Overview
- The BHA removed the cross-country race from this year's November Meeting due to quick ground on the Old Course and rescheduled it to January's Trials day, slotting a veterans' chase into Friday's card.
- Saturday's programme features the JCB Triumph Trial, the Arkle Trial and the Paddy Power Gold Cup as the day's centrepieces at Prestbury Park.
- Storm Claudia has produced testing conditions at Cheltenham and forced wider fixture disruption, with Navan called off.
- JP McManus's Jagwar was withdrawn from the Paddy Power Gold Cup after being reported off colour, prompting market recalculations and elevating alternatives highlighted by tipsters such as Panic Attack and Es Perfecto.
- Friday's opener to the meeting included the repositioned Shloer Chase, with Jonbon the headline two-miler bidding for a hat-trick, while notable owners such as Sir Alex Ferguson have multiple runners across the weekend.