A look ahead to the Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest horse racing events of all time. It takes place at Cheltonham racecourse and is considered the home of Jump racing. This year's festival begins on 15 March and ends on 18 March. More than £4.5 million in prize money is up for grabs.
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most popular events in the world. It is especially popular with Generation X-ers and Baby Boomers. The average attendance over the four days of this festival has been 65,000.
The average attendance over the four days of the festival has been 65,000. 134,600 people have used the Cheltenham Spa train station over four day. 80,00 people took the shuttle bus between the town centre and the racecourse.
Online bookmakers have started making antepost predictions about who they expect to win certain events at the Cheltenham Festival. Willie Mullins, Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls and Henry de Bromhead are some of the trainers who have produced festival winners in the past.
A Plus Tard won the Gold Cup and Ferny Hollow took the Arkle Chase. Honeysuckle won Champion Hurdle and Klassical Dream won Stayer’s HURDLE.
Some yards are secretive about how they're preparing their horses for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Top trainer Paul Nicholls is concerned about the way some horses have switched yards close to the event. The horse should be eating the same hay, the the exact feed and observing the diet.
Politlogue won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2020.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a steeple chase that puts £625,000 up for grabs as first prize. Minella Indo came in and gave rising training star Henry de Bromhead a win in this magnificent event in 2021.
Flooring Porter won the Stayer's Hurdle in 2021. Baracouda, Inglis Drever and Thistlecrack have also won this event.
Cheltenham Festival is coming up. Bookmakers offer their antepost predictions. Fans are studying the form and keeping their eyes open for horses that might surprise the racing world at Chelteningham. Trainers and jockeys from around the world come to take part in the action.
