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23 Nov 2007: FESTIVAL ADVANCE BOOKING DISCOUNTS
END ON DECEMBER 3rd

Cheltenham Racecourse would like to remind customers that early booking discounts for The Festival end at the close of business on Monday, December 3rd, offering the opportunity to save...

09 Nov 2007: INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER NOVICES' CHASE IS ON LESLINGTAYLOR'S AGENDA

Impressive Aintree winner Leslingtaylor could bid to maintain a perfect start to his chasing career in the £45,000 Grade Two Independent Newspaper Novices' Chase (1.10pm) over two miles...

08 Nov 2007: BOB BOB BOBBIN PRIMED FOR RETURN IN SERVO
COMPUTER SERVICES TROPHY

Dorset trainer Colin Tizzard has targeted the £60,000 Grade Three Servo Computer Services Trophy (3.45pm) at Cheltenham on Saturday...

01 Nov 2007: PADDY POWER MAKE DON’T PUSH IT FAVOURITE
FOR THE PADDY POWER GOLD CUP AS ENTRIES REVEALED

The £120,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup, run over two miles, four and a half furlongs at Cheltenham on Saturday, November 17 - the second day of The Open...

01 Nov 2007: FARMER BROWN HEADS STRONG IRISH
CONTINGENT FOR GREATWOOD HURDLE

TWIST MAGIC IN LINE-UP FOR CHAMPION TRAINER PAUL NICHOLLS

25 Oct 2007: KNOWHERE BOUND FOR PADDY POWER GOLD CUP AT
CHELTENHAM

Knowhere, winner of the Pyments Quantity Surveyors Handicap Chase at Cheltenham at the weekend, is set for a return trip to Prestbury Park...

24 Oct 2007: LISA HANCOCK TO BECOME A DIRECTOR OF
CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE

Cheltenham today announced that Lisa Hancock, who is shortly relinquishing her post as Managing Director of Newmarket...

18 Oct 2007: GEAKE HOPEFUL OF BOLD SHOW FROM BLACK HILLS AT CHELTENHAM

Trainer Jonathan Geake is looking forward to the new jumps season at Cheltenham with his progressive chaser Black Hills, who will make his reappearance in the £50,000 Pyments Quantity Surveyors Handicap Chase...

18 Oct 2007: RYANAIR SPONSORSHIP EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER
FIVE YEARS AT THE FESTIVAL

Cheltenham today announced that Ryanair, the world's largest scheduled airline and official airline of The Festival, has agreed to extend its sponsorship of the newly promoted Grade One Ryanair Chase for a further five years to 2012.

16 Oct 2007: WADHAM AND HOBBS OUTLINE SHOWCASE PLANS

Cheltenham's new season gets under way this Friday and Saturday, October 19 and 20, with The Showcase, a new two-day curtain raiser. With the fixture moving to Friday and Saturday, and a massive increase in prize-money, the racing looks set to be extremely competitive.

12 Oct 2007: BOWEN & MURPHY PONDER SHOWCASE OPTIONS

Cheltenham's new season is rapidly approaching, with the new two-day Showcase meeting on Friday, October, 19 and Saturday, October, 20.

08 Oct 2007: CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE COLLECTS BUSINESS AWARD

Cheltenham Racecourse warmed up for the start of its new season on October 19 by collecting a significant award at a glittering black tie ceremony last Thursday evening (October 4).

04 Oct 2007: JACQUI O'NEILL - CHELTENHAM LADIES DAY AMBASSADOR

Cheltenham Racecourse is delighted to announce that Jacqui O'Neill, one of the most high-profile women in Jump racing, has agreed to become its Ladies Day Ambassador for 2007/08.

02 Oct 2007: PIPE & WILLIAMS KEEN ON CHELTENHAM’S SHOWCASE

Cheltenham Racecourse opens its doors for the 2007/2008 jumps season with the new two-day Showcase meeting, which involves much boosted prize money and a move to the weekend.

28 Sep 2007: PERTEMPS SERIES ADDS A FRENCH TWIST

The Pertemps Series, which climaxes in a thrilling final at The Festival in March, gains an exciting international twist this season with the addition for the first time of a qualifier staged in France, at the Parisian home of French Jump racing, Aut...

11 Sep 2007: RECORD PRIZE MONEY OFFERED BY CHELTENHAM IN 2007/2008

Cheltenham today revealed full details of its new season, highlighting the news that prize money offered at the home of Jump racing in 2007/08 is a new record of £5.9 million. Last season’s equivalent figure was just under £5.5 million...

CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE COLLECTS BUSINESS AWARD

Cheltenham Racecourse warmed up for the start of its new season on October 19 by collecting a significant award at a glittering black tie ceremony last Thursday evening (October 4).