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The prestigious Cheltenham Festival gets underway in exactly ONE WEEK as Henry de Bromhead’s Minella Indo looks to defend his Gold Cup crown: Race schedule, odds, TV and radio details – everything you need to know
One of the biggest events in the racing calendar is almost upon us, with the prestigious Cheltenham Festival getting underway on March 15.
Fans will be welcomed back in their thousands after the showpiece event took place behind closed doors last year at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire.
It was Minella Indo and jockey Jack Kennedy who stole the show in the event’s most prestigious race, the Gold Cup, fending off the competition from Rachael Blackmore on board A Plus Tard.
Minella Indo returns looking for back-to-back triumphs, but the likes of A Plus Tard and Galvin are set to provide fierce competition in what is expected to be another thrilling encounter.
With that in mind, Sportsmail takes you through the all-important information below…
The fans will return in their thousands as the Cheltenham Festival gets underway on March 15
When is Cheltenham Festival 2022?
The Cheltenham Festival gets underway on Tuesday, March 15 and will run until Friday, March 18.
This year’s festival will kick-off with the Supreme Novices’ Hurdles, which begins at 1.30pm on the Tuesday. The first feature race of the festival will be Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle, which gets underway at 3.30pm.
As is tradition at the Festival, St Patrick’s Day will fall on Thursday, while Ladies Day comes beforehand on Wednesday.
The Festival’s showpiece – the Gold Cup – takes place at 3.30pm on Friday afternoon.
Henry de Bromhead’s Minella Indo is bidding for a second…
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