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Hold your horses: Should Cheltenham Festival have gone ahead?

Hold your horses: Should Cheltenham Festival have gone ahead?

Cheltenham Festival was the last major sporting event to take place prior to the national lockdown in the UK. But should it ever have happened? The four-day fixture took place in March and has since become a lightning rod for criticism around perceived...

The Story · The Times

April 30, 202029m 48s

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Cheltenham Festival was the last major sporting event to take place prior to the national lockdown in the UK. But should it ever have happened? The four-day fixture took place in March and has since become a lightning rod for criticism around perceived government inaction on the coronavirus crisis. We talk to people who were there. 

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