Twyning rider prepares for Cheltenham Festival (From Tewkesbury Admag)

Twyning rider prepares for Cheltenham Festival

9:41am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

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A GLOUCESTERSHIRE woman who has ridden horses all her life will achieve a childhood dream when she races at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

Anne Marie Adams, aged 38, from Twyning, will take part in her first charity race at the major racing festival in March. She has been named as one of 12 riders competing in the Festival Ladies Charity Sweepstake in aid of Cancer Research UK Mrs Adams works for Tewkesbury Conservative MP Laurence Robertson, in whose constituency the racecourse falls.

The flat race, over one mile and five furlongs, takes place on Ladies Day, Thursday, March 18 and will be run at 5.15pm as the seventh race of the day. Participants are required to provide their own mount that must have run at least twice under the recognised Rules of Racing.

The riders, selected from 136 applications, exhibit a wide range of equestrian skills and experience.

They include Ladies Day Ambassador Georgie Browne, Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of International media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and Camilla Henderson, daughter of racehorse trainer Nicky Henderson.

Elisabeth Murdoch expressed her delight at being selected. She said: “It's going to be an amazing thrill and honour to ride round Cheltenham.”

Cheltenham’s Managing Director, Edward Gillespie, added: “We were delighted with the interest shown in this race and it was a hard task to reduce the high number of applicants down to just 12.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these ladies to experience the thrill of riding at The Festival, but more importantly, it will raise a significant amount of money for a very worthy cause.”

The Ladies are committed to raising at least £5,000 each for Cancer Research UK, the official Ladies Day charity for 2010.

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