race. It was like switching on a light for him as his work has been brilliant after that. “I still have the odd dodgy moment as dad’s birthday was March 9th. His ashes were put around the winning post at Epsom as that was his favourite track. There was a policeman who was waiting for me at home with my now ex-wife and I simply fell on the floor when I got back in. I proposed to her in a mobile home at Jack Barber’s yard, nothing too flash but thankfully she said yes straight away. She has rallied around me and I’ve been in a good place. “That was a big wake-up call as I could have killed someone that night. He added: “I knew my marriage was going wrong and I couldn’t cope with anything. One night my mum and dad found me in their kitchen collapsed on the floor through taking paracetamol and stuff. If he was to go and do it, it would be amazing.” Bringing him back down the chute everyone was cheering, but to do it at the Festival would be something else.

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Cheltenham Festival 2023: Meet Megan Nicholls, champion trainer's ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Megan Nicholls, daughter of 13-time champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls, was a successful Flat jockey before becoming a TV pundit. She will be on your TV ...

I also love doing the paddock and pointing out the positives — and negatives — about the runners. The best thing is being able to talk about a sport that I genuinely love. I was doing an afternoon show on ITV for the Old Roan Chase at Aintree. One of the most prestigious National Hunt Meetings of the calendar is not to be missed…and we’ve got a bumper week of amazing content and great reader offers. Celebrate the biggest racing week of the year- the Cheltenham Festival. I rode point-to-pointers before I broke my back, and then I got going on the Flat, riding 110 winners. If you're looking for next year's tickets they will be available on [the Jockey Club website.](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=7677&awinaffid=213635&campaign=&clickref=Mirror---Sport-&clickref2=&clickref3=&clickref4=&clickref5=&clickref6=&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejockeyclub.co.uk%2Fcheltenham%2Fevents-tickets%2Fthe-festival%2Ftickets%2F%23ga%26tab%3Dday1&pl=la) I had a good rivalry on the pony racing circuit with Sean Bowen, and Tom Marquand and Hollie Doyle were riding there as well. I really enjoy shopping. Jockey Martin Dwyer asked me to go on it — totally ridiculous but a lot of fun. During a race, a viewer might think, ‘Why has that jockey done that? I was around horses from the start and being a jockey was all I wanted to do.

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