Day two of the Cheltenham Festival has been abandoned due to high winds.
This means the remaining races will be run on Thursday and Friday.
0830 Wed 12th March
We have a weather forecast for today that predicts extremely strong winds over the next 6 or 7 hours with a high degree of certainty. On that basis we have made the decision to abandon racing for today. The forecast for Thursday and Friday is much calmer and the races abandoned today will be re-scheduled to be run on Thursday and Friday on extended cards, with a first race time of 1230pm. The revised order of running and further details regarding Thursday and Friday will be issued in due course.
Ticket holders for today will receive a 100% refund, but those tickets will not be valid on Thursday or Friday. There will be tickets on sale for all 3 enclosures tomorrow, using a higher capacity of 65,000. Friday is sold out.
Andy Clifton
Communications Manager
Cheltenham Racecourse
Thursday
12.30 - Peter O'Sullivan National Hunt Chase
1.05 - Royal Sun Alliance Chase
1.40 - Jewson Novices Handicap Chase (Channel 4)
2.20 - Champion Chase (Channel 4)
2.55 - Ryanair Chase (Channel 4)
3.30 - World Hurdle (Channel 4)
4.05 - Racing Post Plate (Channel 4)
4.40 - Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Channel 4)
5.15 - Kim Muir Handicap Chase
5.50 - Weatherbys Bumper
Friday (ALL RACES TO BE RUN ON THE NEW COURSE)
12.30 - David Nicholson Mares Hurdle
1.05 - Ballymore Properties Hurdle
1.40 - Coral Cup (Channel 4)
2.15 - Triumph Hurdle (Channel 4)
2.50 - Albert Bartlett Spa Novices Hurdle (Channel 4)
3.30 - Gold Cup (Channel 4)
4.05 - Grand Annual (Channel 4)
4.40 - Foxhunter's Chase (Channel 4)
5.15 - County Hurdle