Wednesday's report
Here is Greg Wood’s report from Wednesday’s racing, with Il Etait Temps winning the feature race and a spat between jockeys grabbing the headlines. Join us again tomorrow.
Some more reaction from Cheltenham, and Rachael Blackmore, on the success of Ladies Day this year.
Guy Lavender, chief executive of Cheltenham Racecourse, said: “When we decided last year to bring Ladies Day back for 2026 we were determined to really engage with female racegoers and women who had either been before, but not for a while, or had never joined us at Cheltenham in the past.
“The team, working with Rachael Blackmore, have worked really hard to spread the word. We’ll look to build on this success as we look to make Ladies Day bigger and even better in 2027.”
Blackmore, a former Grand National winner and Cheltenham champion jockey, said: “We’ve been in Cardiff, Birmingham, a few different places – it’s been great, getting out and meeting different women. I think us being there has kind of sparked them to think, ‘I’ve always thought about going to Cheltenham, but maybe I’ll go this year.’”
