willie's lounge. everywhere you go there is a nod to his winners. and success now runs in the family. down the lane, another mullins can already boast the grand national winner from last year in noble yeats. all i know is willie's model. generally, i don't appreciate it enough and realise what a big thing it is. i suppose if i had a few more years of heartache, i would probably have appreciated it a bit more — one challenge to the mullins monopoly will be from the queen of irish racing, rachael blackmore, who rides for henry de bromhead and is the first female jockey to have won the grand national and cheltenham gold cup over the last couple of years. how different will it feel going in there as the defending gold cup champion? yeah, yes, it's pretty cool heading out with that on your back, i suppose. but it's trying to hold onto it, that is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow, i suppose, yeah. success does indeed breed success and it will be a major surprise this week if they are not celebrating back at the mullins yard — and munching on extra carrot

he went the hull way winning another one for willie mullins.ck for him and his double acts jockey. was a pair of those to make. fix, and his double acts jockey. was a pair of those to make.— pair of those to make. a good question- _ pair of those to make. a good question- a — pair of those to make. a good question. a list _ pair of those to make. a good question. a list of _ pair of those to make. a good question. a list of people - pair of those to make. a good - question. a list of people doubted his stamina. i kept saying all year that he _ his stamina. i kept saying all year that he would stay for the my distance~ _ that he would stay for the my distance. i didn't understand how much _ distance. i didn't understand how much pressure i put myself on drawing — much pressure i put myself on drawing when he got to the three mile part— drawing when he got to the three mile part and had another two furlongs — mile part and had another two furlongs and still only third or fourth — furlongs and still only third or fourth position. when you cross a l

willie's lounge. everywhere you go there is a nod to his winners. and success now runs in the family. down the lane, another mullinsgenerally, i don't appreciate it enough and realise what a big thing it is. i suppose if i had a few more years of heartache, i would probably have appreciated it a bit more — one challenge to the mullins monopoly will be from the queen of irish racing, rachael blackmore, who rides for henry de bromhead and is the first female jockey to have won the grand national and cheltenham gold cup, over the last couple of years. how different will it feel going in there is the defending gold cup champion? yeah, yes, it's pretty cool heading out with that on your back, i suppose. but it's trying to hold onto it, that is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something and you and you just want to grow, i suppose, yeah. success does indeed breed success and it will be a major surprise this week if they are not celebrating back at the mullins yard — and munching on extra carrots in this part of ireland. mike bushell, bbc news, in carlow. we are building up to the signature race g

a brilliant performance from energumene — ridden by paul townend, trained by willie mullins. albion, tony bloom. all eyes on flooring porter, who is going for a hat—trick of wins. he won in 2021 and �*22 — can he win in �*23? he's not been in the best form over the last 12 months, and he'll face plenty of high—quality opposition, including another former champion in paisley park. so while energumene took the headlines in the big race of the day, it was also a day to remember for one teenage jockey. 18—year—old john gleeson, on his first ever ride at cheltenham festival, provided the fairytale finish to day two — by winning the final race aboard the aptly named a dream to share! ireland's team have made the decision to change the colour of their shorts for this year's women's six nations tournament. they were white, but will now be blue to combat period anxiety. and other sides are considering following suit. the tournament kicks off march 25, with england once again favourites to win the title for what would be a fifth time in a row. 0ur reporter sara 0rchard has been at the

a brilliant performance from energumene — ridden by paul townend, trained by willie mullins, owned byll be on flooring porter, who is going for a hat—trick of wins in the race. he won it in 2021, won it in 2022 — can he win it in 2023? he's not been in the best of form over the last 12 months, and he'll face plenty of high—quality opposition, including another former champion in paisley park. so while energumene took the headlines in the big race of the day, it was also a day to remember for one teenage jockey. 18—year—old john gleeson, on his first ever ride at cheltenham festival, provided the fairytale finish to day two — by winning the final race aboard the aptly named a dream to share!

whether it's trainer willie mullins, who has a host of favourites, orjockey rachael blackmore, the firstetty cool, heading there with that on your back, i suppose, but it's trying to hold onto it now is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow it, i suppose, yeah. well, the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. forthejockeys, riding here is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on how many times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. commentator: gyenyame, for. brendan powell and joe tizzard. .. but having had just weeks to adapt, some riders feel the timing is wrong. i thought it was a bit ridiculous, to be honest. in football, in golf, they wouldn't change... they wouldn't change a big rule like that midway through their season and a

a brilliant performance from energumene — written by paul town and, trained by willie mullins.hoping for anotherwin in a palace, so we'll be hoping for another win in a few hours' time. he'll have some travelling to do to get through everything he needs today. it's been a week so far in a day of favourites, the cross—country chase. day of favourites, the cross-country chase. . �* , chase. that's right, the cross-country - chase. that's right, the cross-country chase - chase. that's right, the cross-country chase is l chase. that's right, the - cross-country chase is always chase. that's right, the _ cross-country chase is always one of cross—country chase is always one of the most interesting races of the cheltenham festival, and it was one alone for the second year running. your member of delta work edged out tiger roll, denying him what would've been a fairy tale ending to his career. today he edged out another stable in what was an exciting finish. another 1—2 in this race for irish trader gordon elliott. he hoped they would be heading to the grand national next month. ,., ,

