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By Andrew Atkinson
Magners have pulled the plug on sponsoring the Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup in a huge blow to the racing industry.
Magners had revealed in November it would not take up their option to sponsor the 2022 Gold Cup.
Jockey Club Racecourses, which lost £90m revenue amid the coronavirus in 2020, announced the Cheltenham-based charity WellChild would have their name at the four-day Festival meeting in March.
WellChild is a national charity, which helps sick children and their families.
Magners three-year deal included an option to extend for a further 12 months, but Cheltenham has announced that will not happen.
The insatiable Willie Mullins secured an 11
th Irish Gold Cup courtesy of another gallant front-running turn from Kemboy, in the process enhancing the all-conquering yard’s prospects of plundering a third successive victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
However, in a twist that is indicative of the impression that the 35
th running of the Leopardsown Grade 1 might not have been a vintage one, it is the prospects of a horse resting at home in his stable at Closutton that appear to have been inadvertently bolstered.
Al Boum Photo didn’t participate in Sunday s €200,000 showpiece, but Minella Indo, who had been pitched as the emerging star and was sent off the 13-8 favourite, failed to live up to expectations with a tame submission to finish fourth, a blunder two-out when he was on the shoulder of the winner ending his chance of winning.
The race that stops a county - Thyestes Day at Gowran Park is a Kilkenny favourite
Races will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2 from 1.30pm
Reporter:
sport@kilkennypeople.ie
Felicity’s Pet was the winner of the 1982 Thyestes Chase 1982. Mrs Bunny McCalmont presents the cup to owner, Willie Brennan from Freshford (centre) and and Joseph G Murphy, trainer );
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Goffs Thyestes Chase Day at Gowran Park is a huge tradition for race fans across Ireland and this year s race should be no exception.
First run in 1954 the race distance is three mile one furlong (5,029 metres). Held with a maximum field of 18 runners, Willie Mullins is the most successful trainer with seven winners - Micko’s Dream was the first to bring the Cup to Closutton in 2000.
Nicholls holds whip hand in bid to make it a dozen King George crowns
published : 25 Dec 2020 at 08:45
2 Trainer Paul Nicholls holds a strong hand in his bid to win a 12th King George VI Chase with two-time winner Clan des Obeaux and Cyrname heading his four runners
LONDON - Clan des Obeaux s biggest obstacle to joining jump racing legends Desert Orchid, Kauto Star and Wayward Lad as a three-time winner of the King George VI Chase on Saturday could be stablemate Cyrname.
Victory for either would give trainer Paul Nicholls his 12th in the race that is second only to the Cheltenham Gold Cup in prestige.