Cheltenham cancelled

I suppose I ought to be grateful I can still cancel the hotel I've booked for two nights     

thats the higlight of the craven meeting gone

etc

Cheltenham off.......the A435.

won't do it any harm to have an extended break, ground has been atrocious at times during pullen's tenure

Could they not have started this in May? Guts of 5 or 6  months til the October meeting.

earlier they start be better for grass growth

People act as if end of world
Try gallows Corner that’s been **** best part of year
That’s nightmare in grand scheme of things

Four dead horses anything to do with it?

Badge owners surly get
Next year fee trim off

The mares day is not a loss to anyone other than those wanting black type for mares h'capped at less than 120.

Fatties.
Members get 7% refund  on the price of the annual badge 2 free  badges for the October December meeting or trials day .Still going down as apparent and train paid gor.hope you are all well.Ronnie.

Did they take a big chance running the festival when they knew they had a problem? Maybe that is why they didn't water on the Tuesday and Wednesday

1st time poster 30 Mar 26 12:00 
thats the higlight of the craven meeting gone LaughLaugh

Like that

The two-day April Meeting, scheduled for Wednesday April 15 and Thursday April 16, along with Race Night, featuring an all-Hunter Chase card planned for Friday May 1, will now no longer take place at the track.


Officials say cancelling the fixtures will allow work on a significant part of the home straight to begin immediately and give the racing surface time to recover for the start of the 2026-27 season.


While The April Meeting will not be staged at an alternative venue, The Jockey Club - working in conjunction with the BHA – has rescheduled four key races at the following fixtures, with prize money remaining unaltered:



Mares Novices Handicap Chase (Class 1, Premier Handicap) will take place at Market Rasen on April 14.


Challenger Mares’ Chase Series Final Handicap Chase (Class 2) (GBB Race) and the Challenger Mares’ Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle Race (Class 2) (GBB Race) will be rescheduled to take place at Warwick on April 23.


Fillies' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Class 1, Premier Handicap) will be run as part of the Jump Finale card at Sandown Park on April 25.


Cheltenham’s Race Night fixture will now be staged at Warwick Racecourse on the same date - Friday May 1 2026 - with all seven races being transferred.

Embarrassing

Just goes to show that the hole in the ground was a bigger deal than many were trying to make out, probably was a bit of concern about the festival that they were able to get a way with.

Trainers complaining. Let's just cross our fingers and carry on with collapsing drains abound.

Mar 30, 2026 -- 12:00PM, 1st time poster wrote:

thats the higlight of the craven meeting gone

Trainers kick up a stink and now all races rescheduled. Perhaps they should do it more often?