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Revised schedule for Festival12th March 2008
Following the abandonment of today's Cheltenham card due to high winds, the racecards for the final two days of the Festival have been changed to allow the abandoned races to go ahead on Thursday and Friday
The Queen Mother Champion Chase will now take place on a bumper 10-race card on Thursday and will get under way at 2.15.
The Ballymore Properties Hurdle, which was set to start off Wednesday's proceedings, has now been moved to a Friday slot at 1.05.
Thursday's races will be staged on the Old Course, with Friday's action on the New Course.
THURSDAY'S NEW SCHEDULE: 12.30 National Hunt Challenge Cup, 1.05 Royal & SunAlliance Chase, 1.40 Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase, 2.20 Queen Mother Champion Chase, 2.55 Ryanair Chase, 3.30 World Hurdle, 4.05 Racing Post Plate, 4.40 Pertemps Final, 5.15 Kim Muir Challenge Cup, 5.50 Champion Bumper.
FRIDAY'S NEW SCHEDULE: 12.30 David Nicholson Mares Hurdle, 1.05 Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle, 1.40 Coral Cup, 2.15 JCB Triumph Hurdle, 2.50 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, 3.30 Cheltenham Gold Cup, 4.05 Christie's Foxhunter Chase, 4.40 Grand Annual Chase, 5.20 County Hurdle.