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Why Cheltenham Festival's opening race is named after Michael O'Sullivan and tragic death

EXCLUSIVE: The Cheltenham Festival starts today with Tuesday’s opening race – the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – being run in memory of the talented jockey who died last month



The Cheltenham Festival's opening race, the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, is named after jockey Michael O'Sullivan, who tragically died last month from injuries sustained in a fall at Thurles. O'Sullivan was a two-time Cheltenham Festival winner, and the renaming honors his memory and career.

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