| The Cheltenham Festival is the most
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| | Jump racing being most popular attracting
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| prestigious meeting in the National Hunt
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| | most of the attention; the entrants for
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| Racing Calendar in the UK. The race prize
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| | the jump racing are in incredible form
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| is second to the Grand National. The
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| | with months of training. The three most
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| Cheltenham Festival is a chance for the
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| | popular races being Champion Hurdle which
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| best Irish and British horses to come
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| | is ran on the Tuesday. Followed by the
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| together and race one another.
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| | Queen Mother Champion Chase on the
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| The event takes place every year in March
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| | Wednesday and on Friday by the Cheltenham
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| at the Cheltenham Racecourse in
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| | Gold Cup.
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| Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Massive
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| | A number one priority of the Cheltenham
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| amounts of money are bet on this
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| | Racecourse has been to provide the best
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| occasion, with hundreds of millions of
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| | underfoot conditions for the horses. The
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| pounds being gambled over the period of
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| | aim has been to provide the best
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| four days. As with most horse racing
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| | conditions for the Cheltenham Gold Cup
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| events, betting comprises a significant
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| | but also for events taking place
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| aspect of its appeal. The event is known
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| | throughout the whole year. Using the
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| for its atmosphere, most notably the
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| | available ground has enable the
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| famous Cheltenham roar. The Cheltenham
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| | Racecourse to produce fresh ground on the
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| roar refers to the noise made when he
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| | new course for both third and in 2005 the
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| horses enter the home straight and long
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| | fourth day of the festival. Cheltenham
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| run in. The roar also refers to the
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| | now consists of two racecourses known as
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| incredible amount of noise which is made
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| | the new course and the old course.
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| at the opening race of the festival.
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| | A day at the Cheltenham Festival
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| Traditionally the race was ran over a
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| | comprises of six races, with the meeting
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| period of 3 days, however this changed in
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| | getting underway with the Supreme Novices
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| 2005 when a fourth day was introduced.
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| | Hurdle on Tuesday afternoon, which is the
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| There are 24 races altogether, with grade
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| | first race of the event. The Feature race
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| one events including the;
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| | however being the Champion Hurdle, which
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| * Champion Bumper
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| | regardless of attracting large fields is
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| * Triumph Hurdle
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| | normally taken by those more favoured in
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| * Supreme Novices Hurdle
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| | the Cheltenham betting markets.
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| * Ballymore Properties Novices Hurdle
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| | The most successful horse in Cheltenham
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| * Arkle Challenge Trophy
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| | Gold Cup history was Golden Miller, who
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| * Royal & SunAlliance Chase
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| | won five times from 1932. There have also
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| * Champion Hurdle
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| | been another three horses that won the
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| * World Hurdle
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| | gold cup 3 times consecutively.
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| * Queen Mother Champion Chase
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| | * Cottage Rake in 1948 - 1950
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| * Cheltenham Gold Cup (The final race)
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| | * Arkle in 1964 - 1966
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| The first Cheltenham Festival took place
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| | * Best Mate in 2002 - 2004
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| in 1902 and since then has continued to
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| | The race course has many advantages
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| gain more and more distinctions within
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| | including onsite accommodation and
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| the racing calendar, becoming nearly as
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| | several restaurants to choose from. At
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| in important as the Grand National, the
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| | Cheltenham there is a huge choice of
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| prize money also seconding the Grand
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| | places where food and drink is available,
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| Nationals prize. Every year without a
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| | ranging from bars to seafood and beef
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| fail now, the build up to Cheltenham
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| | burger stalls. An impressive range of
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| excitement begins months in advance. Most
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| | hotels are in the surrounding area,
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| of the betting takes place when the
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| | offering exclusive deals whilst the
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| actual event is taking place, hundred of
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| | Cheltenham Festival is on.
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| millions of pounds is spent on races.
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