Politologue capitalised on the absences of Altior and Chacun Pour Soi to claim the Queen Mother Champion Chase crown at Cheltenham Festival in 2020. However, both horses are poised to return in the event in the 2021 Festival, which should provide a mouth-watering showdown.

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Jody Townend for Tony Mullins at The Curragh Racecourse

All talk of switching Group 1 winning mare Princess Zoe to hurdles this winter appears to have been shelved, and trainer Tony Mullins is dreaming of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe glory instead in 2021.

There have been some legendary racehorses that have graced the Cheltenham hills throughout the history of the Gold Cup.

Altior has been one of the most dominant chasers in the UK and Ireland over the last five years. However, it has not been easy sailing for the two-time Queen Mother Champion Chase over the last 12 months.

The 2021 Fixture List has now been published in part, with the months from January to April confirmed and the majority of the fixtures through the remainder of the year scheduled, but subject to change.

 Click here to view the 2021 Fixture List visit any of the racecourse fixtures pages and the fixtures by date page

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Jumps fans will be starting to get very excited about the new National Hunt season which will be quickly upon us.

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The standard to which all Cheltenham jockeys are compared to is the record seven race wins that Ruby Walsh set in 2009 and then miraculously repeated in 2016. However, with the man that many acknowledge as the greatest jockey ever hanging up his saddle, the battle is on to become the next dominant force at Cheltenham.

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The Cheltenham Festival is the highlight of the National Hunt season that provides an unrivalled buzz as 250,000 people descend onto the beautiful Cotswold Hills over four days of scintillating action.

Champions are decided, heroes are made, and reputations are left in ruins as the finest horses, jockeys, and trainers battle it out for the highest racing honours and nearly £4m of prize money.

Jockey Paul Townend made it two in two years as he rode Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo across the finish line on the final day of the race meeting. It was the second time in as many years that the duo had won the Gold Cup and hopes are high in the horse’s camp that next year will see a third consecutive victory in the race. Horse racing punters are already growing with excitement over Al Boum Photo’s chances of winning the Gold Cup in 2021. Punters can visit cheltenhamguides.com to get a bet bonus on the race before wagering on the horse they believe will win the Gold Cup.

The National Hunt season is well and truly underway after the successes and losses at Leopardstown, with everyone now looking forward to the 2020 Cheltenham Festival. We saw a host of horses and their jockeys put their skills to the test, not just to claim victory at The Dublin Racing Festival, but to also prepare for the challenges of Cheltenham.

The nature of the Cheltenham Festival means that it is never about just one horse or, indeed, just one race. For instance, when we look back at Kauto Star’s final Gold Cup win in 2009, we should remember that same festival also saw Big Buck’s and Quevega digging out their own bit of history.

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Altior is already an equine legend, a history maker, the best two-mile chaser of his generation. The chance to make more headlines and cement his indelible legacy comes at his happy hunting ground, the Cheltenham Festival, where his sole 2020 entry sees him bid for a third Queen Mother Champion Chase in a row.

With only a couple more months to go until the 2020 Cheltenham Festival begins, the ante-post betting markets are starting to take shape as the early bets begin to get laid. Many expert horse racing tipsters have already scoured the bookies looking for that extra value which going ante-post provides

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Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Jerry McGrath has admitted he faces a race against time to make it to this year’s meeting after breaking his hip and shoulder in a fall last week.

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Dawson City demonstrated he remains a force to be reckoned with even at the grand old age of 12 after winning the Somerset National Handicap Chase in tenacious fashion.

Envoi Allen, Shishkin & Monkfish star as entries revealed for novices’ chases at The Festival™

Wednesday, 20 January, 2021 - St. James’s Place Wealth Management has renewed its brand sponsorship at Cheltenham Racecourse for a further five years, up to and including The Festival™ in 2025.

KING WILL SEND LIL ROCKERFELLER STRAIGHT TO THE FESTIVAL

Tuesday 19th January – Trainer Neil King plans to send stable stalwart Lil Rockerfeller straight to the Cheltenham Festival for a third outing in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle.

Thursday, 14 January, 2021 – Today sees the unveiling of entries for two further G1 contests at The Festival™ presented by Magners – the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle (2m 4f, Tuesday, 16 March, 26 entries) and the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3m, Thursday, 18 March, 51 entries).

Wednesday, 13 January, 2021 – Entries are unveiled today for the G1 Unibet Champion Hurdle, the championship contest for two-mile hurdlers and the highlight of day one at The Festival™ presented by Magners, Tuesday, 16 March.

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Entries are unveiled today for another two G1 chases at The Festival™ presented by Magners – the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (day two, Wednesday, 17 March) and the Ryanair Chase (day three, Thursday, 18 March).

Wednesday, 6 January, 2021 – Entries are revealed today for the G1 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup, the most prestigious chase run in Great Britain.

Staged over three miles, two furlongs and 70 yards, the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup takes place on day four of The Festival™ presented by Magners, Friday, 19 March.

Cheltenham's meeting in October was held behind closed doors

Organisers of the Cheltenham Festival are prepared for this year's event to be held with a limited attendance.

The Festive Period served up some top class action on the track and Tattersalls Cheltenham graduates were to the fore once more with two Grade 1 victories and a host of exciting young future stars creating a big impression.

Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale (2) relocated to Park Paddocks, Newmarket

Singing for your sport! Racehorse syndicate, Old Gold Racing, use the power of music to launch the sale of DancingOnTheEdge

Saturday, 14 November, 2020 - Sporting Life has been unveiled as the new sponsor of the Arkle Challenge Trophy at The Festival™ in a three-year partnership with The Jockey Club and Cheltenham Racecourse.

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