and it s about fairness. come the big race, though, the focus was on the sport s new wonder horse, constitution hill, the hot favourite for the champion hurdle and he lived up to his billing with the most emphatic of victories. but the days most special win was this. rachel blackmore on honeysuckle, the horse s last race before retiring and what a way to go out. for trainer henry du bromhead, whose sonjack died in a riding accident last year, it was a most poignant victory. it is massive. we know jack is always with us and i am sure he was there on rachel s shoulder and, you know, she has been a huge part of our life and hejust adored her. so, i think, she did it for him as much as all of us. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. that s all for now.
the focus was on the sport s new wonder horse, constitution hill, the hot favourite for the champion hurdle and he lived up to his billing with the most emphatic of victories. but the days most special win was this. rachel blackmore on honeysuckle, the horse s last race before retiring and what a way to go out. for trainer henry du bromhead, whose sonjack died in a riding accident last year, it was a most poignant victory. it is massive. we know jack is always with us and i am sure he was there on rachel s shoulder and, you know, she has been a huge part of our life and he just adored her. so, i think, she did it for him as much as all of us. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. a cheltenham. reminder of our top story. washington a reminder of our top story. washington and moscow are giving very different accounts of an american surveillance
during the four days of racing. andy swiss reports. and they re off! the first race of the day, to get through the turnstiles as fans and, of course, horses descended on cheltenham. this quiet corner of the cotswolds one again the centre of the racing world. the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. for the jockeys riding here it is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on the number of times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it is not a welfare issue, it is about engagement in the sport, and it s about fairness. come the big race, though, the focus was on the sport s new wonder horse, constitution hill, the hot favourite for the champion hurdle and he lived up to his billing with the most emphatic of victories. but the days most
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