Racing Post Cheltenham Festival Guide 2023

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Day one at the Cheltenham Festival is many people’s idea of the best day. This is when the year-long anticipation ends and the action truly gets going. He has won at Cheltenham before so last year’s reverse doesn’t bother us, he’s beaten Energumene before as well, he is overall the best horse in the race and also has more improvement to come. In any event, with all things considered, these trainers are most certainly three to keep on the right side of going into the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. You will be able to live stream races with Betfred which we always like to see. As long as you’re having a bet on your chosen Cheltenham Festival race, then you can access the live feed and do so on your mobile if you like. winner Paisley Park could be poised to strike after finishing third in the race for the past two years. Victory would see the popular stayer become the first 11-year-old to win in 37 years, but he must face a formidable Irish challenge from leading hopes Blazing Khal, Teahupoo, Home By The Lee and Klassical Dream.

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After winning in their first clash Shishkin went off favourite but he was never going this time and, in the end, Energumene got his revenge in stunning fashion with an 8½-length win.Given his standing after his Supreme Novices’ Hurdle win, ante-post favourite Constitution Hill is understandably a short-priced favourite, but perhaps too short for us. There are some each-way options elsewhere in the market. The feature on day three is the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (3.30) , in which Flooring Porter could bid for a third consecutive success. Last year's meeting saw the return of spectators following the Covid-19 pandemic and more than 250,000 people attended across the four days. Another masterful trainer from Ireland is Henry De Bromhead. Although training for a long time now, he is only just reaching his peak in terms of results and in 2021 he so nearly wrestled the title of leading Cheltenham Festival trainer away from Willie Mullins.

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It’s always wise at such an early point to look for more than one value selection in the 2023 Gold Cup. The Brewery Quarter offers a multiplex Cineworld, bowling alley, indoor adventure golf, Escape Hunt, soft play areaand many well known restaurants and bars including Brewdog and Flight Club.Not to be outdone, Cheltenham is also home to a number of notable food experiences which are perfect on-the-goor for those with a smaller budget. A few of the most popularrestaurants with locals include Paparritoswho offer awesome burritos, The Gloucester Old Spot for it's great pub grub and Bar & Wok noodle barwhich has been a firm local favourite for over a decade.

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Cheltenham is also home toGloucestershire’s largest cidery, Dunkertons Organic Cider. Guided tours take you on a journey from bud to bottle whilst explaining their 38 year historyas organic cider and perry producers. The 3m½f Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (2.10) and the Weatherbys Champion Bumper (5.30) , in which It's For Me could attempt to give Mullins an incredible 13th winner, are the other top-level races on the day. If history and food combined is more to your taste buds, then the Curry & Colonels Tour run by the Cheltenham Promenaders, specialises in a historicaltour around Cheltenham learning about the rule of theBritish Raj, finishingoff with a foodie paradise in one of Cheltenham's finest Anglo-Indian restaurants. The County Hurdle provides us with yet another competitive handicap hurdle race, before we move on to the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle which is for the young staying types.The first Cheltenham Festival was in 1860, run as the Grand National Hunt Meeting at Market Harborough. It moved to a few racecourses, but went to Prestbury Park in 1911 where it has remained ever since. Where can I watch the Cheltenham Festival? Other notable restaurants in Cheltenham include The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie, which has lovingly restored the Rotunda building at the top of Montpellier and WoodKraft which is owned byMasterchef Champion, Simon Wood and offers a buzzing atmosphere. Cheltenham is fortunate to be able to offer many beer gardens and al fresco dining experiences, allowing you to sample the continental atmosphere on offer, from the cafes on the Promenade to the restaurants and bistros in the districts of Montpellier and more modern Brewery Quarter.Many cafes and venues also provide evening entertainment on a regular basis, with local and well-knownmusicians performing, especially at weekends.

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Tuesday is known as Champions Day. It is staged entirely on the Old Course which is noted for speed rather than stamina, which is a good thing as the top races are run over two miles. That was some relief for the bookmakers as was the second race, however 4/7 shot Allaho routed the Ryanair Chase for the second year in a row with a great performance. Extra place races– With reference to the Cheltenham Festival handicaps in particular, having the bookies pay out on fourth, fifth and even sixth place with each-way bet is also a massive plus. These events are so competitive that it can incentivise you to take a punt if extra places are covered. Sir Gerhard got day two off to a winning start for punters, before L’Homme Presse jumped well and was yet another winning favourite in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase. Grand National hero Noble Yeats could also seek to land a blow against last year's winner, while Bravemansgame and Protektorat lead the British charge after L'Homme Presse was ruled out.In the Stayers’ Hurdle, 2021 winner Flooring Porter was somehow allowed to go off at 4/1 but he was successful once again under a hugely enterprising ride. Most notably, you will find Cheltenham Racecourse, home to The Cheltenham Festival and Gold Cupplusmany other racing and non-racing events. Last year’s running of this race was supposed to be round two of Shishkin v Energumene, but the former didn’t turn up with the latter running away with the race. The schools and family programme featuresevents to inspire and entertain. Past events have included draw-alongs, storytelling, facts, fiction and the prestigious CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) award for published poetry for children. On Tuesday, March 14 th 2023, most likely at 1.30pm. Traditionally, the Festival starts with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. How many days of action are there at the Cheltenham Festival?