WELCOME
Blue Riband event on Friday 19 March. I hope all enjoy reading about the ups and downs of Paul’s week at The Festival in 2020 as written by his friend and fellow jockey, Patrick Mullins later in this magazine. We are delighted to present The Festival supporting WellChild Ocial Preview Magazine
This time of year is always one lled with great excitement and anticipation for the four incredible days of racing that lie ahead. Although this year is going to look very
dierent to the event that we have become accustomed to, one thing is for certain – the performances out on the track will be as brilliant and breathtaking as ever. We are particularly excited to be working in partnership with WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children. It is a fantastic charity and one we are honoured to be able to support with their Headquarters based just down the road from Prestbury Park in Cheltenham. More than 100,000 children and young people are living with serious illness or exceptional health needs across the UK. This past year has been incredibly tough for the charity with many of their usual fundraising activities needing to be cancelled, so we hope to be able to build signicant awareness and inspire donations for WellChild in the build-up and throughout The Festival™ supporting WellChild. As well as supporting WellChild throughout the week, they will partner the most prestigious prize in Jump racing, the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup. We are all looking forward to seeing if Willie Mullins, Paul Townend and Al Boum Photo can make it three successive wins in the
for 2021. Ahead of the biggest week of the year, we look at each of the day’s racing, as well as how our Festival Ambassador Barry Geraghty will be preparing for his rst Cheltenham out of the saddle. We caught up with Jonjo Jr. and Jonjo Sr. as they continue to have a fantastic season, as well as look at how we have been working with our local community this year. Finally, thank you to you all for your support over the past few months. We look forward to more quality sport continuing to grace our course. We will miss the familiar Cheltenham roar on the very rst day, but it will make it all the more special once it is safe to welcome racegoers back to the racecourse. Take care and we hope you enjoy all the magic from home.
Ian Renton Regional Managing Director, The Jockey Club
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