RACE MEETINGS
THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TUESDAY 14 - FRIDAY 17 MARCH
This seasons four days of extraordinary take place from the 14th – 17th March. The whole of the racing world will be watching Prestbury Park, as we feature 14 Grade One races across four seven-race cards. The Festival sees the best horses, trainers and jockeys from both sides of the Irish Sea go head to head. Tuesday kicks off The Festival and the roar when the tapes go up on the Supreme will ring around the racecourse. The feature race of the day is the Unibet Champion Hurdle, won in both 2020 and 2021 by Kenny Alexander’s great mare Honeysuckle. The other standout performance on the opening day of The Festival 2021 was Constitution Hill’s 22 length win in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. The Queen Mother Champion Chase and the Glenfarclas Cross County are the headliners of day two of The Festival. The Champion Chase has a history of great winners in the likes of Master Minded, Sprinter Sacre and Altior. Last year Energumene prevailed in the wet conditions to give Willie Mullins his first success in the race. The 2021 renewal of The Glenfarclas Cross Country race saw a one two for Gigginstown Stud, with Delta Work narrowly beating his stable mate Tiger Roll. Both however entered the famous winners enclosure as the dual Grand National winning Tiger Roll was celebrated in his retirement. Day three of the Festival, known as St. Patrick’s Thursday offers up a double of top races in the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle. In 2021 both races were won again by their returning champions, Allaho for Cheveley Park Stud in the Ryanair and Flooring Porter, for the Flooring Porter Syndicate and Gavin Cromwell in the Stayers Hurdle. Four days of Extraordinary reaches its pinnacle on Boodles Gold Cup Friday. Last year’s winner, the Henry de Bromhead trained A Plus Tard and his jockey Rachael Blackmore made history with Rachael being the first ever female jockey to win the Gold Cup. We do hope that you will be joining us at The Festival this season and we would like to thank all owners, trainers, sponsors, jockeys and stable staff for making The Festival extraordinary.
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