Some recent research suggests that, even if you stick a lump sum into the stock market on the eve of a big crash, you could end up with bigger returns than by drip-feeding.

With fuel pumps being handled throughout the pandemic, there are concerns amongst the motoring community about the safety of return to petrol stations in the aftermath of lockdown.

Jockey Robbie Power made all the running on the Colin Tizzard-trained gelding to draw eight lengths clear of runner-up Ribble Valley. Master Debonair has shown improved form.

Irish trainer Willie Mullins says Benie Des Dieux might be the best mare he has trained after she romped home in the Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park.

Brian Hughes continued to build what he hopes will be an unassailable lead in the jump jockeys title race as a 49-1 treble at Carlisle took him 13 winners clear (124-111) of champion Richard Johnson.

Henderson committed Shishkin to the Supreme Novices' Hurdle on the opening day of next month's Cheltenham Festival after he brushed aside proven performers on Thursday.

Solo is 3-1 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle after sweeping to a 13-length demolition job from Fujimoto Flyer in the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton for trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Harry Cobden.

The killer coronavirus outbreak across the globe has lead to a host of sporting events being cancelled, postponed or placed in serious doubt with the Six Nations among impacted events.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls views both Politologue and Dynamite Dollars as lively outsiders for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at next month's Cheltenham Festival.

Trainer David Pipe is eyeing potential Cheltenham Festival targets for Brinkley after the five-year-old gelding produced an eye-catching performance in landing the West Berkshire Mencap.

Relegate will bid to earn both herself and trainer Colm Murphy a return to the Cheltenham Festival winner's enclosure when she lines up for the Pertemps Final next week.

In the first of a look at the big races, SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) starts by looking at some race trends for races on day one and highlights some of the main contenders.

Trainer Willie Mullins opted to add the eight-year-old to the field after Cilaos Emery landed with an easy victory in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran last month.

The Nicky Henderson-trained 10-year-old, who is chasing his fifth Festival win, was among the 11 runners left in the £400,000 race at the penultimate declaration.

We are less than a week away from the start of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival. In the final part of his preview, SAM TURNER takes a look at the big-race trends and contenders for day four.  

Dual winner Altior's run in Wednesday's Queen Mother Champion Chase is in doubt after he was lame on Sunday morning. Trainer Nicky Henderson said he will do all he can to get Altior to the race.

The Love Island star, 27, has revealed he's been rushed to A&E with suspected kidney stones ahead of his upcoming hosting stint with ITV at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Nicky Henderson announced on Sunday morning the brilliant two-miler was lame, after a dormant splint that had never caused a problem to the 10-year-old previously 'reared its ugly head'.

The maths whizz made sure her wardrobe added up by tastefully teaming a skintight black jumpsuit with a camel coat on day one of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival.

Imperial Aura saw off a good challenge from Galvin to win the Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase.

The wait is over. The 2020 Cheltenham Festival has arrived and what a four days we have in store. Follow all the live action from the Gloucestershire track with Sportsmail's KATE McGREAVY.

Willie Mullins' charge was set to clash with main market rival Defi Du Seuil in Wednesday's two-mile Grade One feature, but has been withdrawn with a vets certificate.

Dame De Compagnie, ridden by Barry Geraghty, has won the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Champ's breathtaking finish to win the RSA Novice's Chase at Cheltenham left social media dumbfounded after the horse emerged from third 25 yards from the finish to take the win. 

Willie Mullins got off the mark for the week at the Cheltenham Festival when Ferny Hollow downed better-fancied stablemate Appreciate It in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.

Champ emerged from nowhere with 25 yards left in the race to win the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase on day two of Cheltenham Festival.

Simply The Betts proved that it's simply the best on Thursday with victory in the Stable Plate at Cheltenham Festival. 

The horse emerged triumphant at the 4.50pm race, well ahead of Dolcita and 100-1 shot Rayna's World in second and third respectively.

The Champions League and Europa League could be suspended as UEFA consider action to combat the spread of coronavirus after domestic football in Italy and Spain was shut.

The backing track as Paisley Park faded out of contention in the Stayers' Hurdle was the 'Sound of Silence' in the packed grandstands, but the seven-strong Racing For Fun syndicate didn't care. 

For 30 years Steve Packham has been dreaming of owning a winning horse at Cheltenham, only for the reality to be snatched away from him in a couple of seconds.

Jamie Moore said he was still 'distraught' on Friday after the cruel episode in which he was unseated from Goshen with the Triumph Hurdle in the bag on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Trainer Nicky Henderson is formulating a plan to send Champ back to jumping school with former trainer Henrietta Knight ahead of a potential shot at the biggest jumps prizes next season.

Racing Post will temporarily stop publication of their daily newspaper for the first time since its inception in 1986 due to impact on the sport from the deadly coronavirus pandemic.  

The world-famous Cheltenham racing festival in Gloucestershire went ahead last month despite fears over the spread of the virus which was then in its early stages in Britain.

It has emerged that Philip Davies and Caroline Nokes received eight tickets between them from sports betting company GVC Holdings, which owns Ladbrokes and Coral, for the event.

An article on May 6 about the UK's death toll from coronavirus said that the fourday Cheltenham Festival was 'allowed to go ahead from March 16'. We are happy to clarify that the Festival in fact ran...

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If you are older than about 30, you have probably never heard of Klarna. But for millennials, it is one of those firms, such as Google and Hoover, that is so widely used it has become a verb.

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I was contacted regarding potential fraudulent activity on my Tesco Mastercard in early October 2019. In total, £3,700.20 of illicit transactions were refunded.

Not even the somewhat conservative portfolio underpinning investment trust North American Income has protected shareholders from the sharp market correction.

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Families without a TV licence said they cannot access some of the BBC Bitesize Daily's video content, which is available each week day on BBC iPlayer and via the red button at 9am.

Jessie Wallace was spotted stepping out in London on Tuesday, flashing a glimpse of her new Elvis tattoo on her left forearm.

The BBC's Big Night In kicked off on Thursday evening to raise funds for Children In Need, Comic Relief and the battle against COVID-19.

Speaking to Tamzin Outhwaite about a new menopause drama, the Radio 2 Breakfast star listed the symptoms the menopause is throwing at her, including 'rage, sobbing, heat and anxiety.'

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