Yahoo News Cheltenham Festival 2021: Race schedule, times and full card for day two
The 2021 Cheltenham Festival continues on Wednesday with another packed schedule from jump racing’s greatest show on turf.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of the day’s racing with Chacun Pour Soi the big favourite for victory.
Willie Mullins’ odds-on chance missed the race after a late setback 12 months ago - as did Altior, and unfortunately the same fate has befallen Nicky Henderson’s star again with an unsatisfactory scope the reason he misses out this year.
Chacun Pour Soi has yet to run at Cheltenham but has been ultra-impressive in everything he has done this season. Mullins has also declared Cilaos Emery.
Chacun Pour Soi’s jockey Paul Townend is confident Cheltenham will suit the lightly-raced nine-year-old - despite doubts expressed by others on that score.
“I can’t find a fault in him that Cheltenham will expose,” Townend told Racing TV. “I’m just really looking forward to him - and hopefully we can get him to the start this year.”
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The opening Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle looks at the mercy of Henry de Bromhead’s Bob Olinger.
A 10-length bumper winner this time last year, he was already in plenty of notebooks and then went into just about every other one following his hurdling debut at Gowran in November.
Racing over two miles, which was always going to be on the sharp side given he had already won a point-to-point, he made Champion Bumper winner Ferny Hollow pull out all the stops.
Unfortunately that rival picked up an injury which has prevented him from running again, but Bob Olinger has done his own bit for the form - winning twice since, including a Grade One.
Mullins’ Monkfish is the one to watch in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase while it would be nice to see dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll go out in a blaze of glory in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, it is hard to see him doing so on the limited evidence of this season.
Last year’s winner Easysland has hardly had the ideal preparation, either, so it may be worth taking a chance on Potters Corner.
Day two race schedule
1:20pm - The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race (2m abt 5f) - Hurdle
1:55pm - The Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (3m abt ½ f) - Chase
2:30pm - The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Grade 3) (2m abt 5f) - Hurdle
3:05pm - The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1) (Abt 2m) - Chase
3:40pm - The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase (3m 6f) - Chase
4:10pm - The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3) (2m abt ½f) - Chase
4:50pm - The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (2m abt ½f) - Bumper
Odds
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
Bob Olinger 9/5
Gaillard Du Mesnil 2/1
Bravemansgame 9/2
Bear Ghylls 11/1
Keskonrisk 25/1
Does He Know 70/1
Optimise Prime 240/1
Brown Advisory Novices Chase
Monkfish 4/11
The Big Breakaway 12/1
Eklat De Rire 13/1
Sporting John 14/1
Dickie Diver 30/1
Fiddlerontheroof 41/1
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
Craigneiche 17/2
Grand Roi 17/2
Guard Your Dreams 9/1
Blue Sari 12/1
Monte Cristo 12/1
Koshari 14/1
Botox Has 17/1
Thomas Darby 17/1
Sneaky Getaway 18/1
Birchdale 19/1
Dysart Diamond 30/1
Shakem Uparry 33/1
Witness Protection 35/1
Janika 43/1
Palmers Hill 50/1
Shang Tang 50/1
Sayo 50/1
Tea Clipper 55/1
Boreham Bill 64/1
Our Power 64/1
Saint Sonnet 69/1
Dans Le Vent 119/1
Nelson River 129/1
Garo De Juilley 220/1
Burbank 229/1
Champion Chase
Chacun Pour Soi 10/11
Politologue 11/1
Nube Negra 13/1
Put The Kettle On 13/1
First Flow 16/1
Cilaos Emery 17/1
Sceau Royal 19/1
Rouge Vif 25/1
Notebook 31/1
Greaneteen 59/1
Cross-Country
Easysland 20/21
Tiger Roll 6/1
Some Neck 12/1
Le Breuil 16/1
Balko Des Flos 17/1
Hogans Height 28/1
Kingswell Theatre 31/1
Defi Des Carres 33/1
Alpha Des Obeaux 35/1
Out Sam 70/1
Vivas 74/1
Kings Temptation 90/1
Artic Pearl 220/1
Grand Annual
Embittered 5/1
Entoucas 9/1
Zanza 10/1
Ibleo 10/1
Chosen Mate 10/1
Moonlighter 18/1
Not That Fuisse 19/1
Sky Pirate 19/1
Us And Them 20/1
Amoola Gold 26/1
Duc Des Genievres 29/1
Ashutor 33/1
Sizing Pottsie 33/1
Glen Forsa 35/1
Bun Doran 37/1
Or Jaune De Somoza 39/1
Capuccimix 74/1
Western Miller 200/1
Champion Bumper
Kilcruit 7/4
Sir Gerhard 11/5
Three Stripe Life 10/1
Ramillies 15/1
Elle Est Belle 21/1
Grangee 24/1
Wonderwall 50/1
Cool Jet 54/1
Chemical Energy 74/1
I LIke To Move It 85/1
Super Six 90/1
Shearer 110/1
Fine Casting 230/1
Jacks A Legend 290/1
Creggan White Hare 440/1
