FEATURE RACE MEETINGS
THE APRIL MEETING The perfect tonic after the buzz and excitement of the Cheltenham Festival. Two days nestled in the middle of April, with top-quality racing, a relaxed atmosphere and spring sunshine, it’s a wonderful day out with family, friends or colleagues. The seven-race card on the opening day boasts Grade two action, and much like other meetings at Cheltenham, we welcomed participants from the other side of the Irish Sea last year. The second day of the meeting is one for the girls, as the racing on the track is restricted to mares only. There are Grade two and Listed contests on the course and plenty happening off the course, too. People may still be thinking about the Cheltenham Festival that’s just gone, as well as the one to come, but the April Meeting offers all the sport’s top protagonists, from Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls to Nico de Boinville and Harry Cobden. With relaxed entertainment, a superb atmosphere and the last chance to see the pros battling it out at the Home of Jump Racing for the season, it’s another unmissable day at Cheltenham Racecourse.
RACE NIGHT Race Night, featuring Hunter Chase Racing, is party night at Cheltenham Racecourse and it is when the curtain closes on another season at the Home of Jump Racing. Being the only evening fixture at Cheltenham Racecourse, with an all- Hunter Chase card, it naturally offers a different atmosphere to other
meetings. It is a chance for the amateurs of our great sport to race and for the lucky ones to win on Cheltenham’s hallowed turf. The big names of the point-to-point and Hunter Chase world were among last year’s winners. Premier Magic followed up on his win
who is quickly making a name for himself. The formidable husband and wife combination of Tom
recorded his fifth win on the trot, the four previous ones on the point-to-point circuit. The evening and Cheltenham season are closed by an afterparty with a famous DJ in The Centaur, making it an occasion you just cannot miss.
in the St James’s Place Cheltenham Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival for jockey/trainer Bradley Gibbs,
Ellis and Gina Andrews were also in the winner’s enclosure when Fairly Famous
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