CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL is just around the corner and there will be some famous faces from the sporting world in attendance.
Legendary football manager Harry Redknapp will be present once again looking to land a huge payday.
Harry Redknapp will be hoping for a payday at Cheltenham Festival this yearPaul Edwards – The Sun
The former Tottenham and West Ham gaffer ventured into racehorse ownership 35 years ago with friends from AFC Bournemouth, who he was managing at the time.
He’s not the only legendary football manager that will be at Cheltenham, with Sir Alex Ferguson set to have runners at this year’s festival yet again.
But which horses will Redknapp run and what races are they in?
What are the horses Harry Redknapp is running at Cheltenham Festival?
Redknapp will run Shakem Up’Arry in the Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase at 2.50pm on the opening day of the festival.
The 10-year-old bay gelding will also race in the TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase on Thursday at 4:10pm.
The name Shakem Up’Arry has an amusing origin story, Redknapp explained: “I used to have a guy stand behind me at West Ham when I was manager.
“For 90 minutes, he’d shout right behind my dugout, ‘shake ’em up, ‘Arry, shake ’em up, ‘Arry’.
“I used to come home on Saturday night after the game and all I could hear was this guy’s voice, ‘shake ’em up ‘Arry’.
“So I thought, when I get a horse, I’ve got to call it Shakem Up’Arry.”
Redknapp will run The Jukebox Man, which is expected to compete in the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle (Wednesday 13) and the Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Friday 15).
Bowtogreatness is also set to run for the former Premier League gaffer in the Amateur Jockeys’ Novices’ Chase (Tuesday 5.30) and the Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase (Thursday 5.30).
Cheltenham Festival schedule
Here is the full schedule for Cheltenham 2024:
Champion Day – Tuesday, March 12
13:30 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
14:10 – Arkle Challenge Trophy
14:50 – Handicap Steeple Chase
15:30 – Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
16:10 – Mares’ Hurdle
16:50 – Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
17:30 – National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup
Ladies Day – Wednesday, March 13
13:30 – Novices’ Hurdle
14:10 – Novices’ Steeple Chase
14:50 – Coral Cup Hurdle
15:30 – Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase
16:10 – Cross Country Steeple Chase
16:50 – Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Steeple Chase Challenge Cup
17:30 – Champion Bumper
St. Patrick’s Thursday – Thursday, March 14
13:30 – Turners Novices’
14:10 – Pertemps Network Final
14:50 – Ryanair Steeple Chase
15:30 – Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle
16:10 – Magners Plate
16:50 – Jack de Bromhead Mares Novices’ Hurdle
17:30 – Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup
Gold Cup Day – Friday, March 15
13:30 – Triumph Hurdle
14:10 – County Handicap Hurdle
14:50 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
15:30 – Cheltenham Gold Cup
16:10 – Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase
16:50 – Mares’ Steeple Chase
17:30 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockey’s Handicap Hurdle