PHOTO GALLERY
Cheltenham Festival Day One
Retraining of Racehorses (ROR) Parade
Tuesday 14 March 2017
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The view from my car in the northern
car park ... today
I arrived early, at 09:20, hence the majority of
the car park is deserted 14 March 2017 |
Spectators
congregate ahead of the unveiling
of the AP McCoy statue ... it’s
currently covered by a sheet in the colours of prolific
owner and retainer JP McManus, namely
gold, green and white 14 March 2017 |
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The
statue having been unveiled, spectators
continue to view the
big screen which is broadcasting highlights from
AP’s career; you can spot ITV
Racing’s Ed Chamberlin just behind the statue, although
the real AP is hidden from view 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Penzance,
formerly trained by Alan King and
today ridden by Alex Evans 14
March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Rubi
Light, formerly trained by Robbie Hennessy and today ridden by Kirsteen
Reid 14
March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Denman,
formerly trained by Paul Nicholls and led up by Charlotte Alexander; the 17-year-old
was
on the verge of heading into full retirement 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Denman 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Beware Chalk Pit, formerly trained by
Jonathan Geake and
today ridden by Rebecca Court 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Big
Buck’s, formerly trained by Paul Nicholls and today ridden by Lucy Tucker 14
March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Long
Run, formerly trained by Nicky Henderson and
today ridden by Becky Young; Midnight
Chase, formerly trained by Neil Mulholland and
today ridden by Sally Hayward; Penzance;
and Punjabi, formerly trained by Nicky Henderson and
today ridden by Rachael Kempster 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Midnight Chase, Penzance, Punjabi 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Penzance 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Punjabi 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: The
Giant Bolster, formerly trained by David Bridgwater and today ridden by Lucy Bridgwater; and
Balthazar King, formerly trained by Philip Hobbs and
today ridden by Izzi Beckett 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Big Buck’s 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Finian’s
Rainbow, formerly trained by Nicky Henderson and
today ridden by Becky Blandford 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Forpadydeplasterer; formerly trained by Thomas Cooper and
today ridden by Joanne Quirke 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Long Run 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Penzance 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Punjabi 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: The Giant Bolster 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Penzance 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Colin
Brown interviews Charlotte Alexander whilst
she leads Denman 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Penzance 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Colin
Brown interviews Lucy Tucker, rider
of Big Buck’s 14 March 2017 |
ROR Parade: Balthazar King 14 March 2017 |
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ROR Parade: Long Run 14 March 2017 |
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I
packed a large canvas bag with scarves and
these were the ones which made it into
the enclosures during the Festival; I
knitted the neon pink Patons ‘Big Fab’ hat, the
cream-coloured Katia ‘Big Bang’ loopy scarf and the multi-colour Sirdar
‘Indie’ snood |
These
are my earrings for the week: blue
butterfly wings on Tuesday, ‘Trees’ on Wednesday, purple/turquoise/silver/red
on Thursday, and shades
of orange and red butterfly wings on Friday |
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