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Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Racecourse, Glos

14-17 March

A FOUR-DAY sporting spectacular, the festival is the most prestigious race meeting in the British National Hunt calendar. Hear the famous roar as the flags go up for the curtain-opening Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and marvel as the best-staying chasers battle it out for the Gold Cup.

Randox Grand National Festival

Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool

13-15 April

RUN over the iconic Aintree fences, the Grand National is the race the world stops to watch, under starter's orders at 5.15pm on Saturday, 15 April. Three days of top-class racing, featuring nine Grade Ones, culminate

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