The Big Five

OUR ANNUAL JUMPS SEASON REVIEW IS HERE! Once again what a season. 4 new champions at the Cheltenham Festival, Willie Mullins once again is champion of British racing, and Sean Bowen delights with 180 winners en route to his first champion jockey title.

We take you through the best of the action, including a look back (and forward) at the big guns such as Galopin Des Champs, Jonbon and of course a certain Constituion Hill..

We crown some of the biggest performers of the year too, as Matty and Bob give us some future stars to look forward to also in what promises to be an exciting 2025/26 campaign!

Make sure to head over to our socials @bigfiveracing for all of our flat tips throughout the summer!

GUINEAS WEEKEND, CONSTITUTION HILL AND STATE MAN MEET AGAIN AND CHELTENHAM IS ON!

A STACKED weekend of racing to take you through from Punchestown, Cheltenham and Newmarket, with the former hosting a blockbuster heads up battle between two old rivals who look set to renew ways after one of the most dramatic champion hurdles we have seen in a long time. Golden Ace also opposes.

Cheltenham wrap up their season with their hunters chase evening with plenty of festival winners back in action, we take you through their feature.

And all of the before the first two classics of the season. Desert Flower gets a strong backing from the panel, however there’s reason to suggest Field Of Gold might not be as strong as he looks…

All our tups are live and free across our socials and we will be back next week for a jumps review!

MULLINS V SKELTON IS GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE! It’s the final weekend of jumps action from Sandown Park as their celebration day will crown the seasons various champions, including the trainers title which sees Dan Skelton defend Willie Mullins as best he can in an epic finale.

We take you through the best of the action including Jonbon who looks for back to back celebration chases, A stacked lineup for the Bet365 gold Cup & much more!

Best bets come form Bangor, Sandown & Perth, as well as discussion for Punchestown next week and what will happen with the maverick Constitution Hill

Willie v Dan, Cheltenham v Newmarket & Why Ffos Las is the real meeting this week!

Racing this week comes from Newmarket as the Craven meeting gets underway on the Rowley Mile, with Opera Ballo getting out seal of approval for the Godolphin team who are fighting the ground.

We also have the April meeting coming up from Cheltenham, with just a few grand splitting Dan Skelton from Willie Mullins, the latter sending over some sharp contenders to land back to back trainers titles.

All our tips are LIVE and you can catch up with them over on our social media channels!

GRAND NATIONAL WEEKEND IS HERE!!! 34 of the best horses in the country go to post at 4:00pm on Saturday from Aintree racecourse, as we crown a new champion in the Randox Health Grand National. I Am Maximus is the defending champion, and looks a strong chance in the market.

The Irish dominate the rest of the top runners excluding Iroko who looks an interesting candidate for the Greenhall & Guereiro team. We also take a look at the feature grade ones from the Saturday card and plenty more racing including our festival NAPS!

AINTREE IS HERE AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST! Welcome along everyone to the 2025 Randox Grand National festival preview and what a week this is set to be. Rematches galore, stories of comebacks from Cheltenham and much more.

We have all 11 grade ones covered for you as well as the big races over the national fences, the Foxhunters, the Topham, and the national itself to come.

Joined this week by a special guest as conditional jockey and friend of the podcast Tristan Durrell delves into life as a rider and how things have been at Dan Skelton’s yard during a season where they look set to win the British trainers title.

We also have added tips for you, and plenty of other racing chat ahead of the huge week from Aintree. Be sure to head over to us on our socials for all of our tips and more content!

DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT IS HERE! A star studded lineup take to the middle east as Meydan plays host to it’s annual carnival closer, headlined by the Dubai world cup which sees the return of Saudi Cup winner Forever Young.

He is just one pf several world class names on the card which sees the likes of Calandagan, Rebel’s Romance, Romantic Warrior and plenty others look for their share in over $25 million in prize money!

Liam Watson from the Racing Post joins Harrison to look towards all 8 group events on the card, with out Meydan NAPS and a little look towards the Guineas meeting in just a few weeks time!

CHELTENHAM 2025 WHAT A WEEK! As the curtains come down on yet another amazing festival from the heart of Gloucestershire, the boys break down the big moments, the calamity betting heat and the heartfelt stories, none less so than Michael O’Sullivan being remembered in the most amazing fashion.

From Constituion Hills falls in the champion hurdle, to a brand new star in the same old silks snatching the gold cup crown from it’s long time owner Galopin Des Champs, there is a lot to recap on a momentous weeks racing.

The best of the rest is also covered, including Kopek Dea bordes sharp win in the supreme, and The New Lion rescuing the week for the British with a strong win in the Turners.

Best bets of the weekend include a good mares renewal in Kelso, and flat racing returning in Ireland with the first of Aidan O’Brien’s stars on display at Naas.

CHELTENHAM 2025 WHAT A WEEK! As the curtains come down on yet another amazing festival from the heart of Gloucestershire, the boys break down the big moments, the calamity betting heat and the heartfelt stories, none less so than Michael O’Sullivan being remembered in the most amazing fashion.

From Constitution Hills falls in the champion hurdle, to a brand new star in the same old silks snatching the gold cup crown from it’s long time owner Galopin Des Champs, there is a lot to recap on a momentous weeks racing.

The best of the rest is also covered, including Kopek Dea bordes sharp win in the supreme, and The New Lion rescuing the week for the British with a strong win in the Turners.

Best bets of the weekend include a good mares renewal in Kelso, and flat racing returning in Ireland with the first of Aidan O’Brien’s stars on display at Naas.

IT’S FINALLY HERE! Welcome along everyone to the Big Five’s Cheltenham Festival Preview Podcast. Join Harrison, Matty & Cotty as they take you through all 28 races of this years festival, including the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle & Gold Cup, headlined by Galopin Des Champs who looks to win his 3rd straight gold cup and to emulate Best Mate & Arkle.

Last year, all three of us returned profit from our tips and this year we host some strong points for the shorties, and ones you might want to avoid..

Alongside tips from every race, we have analysis, debate, each way angles, and plenty of festival chat from three residents of the racecourse and over FOURTY FIVE points profit in 2025 alone.

We will also be running our free bet quiz this weekend ahead of the festival over on our instagram @bigfiveracing so be sure to check that out for all our tips also!

A massive thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year too and have a wonderful festival!