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Cheltenham Gold Cup Day!

Chris is live from Jackdaws Castle on Gold Cup Day of the Cheltenham Festival as part of a very special day at the races in aid of 麻豆社 Children In Need.

Chris is live from Jackdaws Castle on Gold Cup Day of the Cheltenham Festival as part of a very special day at the races in aid of 麻豆社 Children In Need. He's joined by former Olympic cyclist-turned-jockey, Victoria Pendleton, former Jump Jockey and 1981 Grand National winner Bob Champion MBE, plus legendary Irish jockey-turned-trainer Jonjo O'Neill who will be telling us about his state-of-art training facilities. We'll take a trip to meet the volunteers who run the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway and Reverend Kate Bottley will Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Mar 2018 06:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The J. Geils Band

    Centrefold

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • George Ezra

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman

    The Bare Necessities

    • The Disney Collection Volume 2 (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.
    • 6.

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Bad Moon Rising

    • Green River.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

  • The Osmonds

    Crazy Horses

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde

    Pop Don't Stop

    • Here Come The Aliens.
    • Wildeflower Records.

  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Susan Maughan

    Bobby's Girl

    • Rediscover The 60's - Sealed With A K.
    • Old Gold.

  • Sigala

    Lullaby (feat. Paloma Faith)

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Chic

    Everybody Dance

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • The Animals

    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 7.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Make Me Feel

    • Dirty Computer.
    • Bad Boy Records.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Rock And Roll

  • Dua Lipa

    New Rules

    • Dua Lipa.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Meghan Trainor

    No Excuses

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • U2

    Sweetest Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Little Richard

    Good Golly Miss Molly

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From the Reverend Kate Bottley:

听

I鈥檝e never really had much luck with horses, riding them I mean. It all started badly on holiday in France when I was 12 and a day out trekking in the hills. The horse refused to bend to my will and I spent most of the time cajoling, pulling and pleading with while it ate a hedgerow. Years later back in the saddle again I took a firm hand, this time the horse was a different creature altogether, objected to my authority and with one tug of the rein I found myself charging off into the distance. Later the instructor assured me that really was just a canter but it certainly felt like a gallop to me! My thighs were chaffed and my heart was racing, I quite liked it.

听

So today at Cheltenham I鈥檓 very happy to leave it to the professionals, and what professionals they are! The race is fast and the jumps are high and to do what they do takes courage, determination and a little bit of crazy. And that鈥檚 just the horses.

听

Many young people and children need the same qualities of bravery and fortitude to face the challenges in their lives. For some of them the jumps are too high, the race too long and they need a helping hand, and that鈥檚 where Children in Need and your generous and kind donations come in. Of course you bidders are getting a good deal too, a day to remember, but for all who give, no matter the amount, there鈥檚 a thrill to be had that exceeds that felt by those stood at the winning post today. The thrill of knowing you鈥檝e made a difference, changed the world for someone you may never know, in ways you can never tell, as the great Christian writer John Bunyan said 鈥榊ou have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.鈥�

听

So whether you back the first past the post today or not, you generous lot all deserve a gold cup, because you can bet with your help, Children in Need is making sure those who children and young people who need it most will get over the jumps they face and win their race.

听

Thank you for your generosity, have a wonderful day, now does anyone have a tip they鈥檙e willing to share?

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