Cheltenham Festival 2026: Racism Inquiry Continues Before Day Three Action – Live

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Good greeting from Cheltenham connected time 3 of nan 2026 Cheltenham festival, and connected a time erstwhile location will beryllium a laser-sharp attraction on: a) nan starts; and b) Nico de Boinville, pursuing the allegations of group abuse levelled against Nicky Henderson’s unchangeable jockey by nan Irish amateur, Declan Queally, aft a chaotic commencement to nan Turners Novice Hurdle, nan opening title connected Wednesday.

The stewards’ enquiry into nan incident is expected to resume astatine nan people this greeting and location could presumably beryllium a consequence good earlier De Boinville heads retired for nan first of his 2 rides connected nan card: Impose Toi successful nan Stayers’ Hurdle astatine 3.20pm (all times GMT), and nan ever-popular Jonbon successful nan Ryanair Chase astatine 4pm.

Before we get that far, though, location are a mates of large fields that request to beryllium sent connected their way, pinch a maximum line-up of 22 successful nan Mares’ Novice Hurdle astatine 1.20pm and 19 going to station for nan Jack Richards Novice Handicap Chase astatine 2pm.

The starts for some nan Turners Novice Hurdle and nan BetMGM Cup yesterday, pinch maximum fields of two-and-a-half mile hurdlers huddled together for position, were acold from satisfactory, and nan fall-out included a proposal by Max McNeill, nan co-owner of nan beaten favourite successful nan opener, No Drama This End, that “the Irish jockeys cognize what they are doing and they are going to make it arsenic difficult for nan people horses successful nan title arsenic possible”.

There are 2 very evident “class horses” successful nan opener coming and both, arsenic it happens, are trained successful Ireland: Bambino Fever, past year’s Champion Bumper victor from nan Willie Mullins stable, and Gordon Elliott’s Oldschool Outlaw. All eyes will beryllium connected them arsenic they circle astatine nan commencement arsenic Paul Townend and Mark Walsh, their riders, effort to get a decent racing position connected mares that for illustration to title up pinch nan pace.

Elsewhere connected today’s card, location are 3 Grade One events, though nan Mares’ Hurdle is short connected value aft Lossiemouth’s diversion to nan Champion Hurdle connected Tuesday and Wodhooh will beryllium very difficult to beat. Fact To File, nan Irish Gold Cup winner, will besides beryllium short successful nan Ryanair Chase, but location is overmuch much extent to nan title successful nan Stayers’ Hurdle, wherever seasoned campaigners including Teahupoo and Bob Olinger will return connected respective very promising up-and-comers including Ma Shantou and Dan Skelton’s Kabral Du Mathan.

You can, arsenic ever, support connected apical of each nan news, views, results, betting moves and much present connected nan blog, from nan first title astatine 1.20pm to nan finale, nan Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir for amateur riders, astatine 5.20pm (and, if it’s thing for illustration Wednesday, for respective hours afterwards, too.