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Our free best bets for every race on Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival, including Ben Linfoot's Value Bet

We provide our free best bets for Wednesday's racing at the Cheltenham Festival, including Ben Linfoot's Value Bet

Get the full lowdown and reaction from day one of the Cheltenham Festival with our quick fire wrap. Racing editor David Ord relives the action as we hear from Nico De Boinville, Aidan Coleman and Barry Geraghty, plus commentary of the key race finishes.

The 2020 Cheltenham Festival is FINALLY upon us and our latest series of daily podcasts kicks off with a no-nonsene look at the best bets on Tuesday. Ben Linfoot and Matt Brocklebank spin through the quality card and nominate their selections for each of the seven races, including a 40/1 outsider in the Ultima Handicap Chase.

In the fourth and final episode of a four-part, daily series of podcast shorts previewing the Cheltenham Festival, host Oli Bell, Sporting Life racing expert Matt Brocklebank and form analyst Mark Howard are joined by leading jockey Daryl Jacob. The team bring you behind-the-scenes insight ahead of the Festival and preview day two, which of course features the prestigious Magners Cheltenham Gold C...

In the third episode of a four-part, daily series of podcast shorts previewing the Cheltenham Festival, host Oli Bell, Sporting Life racing expert Matt Brocklebank and form analyst Mark Howard are joined by leading trainer Warren Greatrex. The team bring you behind-the-scenes insight ahead of the Festival and preview day three, which features the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle and Ryanair Chase.

Ben Coley is joined by Matt Brocklebank and Ben Linfoot to preview the Cheltenham Festival and weekend racing at Ayr and Wolverhampton Tom Carnduff tips up the Sky Bet EFL Saturday action and a fascinating Sunday in the Premier League And We have our best bets for the latest round of rugby's Six Nations

In the second episode of a four-part, daily series of podcast shorts previewing the Cheltenham Festival, host Oli Bell, Sporting Life racing expert Matt Brocklebank and form analyst Mark Howard are joined by leading jockey Daryl Jacob. The team bring you behind-the-scenes insight ahead of the Festival and preview day two, which features the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Host Joe Townsend, football journalists George Pitts and Tom Carnduff, and Sky Bet’s Dale Tempest are back for the latest episode. They discuss the FA Cup last 16 and the incident which saw Tottenham's Eric Dier confront a fan in the stands after their exit to Norwich. What has happened to Liverpool after three defeats in their last four games? Despite the Reds' Premier League dominance are Manche...

In the first episode of a four-part, daily series of podcast shorts previewing the Cheltenham Festival, host Oli Bell, Sporting Life racing expert Matt Brocklebank and form analyst Mark Howard are joined by leading trainer Warren Greatrex. The team bring you behind-the-scenes insight ahead of the Festival and preview day one, which features the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and Unibet Champion H...

We look ahead to the second big major of the season – the UK Open – in our latest Sporting Life Darts podcast with Ben Coley, darts expert Chris Hammer and major winner, commentator and pundit Paul Nicholson. We look at what makes the ‘FA Cup of Darts’ so special, why it's such a lottery and who might lift the trophy this year. Paul also reflects on his own memorable moments including the time he...

Sporting Life's latest Weekend Best Bets podcast focuses on racing and football. We preview the latest action from Newbury and Doncaster with our racing team picking out their selections to back. In football, there's a focus on the Carabao Cup final between Aston Villa and Manchester City while also looking at the Premier League and Sky Bet EFL.

Oli Bell sits down with the champion trainer for an in-depth discussion ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. He reflects on his champions of the past including Kauto Star, Denman, Big Buck’s and Master Minded and looks ahead to his team for 2020. It’s headed by Clan Des Obeaux, a horse his trainer feels is a huge player in the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup.

In the latest episode host Joe Townsend and racing experts Matt Brocklebank and Ben Coley are joined from Ireland by Sporting Life racing correspondent Ben Linfoot, fresh from a visit to Gordon Elliott’s Cullentra House Stables. They get the inside track from Scoop's behind-the-scenes visit, and hear how Gordon’s feeling with Cheltenham closing in. The major news of the week is rounded up, includi...

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football...

Host Joe Townsend, football journalists George Pitts and Tom Carnduff, and Sky Bet’s Dale Tempest are back for the latest episode. They discuss the opening legs of the Champions League last-16 ties and also preview the Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Aston Villa at Wembley. As usual they have all the best tips for the weekend’s Premier League action – with the unlikely derby, Brighto...

Sporting Life's latest Weekend Best Bets podcast focuses on racing, football and boxing. We feature racing at Kempton, including the Sky Bet Dovecote Novices Hurdle. We have a full preview and tips for the huge heavyweight title fight - Wilder v Fury 2. In the Premier League we tip up Leicester at home to Manchester City; Chelsea v Spurs and Sunday's clash between Arsenal and Everton

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football...

Host Joe Townsend, Sporting Life football editor Paul Higham and football journalists George Pitts and Tom Carnduff discuss Manchester City's European ban, the return of the Champions League and Arsene Wenger's plans for the offside rule. As ever they also preview the Premier League weekend with all the best tips as it returns with a full round of matches following the winter break. Chelsea v Tott...

It's stable tour season on the road to the Cheltenham Festival and the team share their thoughts on some of the major news lines emerging over the past week after visits to the yards of both Nicky Henderson and Gordon Elliott. Sky Bet's Michael Shinners joins Ben Linfoot, Matt Brocklebank and host Joe Townsend to look back on the recent happenings in the world of racing, with an eye firmly fixed o...

The Premier League winter break is over! We reflect on one round of fixtures that has been split over two gameweeks. The team also discuss the top performers and look ahead to Manchester City's clash with West Ham.

The Sporting Life team provide their best bets for the weekend's horse racing and Premier League and EFL football.

Host Joe Townsend, Dale Tempest, George Pitts and Paul Higham discuss Bournemouth's complaints about referee Jon Moss' alleged "sarcastic comments", just how far Chris Wilder can take Sheffield United and whether he's getting the credit he deserves, and of course there are all of the best tips for this weekend's six Premier League games.

Ed Chamberlin, David Ord and Richard Mann join host Joe Townsend for our latest Racing Podcast with plenty of talk - still - about Tiger Roll, the weights for the Randox Health Grand National and potential ante-post bets. They reflect too on Super Saturday at Newbury and the victories of Altior and Native River - plus why the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase is shaping up to be the race of the C...

Our Weekend Best Bets podcast returns to cover racing, football, cricket, rugby union, and golf.