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Reigning champion Minella Indo will be hoping to make it successive Gold Cup wins toward the end of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival, but will face plenty of competition from the likes of last year’s National Hunt Chase winner Galvin and previous two-time winner of this race Al Boum Photo.

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That all comes after four full days of racing though, with 250,000 race-goers expected to descend on the event across the course of the week after last year was one of many sporting spectacles held behind closed doors.

Ruby Walsh Trophy winner Rachael Blackmore is expected to be a headline act once more after racking up six victories a year ago, including the Champion Hurdle.

Paul Townend, Nico de Boinville and last year’s Gold Cup winner Jack Kennedy are among the other jockeys hoping to taste success across a busy week of action in the racing world.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival.

The 2022 Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday, 15 March 2022 and ends on Friday, 18 March 2022.

The festival will showcase seven races each day. The first race starts daily at 1:30pm with the last race ending each day’s racing at 5:30pm.

Look out for 28 races across the four days at the 2022 festival.

Day One: Champion Day – Tuesday, March 15

1st - Constitution Hill 9/4

2nd - Jonbon 5/1

3rd - Kilcruit 15/2

1st - Edwardstone 5/2

2nd - Gabynako 20/1

3rd - Blue Lord 4/1

1st - Corach Rambler 10/1

2nd - Gericault Roque 9/1

3rd - Oscar Elite 22/1

1st - Honeysuckle 8/11

2nd - Epatante 16/1

3rd - Zanahiyr 28/1

1st - Marie’s Rock 18/1

2nd - Queens Brook 4/1

3rd - Mrs Milner 14/1

1st - Brazil 10/1

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