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Cheltenham Day 4: 70,000 gather for final day despite Covid-19 spread, Al Boum Photo to finish as double Gold Cup winner

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2020 0

It is now with curious amazement this article has made it to day four of the Cheltenham Festival. With all that is going on in sport, and indeed societal-wise, seeing up to 70,000 thronged together, it feels akin to Nero fiddling as Rome burned. Only time will tell with the returning race goers whether the […]

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Cheltenham 2020 Day Three: Faugheen to start day off with a bang for punters

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2020 0

Wednesday’s Cheltenham festival was a memorable day for JP McManus with four winners, a 1020/1 accumulator, few if any would have been on it, bar maybe JP. Thursday starts off with a bang as punter’s favourite Faugheen goes to post in the first race, the Marsh Novices’ Chase at 1.30pm Over the last number of […]

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Cheltenham 2020 Day 2: Tiger Roll looking for fourth festival win on the trot as Envoi Allen set to confirm superstardom

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2020 0

That was a cracking start to Cheltenham 2020, the highlight had to be Honeysuckle’s in the Mare’s Hurdle under a great ride from Rachael Blackmore. Her win added to Put The Kettle On in the Arkle gave Waterford trainer Henry De Bromhead a 55/1. Day two’s excitement has been tempered slightly by the withdrawal of […]

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Cheltenham 2020 – Day 1: Fakir D’Oudairies set for emotional win to honour Kilkenny great

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2020 0

It’s the highlight of the racing season for many and one of the true highlights of the sporting calendar, even if this year’s Cheltenham festival has a strange feel about it, such has been the reach of the Coronavirus. But the decision has been taken to proceed and therefore the next four days feast of […]