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Cheltenham Festival Day Four

Race 5 – Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase

Friday 17 March 2017

Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase I’ve moved location and this is my view of a number of the runners heading down to the start; the grey is Grand Vision (T: Colin Tizzard; J: Mr M Legg) 17 March 2017	Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase The runners circle at the start 17 March 2017
Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase The runners head over the first fence 17 March 2017	Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase The runners continue up the home straight to the second fence; (front rank from the left) Buckers Bridge, Paint The Clouds, Current Event and Ask The Weatherman 17 March 2017
Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase Heading over the second fence 17 March 2017	Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase Same fence, second circuit 17 March 2017
Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase Just one fence to go for the leaders; contesting the lead are Balnaslow, Pacha Du Polder and Paint The Clouds 17 March 2017	Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase The runners whizz by on their way to the last, nearside Pacha Du Polder (winner), almost upsides Balnaslow (5th), also Wonderful Charm (runner-up) 17 March 2017
Race 5: Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase Having fallen at the last, and been down for a long time, Sweet As A Nut recovers and is led back to the stables 17 March 2017