The Showcase
Below are the details of the 2011 Showcase to give you a flavour of the meeting. The 2012 details will be updated close to the event.
Gates open at 12pm on both days. The first race is at 2.10pm on Friday and 2.00pm on Saturday. The last race is at 5.40pm on Friday and 5.25pm on Saturday.
The chance to combine brilliant racing with the opportunity to find out more about how racing operates. Our first fixture of the season sees the leading jockeys and trainers return to Jump racing's most famous arena. The Showcase features seven highly competitive races each day and also offers the chance to see, hear about and partcipate in some of the aspects of racing that are normally off-limits. The weighing room and parade ring will be open to the public before racing and there will be chances to win some wonderful racing experiences, such as presenting a trophy, watching a race in the commentary box or seeing the jockeys weigh in after a race. We will also have the Channel 4 Racing Morning Line set on Display in Hurdlers Hall on Saturday. There are even pony rides for the kids on Saturday too.
Friday's card in 2010 saw Midnight Chase start on his remarkable run of three successive Cheltenham handicap chase victories. On Saturday, Chicago Grey won here, before before returning to provide an emotional first Festival victory for trainer Gordon Eliiott in March. Indeed, the first four winners on Saturday were all in action at The Festival five months later, demonstrating the quality of the racing at this fixture.