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GLENFARCLAS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF SPONSORING THE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE WITH A LIMITED EDITION 15 -YEAR-OLD BOTTLING.
glass. The label reflects the 3-litre bottle presented to the winning owner and trainer, so everyone purchasing this bottle can feel like a winner! Should you wish to get your hands on one of these exclusive bottles you can visit Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Cheltenham Festival Limited Edition Pre - Order Only! - Glenfarclas - Speyside | Robbies Whisky Merchants or the Glenfarclas stand in the Shopping Village at Cheltenham Racecourse at The December Meeting and The Cheltenham Festival to purchase. To further mark the occasion, a share of the profits from the sale of the bottles will go directly to the Jockey Club’s charity partner, Racing Welfare.
This year Glenfarclas is celebrating it’s 15-year sponsorship of the Cross-Country Steeple Chase races at Cheltenham. To mark the occasion and celebrate the renewal of this sponsorship for a further three years Glenfarclas have created a limited-edition 15-Year-Old bottling. The bottle pays tribute to the 15 winners of the previous Cheltenham Festival Glenfarclas Cross- Country Steeple Chase Races, with each winning horse listed in order. This limited-edition release is comprised of only 3,000 bottles and is filled in clear glass, allowing the natural colour of Glenfarclas to shine through, making this an extra special bottling as Glenfarclas usually bottle the 15-Year-Old in dark
Now BHA rated 158 over fences, the eight-year-old has won over £121,000 this autumn and has taken his career earnings to £283,000. Boothill made this season’s debut in early November’s Byrne Group Premier Handicap Chase (previously a Grade 3 and now converted to a premier handicap) at Ascot, a race he won by four lengths from First Flow, and he returned to the Berkshire track just 21 days later to win the Hurst Park Handicap Chase worth £65,000. And although the Brian and Sandy Lambert-owned gelding benefited then from the last fence fall of Saint Segal, the Racing Post reported that Boothill is “a really progressive handicapper”. He has won three chases from three starts at Ascot taking his career-winning record to seven wins, and five placings from 15 starts under Rules. “The last fence fall last time was disappointing for connections of Saint Segal,” says Harry Fry magnanimously, “but, from our point of view, we were lucky enough to win the race last year and it's been a case of building on that, and he has really achieved a career-high this year winning such a competitive race carrying 12st.” (cont.)
People often say that jump racing is not about the money, but when the prize-money winnings are transferred to the Weatherbys account it can be a very satisfying addition to the bottom line of an owner’s training account. With winter closing in and as we head to the mid-point of the 2023-24 season, the leading horses in Ireland and in the UK by earnings won so far are both Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales graduates. In Ireland, the Gordon Elliott-trained Galway Plate and November Grade 2 chase winner Ash Tree Meadow has collected over £170,000 and is the current leading earner across both nations – he was bought at the Cheltenham April Sale 2021 from Monbeg Stable’s Donnacha Doyle for £135,000.
CELEBRATING RACING’S GREATEST AND 100 YEARS OF FESTIVAL FASHION
In partnership with our Fashion Partner Holland Cooper, we are hosting an exclusive event ahead of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Whether you have a Festival ticket yet or not hear from some of racings greatest and celebrate 100 years of Festival Fashion with us. Friday 26 January 2024, 6pm – 8pm At Holland Cooper, Dowdeswell Park, London Rd, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL52 6UT
An exclusive opportunity to browse and shop the Holland Cooper Boutique with the very best Holland Cooper personal stylists on hand all evening to help you get race ready Chance to have your picture with the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Plus the chance to enter our Prize Draw to win a styling appointment in the Holland Cooper boutique, £250 goodie bag and two tickets to Style Wednesday, the second day of the Cheltenham Festival Style Day on 13th March 2024
In the UK, the country’s leading earner is Harry Fry’s exciting and progressive chaser Boothill.
The son of Presenting was purchased for £125,000 by Kevin Ross Bloodstock at the 2019 Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale from Colin McKeever’s Loughnanmore Stables, at that point the four-year-old gelding was a dual runner-up in Irish point-to-points.
The evening will include:
Ticket Information: Tickets are £30 per person and include:
A Q&A with racing legends: Barry Geraghty, second most successful Jockey of all time at the Cheltenham Festival, Richard Johnson OBE, multiple Champion and Festival winning Jockey Ruby Walsh, ITV presenter and Cheltenham Festival leading Jockey of all time Alice Plunkett, ITV presenter, former eventer and Jockey
A glass of fizz on arrival Exclusive preview with esteemed racing guests Fashion focussed interview Rosie Taper with Jade Holland Cooper Exclusive chance to shop the Boutique Chance to have your picture with the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup 10% of the ticket proceeds will go to the Gold Cup Community Fund Limited tickets available, get yours now Holland Cooper Racing & Fashion Preview | Cheltenham Racecourse (thejockeyclub.co.uk)
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An interview with Holland Cooper Founder & Managing Director, Jade Holland Cooper – all about racing fashion and top tips to get ready for the Cheltenham Festival
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