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cheltenham festival / Novice Events Take Shape With 20 Days To Go 20/02/13 There are only 20 days until The Festival 2013 gets underway and the build up continues with the unveiling of the latest confirmations for the eight outstanding novices' hurdles and novices' chases run over the four days, March 12 to 15 inclusive.
The Festival curtain raiser is the 120,000 Grade One John Oaksey National Hunt Chaseover four miles, which opens proceedings on Ladies Day, Wednesday, March 13. A total of 58 horses remain engaged for the 85,000 marathon with Timeform making Grade One winner Back In Focus, trained by Willie Mullins, the top-rated on 167p.
Pont Alexandre, also trained by Mullins, heads 74 entries remaining in the 120,000 Grade One JCB Triumph Hurdle is the highlight of the season for four-year-old hurdlers and gets the action underway on Gold Cup Day, Friday, March 15. The two mile and one furlong contest has 47 entries remaining with Rolling Star, who won on Festival Trials Day, top-rated on 164p. The unbeaten Our Conor, for Irish handler Dessie Hughes, is next best on 162p along with the Paul Nicholls-trained Far West. |