THE FESTIVAL 14-17 MARCH 2023
The first day of the Festival, with four unmissable Grade 1 races, will have you chomping at the bit for more… DAY ONE
T he countdown to the Cheltenham Festival is a wait like no other and if you press them hard enough, there are plenty of Jump racing fans who will admit that the anticipation to Cheltenham begins the minute the gates close on Gold Cup Day the year before. And when the waiting is finally over, Champion Day kicks it off in style, with four Grade 1 contests across the seven-race card. There’s seldom an opportunity to pause for breath during Festival week, but the line-up for the first day has a particularly breathless feel to it, with each of the four top-level races having a knack for producing memorable moments. The feature is the Unibet Champion Hurdle, a two-mile contest and the first of the five Championship races to take place across the four days. The race is the ultimate test of speed and to scan down the Champion Hurdle’s roll of honour is to familiarise yourself with a who’s who of some of the greatest racehorses to have graced the hallowed Cheltenham turf. Hurricane Fly, Istabraq, Persian War, See You Then, Sea Pigeon, Hatton’s Grace, Night Nurse, Monksfield – the list is exhaustive. The last two renewals have gone to the outstanding mare Honeysuckle. Rachael Blackmore created history by becoming the first female jockey to win the Unibet
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