the favorite to pull clear to win by 7 lengths to give jockey pull town and, and train of willie mullins. they 1st win in 5 use tennis now. and carlos al cortes needs just 2 more winds to return to the top of the world rankings. the 19 year old spaniard reached the indian well semi finals for the 2nd straight year. meeting canadian haiti, early a seaman straight sets, some great rallies in this one authorizes the top seed at this tournament. he would meet younique's center for a place in the final. if he wins the title on sunday, we will overtake nova chuck, which as the rule, number one women's number, one eager she antics sailed into her 2nd straight, semi final at this tournament to keep her title defense on track. this time it was romanian. ceramic astir, who got the she on take treatment. the poll, completing her 16th straight sits when of the ha islands rugby union team are looking to wrap up the 6 nations title on saturday with a win of england in dublin. the english were destroyed 5310 last week by france. they heaviest ever home defeat the irish or the worlds number one, rank si

give jackie paul town in and train at willie mullins the 3rd when in 5 years. then the former australian professional server has broken the world record for the longest serving session. late johnson spent more than 40 hours out on the water. in coronel beach and sydney, he served around $700.00 waves and raise over $100000.00 for youth. mental health initiatives will leave there for now. i'll be here again later with horse falseness . darcy, thanks very much. especially for the camel update. pizza. well, that's it. for me, the 30th hey here in doha, but i'll hand you over to marion marcy and london will have much more of the day's news very shortly. do stay with us. i'm out there. ah, mm hm. and it's been 20 years since the united states led invasion of iraq, which overthrew president saddam hussein a widely controversial military operation that kills hundreds of thousands of iraqis and displaced to 1000000 small a conflict is consequences are still being held today. the rock pool 20 years on, on al jazeera, on counting the cost will britton's new plan to bring

but the main highlight of the last four days saw the willie mullins trained galopin des champs, claimd cup, he and jockey paul townend rode him clear of bravemansgame to win by seven lengths. it's the third time in five years that townend and mullins have won the gold cup. joy for the irish on st patrick's day ididn't i didn't realise how much pressure i put myself under until he came to the part and still had a bit to go and we were on the third or fourth position. it's when you cross the line, the really was absolutely there. it was, just, i couldn't get over it. i was amazed at how much pressure i put myself under and you got me out of trouble. lots more cheltenham reaction on the bbc sport website and al the details of those european draws didn't mention the europe conference league, west ham will face belgians gent and that's all the sport for now. our top story... the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for president vladimir putin — and the head of the russian children's commission — for alleged war crimes in ukraine. they are accused of forcibly deporting

whether it's trainer willie mullins, who has a host of favourites, orjockey rachael blackmore, the firstam festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. forthejockeys, riding here is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on how many times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. commentator: gyenyame, for. brendan powell and joe tizzard. .. but having had just weeks to adapt, some riders feel the timing is wrong. i thought it was a bit ridiculous, to be honest. in football, in golf, they wouldn't change... they wouldn't change a big rule like that midway through their season and approaching the biggest four days of our calendar. but the hope will be for a cheltenham free of controversy as for the next four days this quiet corner of the cotswolds becomes the centre of the racing world. a small data centre the size o

and they boast the favourite in the gold cup today in galopin des champs, another willie mullins trainwonderful story. we were getting very excited about this horse out and about after racing in cheltenham last night. st patrick's day! # if her eyes are blue and her...# cheering did you hear the one about the horse that went into a bar? not here in cheltenham on the eve of gold cup and st patrick's day. but back in ireland, when the unthinkable happened for john 'shark�* hanlon. the horse, hewick, he bought forjust £800 at sales, defied all the odds and went and won the american grand national. and after such an historic win, hanlon wasn't going to let his horse miss out on a trip to his local to celebrate once they came home. after all, hewick is a celebrity in these parts. a pint of guinness there, a pint of guinness. brought him down to the pub. sure listen, everyone else was going to the pub, why couldn't he?! yeah! it kind of went viral didn't it? it went viral, so i did. about 700,000 people loved it. it was amazing, so it was. to go over there, take on the americans and to win t

victory in the queen mother champion chase for a second successive year — giving irish trainer willie mullinswork — and won'tjust benefit the rich saving for retirement.his comments come after labour criticised his plans to get rid of the one—million—pound cap on the amount people can save for their pension, before paying extra tax. the chancellor also unveiled plans to expand free childcare in england. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. welcome to the women's clothing factory, we have been getting a reaction to the budget speech yesterday. leanne is going to tell us what she made of it all. to yesterday. leanne is going to tell us what she made of it all.- us what she made of it all. to be honest, us what she made of it all. to be honest. i— us what she made of it all. to be honest. i was — us what she made of it all. to be honest, i was disappointed, - us what she made of it all. to be honest, iwas disappointed, i- us what she made of it all. to be l honest, iwas disappointed, i know he has frozen the energy prices for now but i thought it did very little to support people i

