Horse Racing: Cheltenham Festival Day One 2024

Day One of the Cheltenham Festival features seven races on the race card with the feature race being the Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy over 3300m. Betfred South Africa customers can win their share of R20 000, every online bet of R50 or more taken on any race in Cheltenham Festival between the 12th to the 15th of March 2024 will count as entry into the final draw. Enjoy the pinnacle event of the jump-racing calendar with Betfred South Africa.

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Race 4: Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

State Man is the stand out runner in this field. Iberico Lord was supplemented into the filed and is an interesting addition to the final field. Potentially he can go on to win this race if pushed and motivated correctly in the Champion Hurdle, but the door is open to other runners to pick up a surprise win. Expect an exceptional display of skill and poise.

Race 5: Close Brother Mares Hurdle

Marie's Rock was very disappointing last year in a very tactical affair, and this year you can expect a similar run to last year. Lossiemouth is one of the most improved runners on the field. She looks more relaxed this year and up for the race, however she is new to this distance. She has matured mentally and physically and is going to get better as time goes on.

Race 6: Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

If you look at the Spring Juvenile Hurdle and the Leopardstown over December, One Partir was one of the most eye catching runners in that field. This runner should be comfortable in this grade 1 event along side Ndaawi and Batman Girac, who will be on a lot of punters bet slips this afternoon.