This year’s Grade 1 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham could provide one of the most-eagerly awaited clashes of the week between Altior and Defi du Seuil, after the latter was taken out of the Ryanair Chase.
Al Boum Photo provided Ireland’s champion trainer Willie Mullins with a first success in the Grade 1 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2019 and the eight-year-old heads 20 acceptors for the feature race on day four of The Festival.
Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club staged its own version of ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ when its annual awards ceremony and Christmas party looked back on another successful year.
The Aylesbury Vale village of Soulbury - which near Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes - drew a large crowd when Bedfordshire Farmers Village Cricket Club came to town thanks to one particularly well known former England skipper.
While the Cherwell League Division 1 title battle went to the final day of the season, it was a fairly routine one for Great Brickhill as their five-wicket win over Twyford was enough to see them claim the league crown.
Leighton Buzzard were relegated from Cherwell League Division 2 on Saturday as they finished bottom of the pile, losing to Challow & Childrey 2nds by four wickets.
Great Brickhill will have to wait until next week to secure the Cherwell League Division 1 title after both they and rivals Cumnor picked up wins in the penultimate game on the season.
Leighton Buzzard 2nds are set to play Cherwell League Division 6 cricket next season despite a 64-run win over relegation rivals Challow & Childrey 2nds.
Leighton Buzzard missed out on the chance to escape the Cherwell League Division 2 relegation zone after losing to fellow battlers Horspath by 33 runs on Saturday.
The see-saw that is the Cherwell Division 1 title race took another twist on Saturday as Great Brickhill took over at the top of the table when they saw off Westbury, taking full advantage as Didcot slipped up against Cumnor.
