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Cheltenham
Race Week @ The Belfry Hotel
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Country Hotel. Features Include:
Live Entertainment, Beer Garden, Children Welcome, Outdoor Play Area and Room, Disabled Access, B&B, En-Suite Accommodation, Function Rooms, Conference Facilities, Restaurant, Sky TV, Pool Table, Fruit Machine, Bar Games, Cheltenham Race Week Package
Drinks: Real Ales, Cider Selection, Stout, Wine List, Cocktails, Alcopops
Food: Light Meals, Traditional Food, Home-cooked, Al a Carte, Roast, Steak, Brunch, Vegetarian |
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(Large Carparking Facilities) |
Race Week Package
The Belfry Hotel has put together a package to
cater for all your racing needs. It includes your
accommodation for the course of the festival,
a full English breakfast as well as your transport
to and from the venue.
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Book NOW!
THIS YEAR AT THE RACES
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MARCH 16TH,
17TH & 18TH 2004
Gates open 10.30am First race 2pm*
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Tuesday
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| "They're off" prompts a
vast roar from the stands and the waiting is over
as the runners for the Supreme Novices Hurdle charge
towards the first. The second race, the Irish Independent
Arkle Chase, is the two-mile Championship for Novices
and then all eyes are on the contenders for the
Smurfit Champion Hurdle. All being well, Rooster
Booster will be bidding for back-to-back titles
against the best of British, Irish and French. Three
more top class races complete a brilliant occasion. |
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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| The Queen Mother Champion Chase
attracts the World's fastest steeplechasers and
will be won through a touch of genius or bravery.
The Royal & SunAlliance Hurdle and Chase are
the Championship events for Novices and the Coral
Cup provides the ultimate test for punters. The
programme also includes the race that started
this whole event, the National Hunt Chase and
the Weatherbys Festival Bumper that could see
a top Flat jockey making a rare appearance at
Cheltenham. |
Forty years on from the day Arkle
sprinted away from Mill House to win his first
of three titles, Best Mate could be welcomed back
to the winner's enclosure having equalled that
record. A great deal needs to be achieved before
that moment with leading contenders queuing up
to be crowned champion. The prospect is truly
compelling and the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup is
just one of the seven brilliant races on the card.
The day gets under way with the JCB Triumph Hurdle
and closes with the Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle. |
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Cheltenham Races
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(Function
Room Available)
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Cheltenham
Racecourse, located on the northern edge of Cheltenham,
attracts thousands of visitors to Cheltenham each
year. This is the UK's principal steeplechase
venue, and is a must for any racing fans. And
even if there is not an event being held when
you visit Cheltenham, the Racecourse's Hall of
Fame museum contains an interesting account of
the history of racing in Britain including past
winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The Hall of Fame
is open weekdays from 9.30am to 4.30pm and at
weekends from
10am to 2pm. Admission is free. The most important
event in the Racecourse calendar is the three-day
National Hunt Festival, which takes place each
March. And of course the most important event
in this festival is the Cheltenham Gold Cup.It
attracts visitors from all over the world, but
it is the Irish who have made it their own - if
there is an Irish winner, then the Guinness flows.
The town really comes
alive during this Festival, but be warned - if
you want to visit Cheltenham at this time of year,
accommodation can be notoriously hard to find
so book well (even up to a year) in advance!
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