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Cheltenham hopeful of starting next month's festival on good to soft ground

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Cheltenham hopeful of starting next month's festival on good to soft ground

Cheltenham's festival starts on March 15. The going is soft and good to soft on the Old and New courses, while the ground is quicker on cross-country course. Last night, 4mm of rain fell on both courses. Watering is not on agenda. The festival has started on soft ground for the last three years. 2017 was the first time the Supreme Novices' Hurdle was run on good and soft. It was a curtain-raiser to the festival.

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