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Cheltenham Festival Make U-Turn as Ladies Day Is Brought Back After Seven Years
The festival reinstates the traditional Ladies' Day with fashion contests, live entertainment, and a welcome spritz for the first 200 women, led by retired jockey Rachael Blackmore.
- On March 10, the Cheltenham Festival organisers reverted the second day to the traditional Ladies' Day title for 2026, the first time in seven years during the four-day meeting at Prestbury Park.
- The Jockey Club previously trialled a neutral Festival Wednesday label in 2020 and introduced Style Wednesday for 2024 and 2025, replacing the historic Ladies' Day name given distinct identities after 2005.
- Organisers said the reinstated day will feature a Best Dressed competition, a pre-racing panel, live entertainment, and welcome spritzes for the first 200 women entering the Centaur events space.
- Feature races anchor each day, with the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday and the Cheltenham Gold Cup concluding on Friday, while ITV and Racing TV provide extensive national coverage.
- Restoring traditional labels positions the meeting to emphasise hospitality and crowd activations, ending the Style Wednesday run after two years and continuing Willie Mullins' recent sporting dominance.
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