Cheltenham festival crackdown aimed at stalling significant rise in false starts
Nearly 40% of 2026 races at showpiece meeting affected Track layout and bugging devices for stewards on menuThe British Horseracing Authority said on Thursday that it aims to introduce a series of measures ahead of next year’s Cheltenham festival to tackle a significant rise in the number of false starts at National Hunt’s showpiece meeting in recent seasons.The percentage of festival races that had a false start has climbed steadily over the last five years, from 18% in 2022 to…
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