- Epatante can give Henderson eighth Champion Hurdle
- Paul Townend: ‘Every jockey wants to have Ruby’s success’
- And feel free to email Niall, tweet him or post BTL
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:
Related: Rachael Blackmore set for thrills up the hill on Cheltenham favourites
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.