victory in the queen mother champion chase, for a second successive year — giving irish trainer willie mullins— young are not so young. because that was his first _ young are not so young. because that was his first win at the age of 18 that his — was his first win at the age of 18 that his trainer is 85 and had never had a _ that his trainer is 85 and had never had a winner— that his trainer is 85 and had never had a winner at shannon. until the teenager— had a winner at shannon. until the teenager gave him one yesterday. he is now— teenager gave him one yesterday. he is now celebrating because of the schoolboy. it is wonderful and it means— schoolboy. it is wonderful and it means the — schoolboy. it is wonderful and it means the irish leads the british trainers — means the irish leads the british trainers 10—4 in that little competition they have. but the big thing _ competition they have. but the big thing about cheltenham this year, head of— thing about cheltenham this year, head of the gold cup, is the ground is getting _ head of the gold cup, is the ground is getting so soft because of t

ridden by paul townend, the favourite came through ten lengths clear to give willie mullins his 92ndnorrie remains in the hunt to win at indian wells in california — a title he won in 2021. he plays frances tiafoe later for a place in the semi—finals. norrie came through his fourth round tie in straight sets against the higher seed andrey rublev. after that, a tie to look forward to — coco gauff and aryna sabalenka aim to make the last four. and great britain's first appearance at the world baseball classic is over. it's a national team event likened to a world cup of baseball. they have, however, been knocked out after losing 2—1 to mexico, in phoenix. but they could still come away with something from their debut at the tournament. if the united states beats colombia later today, britain would earn an automatic spot in the 2026 event. all is well they could potentially end well for _ all is well they could potentially end well for them. _ and that is all the sport for now. here in the uk, the chancellor has been setting out his tax and spending plans for the coming year. jeremy hun

there's already been some irish success on st patrick's day — trainer willie mullins had the first fourfinisherss. we'll try to bring you the gold cup winner before we go chelsea boss graham potter says he is �*excited' by the prospect of facing holders and record 14 time winners real madrid in the quarter finals of the champions league. it's the third successive season they've met in the competition. chelsea beat real in the semi's on their way to winnin the trophy in the 2021 season, before losing 5—4 on aggregate last season in the quarters. manchester city meanwhile have drawn bayern munich — a reunion with his former club then for boss pep guardiola. city have never won the champions league before, while bayern have won it six times. they've not met competively since 2014, when gurdiola was in charge of the german club. tough routes for both premier league teams. michael brown has been speaking on the football news show: chelsea are going to have to find something possibly different to what they have been doing in the premier league. we have seen how they have struggled and limped across, n

queen consort giving the prizes to dominant the prizes to the dominant willie team and that was willie mullinsthe blue of brighton owner. the blue of the brighton owner. tony that race for tony bloom he won that race for the school, no compete. the whole school, no compete. and won in the and then brighton won in the evening he had the absolute dream wednesday and dream day on wednesday and obviously i'm obviously as far as i'm concerned, the week of concerned, he's the best week of the. i did notice that the crowds have down at cheltenham this year do know what we put that down to. is it the trains brighton that's on. is it brighton that's been on. is it the of living crisis. is brighton that's been on. is it the price)f living crisis. is brighton that's been on. is it the price tickets] crisis. is brighton that's been on. is it the price tickets to risis. is brighton that's been on. is it the price tickets to high is brighton that's been on. is it the price tickets to high water people that down to. i think everyone puts it down to the brilliant itv coverage to be honest everyone at home to

it's the third time in five years that trainer willie mullins and jockey paul townend have combined tois fellow could go the distance so i didn't realise how much pressure i put myself under until he came to the 3—mile partand myself under until he came to the 3—mile part and the other two furlong primer, it was still running in third orfourth position, so when you cross the line the really was absolutely immense. warrington continued their perfect start to the super league season, beating leigh for a fifth straight win. whilst defending champions st helens returned to winning ways with a 2012 win against hull fc, jon bennison with two tries. they had lost their previous two matches. max verstappen was quickest in practice ahead of sunday's saudi arabian grand prix. he posted the fastest time in both sessions in his red bull. the reigning world champion, who won the first race of the season in bahrain, was two—tenths quicker than aston martin's fernando alonso in the second session. the best placed british driver was george russell, fifth fastest in his mercedes. that'll late on but i

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be an irish winner today headed by gallop show french gallop and they show a french import for willie mullins i think he's the one to beat today, so that's your tip is its mark is that's your tip is its mark is that you're telling us that we should we stick our money on? i think you're going to think so. you're not going to get rich bucking get incredibly rich by bucking gallop he won gallop foundation. but he won the irish four weeks the irish equivalent four weeks ago. actually fell the ago. he actually fell at the last last season in the last fence last season in the turn, as novices chase one of the sort of trials, if you like going on to the gold cup as a novice he at last fence novice he fell at the last fence and many people that and many, many people that day still look he was miles clear. he gold cup he certainly a gold cup contender and he certainly stepped trip very well stepped up and trip very well several stories touch several of our stories to touch upon race year . upon. won the race last year. henry de bromhead has had such a magnificent week in the ryanair earlier on and the