Stayers’ Hurdle hopeful likely to run in rearranged race if heavy rain forces abandonment of Festival trials card
The British Horseracing Authority will hope to reschedule the Cleeve Hurdle, the Cotswold Chase and possibly at least one more of the four Grade Two events scheduled at Cheltenham on Saturday if the card falls victim to the weather following an inspection on Friday afternoon.
Any rescheduled races will not be staged at Cheltenham, however, and it seems increasingly likely that for the first time in a quarter of a century, the opening day of the Festival in March will be the first meeting at the track in the calendar year.
