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BBC News
11-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Golden Ace wins dramatic Champion Hurdle at 25-1
Golden Ace was a shock 25-1 winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham after previous victors Constitution Hill and State Man 2023 champion Constitution Hill was sent off odds-on favourite but came down early in the big year's winner State Man looked set to claim victory before a dramatic fall at the last left Golden Ace, ridden by Lorcan Williams for trainer Jeremy Scott, to come through and win by nine lengths from 66-1 outsider Burdett Road. Lossiemouth cruises to victory Lossiemouth retained her Mares' Hurdle crown in convincing style, and left many wondering how she might have fared in the Champion Willie Mullins-trained grey, owned by Rich Ricci, was handed the easier challenge after falling in the Irish Champion Hurdle last time the 4-6 favourite cruised to victory under Paul Townend by seven and a half lengths from stablemate Jade De Grugy for a third triumph at the Festival."She was very good. I was disappointed with the fact she didn't run in the Champion Hurdle, but her work with State Man last week wasn't Champion Hurdle work so the obvious thing was to come back," said Mullins."It's disappointing for everyone but you look at where you can get winners. Rich hasn't got a big team of runners so we have done the right thing for Rich." 'I'm walking on air' - Kopek Des Bordes seals emotional win The meeting got off to the perfect start for favourite backers as Kopek Des Bordes also justified odds of 4-6 for Townend and Mullins, a victory greeted by hearty cries of 'Ole, Ole, Ole' from the was an emotional success for owner Charlie McCarthy, who was diagnosed with kidney cancer at the start of this year and had surgery last month."I'm on cloud nine. I just can't get over it. I'm walking on air," said was a poignant runner-up in William Munny, running in the same yellow and blue silks of trainer-owner Barry Connell, who triumphed with Marine Nationale two years contest was renamed the Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle in honour of the Irish jockey who won on Marine Nationale. The rider died last month aged 24 after a hoped to follow up his opening win in the Arkle Chase but a blunder at the penultimate fence from Majborough cost him the L'Eau Du Sud and Only By Night looked like potential winners before Henderson's 5-1 chance Jango Baie stormed through with a late run under Nico de Boinville to snatch winner had traded at odds of 300-1 in-running and his victory saved bookmakers who were fearing payouts into the millions if all four hot favourites won on trainer Lucinda Russell won the Ultima Handicap Chase for the third time in four years as Patrick Wadge guided Myretown to an 11-length demolition with an exhibition round of jumping. More to follow.
BBC News
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Artists announced for 80th Cheltenham Music Festival
Cheltenham Music Festival has announced the artists scheduled to perform at the 2025 its 80th anniversary, the festival will take place across the town from 4 to 12 include the BBC Concert Orchestra, Britain's Got Talent stars Braimah and Isata Kanneh-Mason, Seckou Keita and Dames Sarah Connolly DBE and Imogen Cooper Bazalgette, the festival's artistic director, said: "Over the last 80 years it's created crazy, bonkers and beautiful music every year and we're continuing to take that tradition into 2025 and beyond." Mr Balzalgette said: "It's music that has really always tried to push the furthest boundaries of what you can have while also giving people the classics and the big range of stuff but always vibrant, always a bit out there."This includes an emphasis on new work, and we have commissioned beautiful music from Deborah Pritchard and Anna Semple for 2025 to open and close the Festival."We're renewing our legacy in 2025 with a birthday party to be proud of." Large-scale orchestral concerts will take place at Gloucester Cathedral and Cheltenham Town Hall, while guitarist Alexandra Whittingham and trumpeter Aaron Akugbo will also perform.A programme of free performances will take place across the town's venues, organisers celebration of the festival's 80 years, the event's parent charity, Cheltenham Festivals, is pledging to give 80,000 children access to the arts throughout the year - including special concerts for children and families with additional needs.
