‘An outstanding all-round equestrian’: Cheltenham names amateurs’ gold cup after the Princess Royal

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The Princess Royal watching racing at Cheltenham
CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 12: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Princess Anne, The Princess Royal watches the racing as she attends Ladies Day, day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2014 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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The race known as the “amateurs’ Gold Cup” has been renamed after the Princess Royal, an “outstanding all-round equestrian”.

Cheltenham racecourse has announced that the hunters’ chase, which runs at the Festival immediately after the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, will now be The Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase.

Eleanor Jones
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Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.