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Two years ago, Rachael Blackmore’s only involvement at Cheltenham was taking horses out for a morning canter – before heading off to other race courses in search of a winner. This year, she could be the Festival’s star jockey:
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It looks like the going has been changed at Cheltenham, and is now soft, heavy in places.
Going change @CheltenhamRaces
Soft, Heavy in places (Chase & Hurdle courses) pic.twitter.com/uZcrXN6gDY
Written by Niall McVeigh, with Chris Cook and Greg Wood (at Cheltenham)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/mar/10/cheltenham-festival-2020-champion-hurdle-day-live-horse-racing under the title “Cheltenham Festival 2020: Champion Hurdle day, Altior misses out – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
