• Recommendations made by group chaired by former Cheltenham chief
• Major event needed to complement Cheltenham’s own Festival and AintreeThe introduction of a unique peak in the National Hunt season to complement the spring festivals at Cheltenham and Aintree is one of the recommendations of a review group set up to address issues facing jumps racing,which published its findings on Monday.
The review group was chaired by Edward Gillespie, who was the managing director of Cheltenham between 1980 and 2012 and oversaw the Festival meeting’s rise to become a major event in the British sporting calendar. Its members included racecourse executives, or trainers,bookmakers and members of the racing media.
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Source: theguardian.com