Cheltenham set for Festival opener
Jump racing's showpiece Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday with more than 230,000 people expected to attend the four-day meeting.

Jockey Jason Maguire is to miss jump racing's Cheltenham Festival after suffering a fractured sternum in a fall at Stratford.

Injured Captain Chris joins the Paul Nicholls-trained Rocky Creek in missing Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Headlines
- Quevega bids to set Cheltenham record
- Baltimore Rock wins Imperial Cup
- Fenton's Cheltenham entries clear to run
- My Tent Or Yours in Cheltenham scare
- Business Cheltenham revamp contractor named
- Annie Power set for World Hurdle
- Triolo D'Alene given Gold Cup aim
- Night in Milan wins Grimthorpe Chase
- Fenton Cheltenham entries tested
- Jockey Murtagh announces retirement
- Crisford leaves Godolphin role
- Injured Cue Card to miss Gold Cup
- Sprinter Sacre to miss Cheltenham
- Oaks honour for late Sir Henry Cecil
- Murphy to miss Cheltenham Festival
- Cheltenham to honour Biddlecombe
Video & Audio
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Watch video I need to keep winning - AP McCoy
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Watch video Geraghty feared Gold Cup had gone
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Watch video First glimpse of one of Frankel's foals
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Watch video Champion Frankel's first foal is born
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Watch video Sheikh says truth will emerge from inquiry
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Watch video North 'needs an all-weather racecourse'
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Watch video Jockeys ride Clydesdales for race
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McCoy 'disowned' by mum after 4,000th win
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Watch video Is McCoy the most dominant winner?
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Listen to audio Podcast: A tribute to AP McCoy
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Watch video AP McCoy: The old-fashioned hard guy
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Watch video McCoy wins 2010 Grand National
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Horse Racing Tweets
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#ChwltFest: Jason Maguire to miss Festival after suffering fractured sternum & bleeding on his liver in fall, #Stratford
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#CheltFest: Triolo D'Alene well-backed for Gold Cup at news AP McCoy to ride
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#Stratford: top jockey Jason Maguire flown to hospital after being kicked in fall (4-10)
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#CheltFest: @bbc5live is at the Royal Oak, Prestbury for our eve of Festival preview 9-10-30 #allthechat http://t.co/ngg2vzNkbk
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#CheltFest: Gold Cup 5th fav Captain Chris to miss race & rest of season because of injury
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