THE FINAL RUNNERPASSINGTHEWINNINGPOST SIGNALS NOTONLYTHE ENDOFTHE FESTIVAL, BUT ALSO STARTSTHE COUNTDOWNTOTHE NEXTONE
Gold Cup at The November Meeting – go on to record a Festival victory. All good things must come to an end and it is the job of the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle to bring the curtain down on four fantastic days of racing. For racing fans, the final runner passing the winning post signals not only the end of The Festival, but also starts the countdown to the next one.
Paddy Power Mares’ Chase, which will become the penultimate race of The Festival. Its introduction is the latest improvement to a mares’ programme which continues to go from strength to strength. Mares have a habit of endearing themselves to the racing public and we could yet see Kerry Lee’s Cheltenham regular Happy Diva – who won the 2019
Steeple Chase, which is scheduled to be run 35 minutes after the Gold Cup. Known as the ‘Gold Cup for amateur riders’ due to it being run over the exact same distance as the feature race, this year it could be staged with professional jockeys in their place due to COVID-19 restrictions around ‘elite sport’. Another difference to this year’s line-up is the addition of the Grade Two Mrs
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