Festival switch still on Cheltenham agenda

CHELTENHAM managing director Edward Gillespie admits the idea of switching the Festival meeting to a weekend remains on the table.

The March showpiece fixture currently runs from Tuesday to Friday but Gillespie believes the meeting could be moved after the course has been redeveloped.

He outlined plans for improvements at the track at a press conference marking the run-up to Cheltenham’s 2011/12 season, which gets under way on Saturday week.