Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp have several horses running at Cheltenham this week (Image: Getty)
and Harry Redknapp will revive their rivalry this week as several of their horses take part in the . Both former managers have been involved in horse racing for some time and own some of this week’s strong favourites.
Ferguson and Redknapp had winners last year and will bid to take home large sums of money again this week. Redknapp is without The Jukebox Man, a winner from last year’s festival, due to injury. He will hope that his other two horses finish well.
Express Sport takes you through all their horses scheduled to run this week.
Tuesday
Ferguson – L’Eau Du Sud
Ferguson co-owns most of his horses and is reported to have around 30 under his name. L’Eau Du Sud is a strong early contender in the Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase at 2pm. He is the second favourite with the bookies, sitting behind the Willie Mullins-trained favourite Jango Baie.
L’Eau Du Sud will be ridden by Harry Skelton and is trained by Dan Skelton.
Wednesday
Ferguson – Potters Charm
The icon has only one horse again on Wednesday before a big day on Thursday. Potters Charm will run in the Novices’ Hurdle at 1:20pm but is unlikely to be among the contenders.
Potters Charm has previously shown decent form over hurdles and he is ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies.
Sir Alex Ferguson has plenty of winning opportunities at the Cheltenham Festival this week (Image: Getty)
Thursday
Ferguson – Caldwell Potter, Monmiral, Hitman, Protektorat and Il Ridoto
Thursday is Ferguson’s biggest day at the festival this year with five of his horses scheduled to run. Caldwell Potter was a record-breaking £632,000 purchase but has since underwhelmed and therefore has lots to prove in the Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at 2pm, ridden by Harry Cobden.
Monmiral, who is also listed in the 4pm Stayers’ Hurdles, could bid for back-to-back wins in the Final Handicap Hurdle at 2:40pm. Ferguson then has two horses running in the RyanAir Chase at 3:20pm. Protektorat, who will be ridden by Harry Skelton, won the race last year at 17/2 and will be joined in the event by Hitman.
Il Ridoto culminates a busy afternoon for Ferguson in the Handicap Chase at 4:40pm, going up against Redknapp’s Shakem Up’Arry.
Harry Redknapp has had big winners at the Cheltenham Festival in previous year (Image: Getty)
Redknapp – Shakem Up’Arry
Redknapp managed only five wins in 44 games as a manager against Ferguson but could have better luck on the race course this week. Shakem Up’Arry won the Handicap Chase last year and is entered again on Thursday.
The horse is ridden by Ben Jones and is trained by Ben Pauling.
Friday
Redknapp – Yellow Car
Another rider for Redknapp later in the week is Yellow Car, who the former and Portsmouth manager co-owns. The seven-year-old won the Novices’ Hurdle last year and is entered again at 3:20pm. However, Yellow Car comes up against strong favourite Jet Blue, who he finished behind in December.