Kier off and running at Cheltenham

摘要

In just a few short weeks the eyes of the horse racing world will be on the events at Prestbury Park in Gloucestershire. If that name doesn't mean anything to you then you are clearly not one of the almost 250,000 people who will crane their necks trying to cheer their chosen horses across the finish line in early spring. Prestbury Park is the official home of Cheltenham Racecourse and of the Cheltenham Gold Cup -the most prestigious prize in National Hunt racing. For four days in March, this outpost of provincial Britain becomes the epicentre of the equine world as the Cheltenham Festival sees an estimated £50m injected into Gloucestershire's economy. But despite the huge amount of money those Cheltenham racegoers bring into the sport, they have been short-changed in terms of facilities available to them at the course.