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The final day of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival – Gold Cup Day – takes place at Prestbury Park, Cheltenham, UK, on Friday 18th March 2011, when another card of excellent National Hunt horse races is set to begin at 13:30 GMT.
The official Going at Cheltenham is Good (Good to Soft in places) for Friday, and the weather forecast suggests that there is no rainfall expected at the South West of England today.
Below are tips for each of today’s Cheltenham races, brought to you by Fortuno, The Global Herald horse racing tipster.
Fortuno Tips – Cheltenham, Friday 18th March 2011
- Race 1 – 13:30 (JCB Triumph Hurdle) – Third Intention
- Race 2 – 14:05 (County Handicap hurdle) – Soldatino
- Race 3 – 14:40 (Novices Hurdle) – Court In Motion
- Race 4 – 15:20 (Cheltenham Gold Cup) – Kempes
- Race 5 – 16:00 (Foxhunters Chase) – Gentle George
- Race 6 – 16:40 (Martin Pipe conditional Jockeys Hurdle) – Rose Of The Moon
- Race 7 – 17:15 (Grand Annual Chase) – Shoreacres