{"id":18993,"date":"2017-03-14T13:57:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T13:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18993"},"modified":"2017-03-14T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T13:57:28","slug":"wales-chances-opening-day-cheltenham-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/14\/wales-chances-opening-day-cheltenham-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales&#039; chances on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CHELTENHAM\u00a0Festival, one of the biggest racing events of the year is upon us. Cheltenham attracts trainers and spectators from across Wales. Prizes for winning a race have gone as high as \u00a3313,000. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cardiffian has all you need to know about the festival\u2019s Welsh trainers and jockeys.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What time do the Cheltenham races start? <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nCoverage starts at 1pm today and continues throughout the week.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">How can I watch it?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThe races are broadcast live on racing\u2019s new home on ITV and the ITV Hub.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Who should I be watching out for?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peter Bowen and his son, jockey Sean Bowen, have two horses racing today. Over the last five years, horses trained by Peter have won more than 250 races.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca Curtis also has two horses running today. Ms Curtis has trained four previous Cheltenham Festival winners &#8211; Teaforthree, At Fishers Cross, O\u2019Faolain\u2019s Boy and Irish Cavalier.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">When are the Welsh races?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peter Bowen<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henri Parry Morgan 2.50pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ron\u2019s Dream 4.10pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca Curtis<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BigBadJohn 4.50pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Relentless Dreamer 5.30pm<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">How many people will attend?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cheltenham racecourse can hold crowds of up to 67,500 people and over 200,000 spectators can be expected to attend over the festival. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What are the odds?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henri Parry Morgan is 12\/1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ron\u2019s Dream 80\/1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BigBadJohn 14\/1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Relentless Dreamer 50\/1<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHELTENHAM\u00a0Festival, one of the biggest racing events of the year is upon us. 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