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Weights unveiled for 11 Festival handicaps

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - Weights are unveiled today for the 11 handicaps at The Festival, which runs from Tuesday, March 10 to Friday, March 13 inclusive.

The top weights are as follows:

Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Chase (24) 

Black Thunder  (155) 8-11-12 Paul Nicholls

CHAPS Restaurants Barbados Nov Hcp Chs (20) 

Creepy (140)  7-11-10 Martin Keighley

Killala Quay (140) 8-11-10 Charlie Longsdon

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (26)   

Kilcooley (161) 6-11-12 Charlie Longsdon

Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (16) 

Roi Du Mee (157) 10-11-12 Gordon Elliott IRE

Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (22)  Devilment (142) 4-11-10 John Ferguson

Prussian Eagle (142) 4-11-10 Charles O'Brien IRE

Pertemps Network Final (24)   

Henryville (152) 7-11-12 Harry Fry

Bear's Affair (152) 9-11-12 Nicky Henderson

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (24) 

Johns Spirit (160) 8-11-12 Jonjo O'Neill

Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase (24) 

Grandads Horse (145) 9-11-12 Charlie Longsdon

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (26) 

Kilcooley (161) 6-11-12 Charlie Longsdon

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Hcp Hdl (24) Arbre De Vie (145) 5-11-10 Willie Mullins IRE

Un Atout (145) 7-11-10 Willie Mullins IRE

Back In Focus (145) 10-11-10 Willie Mullins IRE

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Hcp Chs (24) 

Savello (155)  9-11-12 Tony Martin IRE

About Cheltenham Racecourse

Cheltenham Racecourse is situated in Prestbury on the outskirts of the historic spa town of Cheltenham. The Home of Jump Racing, Cheltenham Racecourse is the venue for the world's pre-eminent Jump Racing meeting, The Festival, which takes place in March over four days every year. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Cotswolds, Cheltenham Racecourse is a stunning natural amphitheatre and offers the highest-quality action throughout the Jump season. Cheltenham has been voted Britain's Racecourse of the Year for the last 11 years by members of the Racegoers Club.

A successful first meeting of the new season, The Showcase, took place at Cheltenham on Friday and Saturday, October 17 & 18, 2014. It was revealed then that Cheltenham Racecourse, which is currently undergoing a �45-million grandstand development, occupies pride of place, in the Mayfair slot, on the new Cheltenham MONOPOLY board.

A record attendance was achieved over the three days of The Open, November 14-16, 2014, of 71,640, up 304 on the previous record at the meeting of 71,336 in 2013.

The International, staged on Friday and Saturday, December 12 & 13, 2014, attracted over 25,000 racegoers and The New One, on target for the Stan James Champion Hurdle at The Festival, won the feature StanJames.com International Hurdle in great style.

New Year's Day attracted a crowd of 30,466 and saw 2012 Stan James Champion Hurdle victor Rock On Ruby win his fourth race at the course in the Dorman Engineering Hurdle.

Festival Trials Day on Saturday, January 24, 2015 was a great success, with Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup contender Many Clouds winning the feature BetBright Cup Chase and a record crowd of 19,303 attending.

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Cheltenham Racecourse is part of The Jockey Club, which has been at the heart of British racing for more than 260 years. Today the largest commercial group in the sport, The Jockey Club runs the largest racecourse group in the UK by turnover (2013: �158.7m), courses (15) including those at Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs and Newmarket, attendances (2013: 1.7m), total prize money (2013: �41.6m), contribution to prize money (2013: �18.23m) and quality racing (Group and Graded races); more than 3,000 acres of world-class training grounds in Newmarket, Lambourn and Epsom Downs; The National Stud breeding enterprise and education provider; and the charity for racing's people in need, Racing Welfare. Governed by Royal Charter, every penny The Jockey Club makes it puts back into British racing. More information is available at www.thejockeyclub.co.uk

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