GERI Horner brought some extra spice to Cheltenham on Gold Cup day.
The singer, 52, was at the course to see her horse Lift Me Up, named after her 1999 solo hit.
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Fittingly, a horse named after another 90s song, Wonderwall, won the race, with Geri's nine-year-old coming in 13th.
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Another celebrity owner was former football manager Harry Redknapp, who watched Yellow Car come in fourth.
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He explained: “Graeme McPherson, the trainer, rang me and said, 'Harry, I've got a nice horse in the yard, it won at Doncaster. Would you be interested? It’s called Yellow Car'.
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“I said, 'Not really. I've got a lot of horses at the moment, Graeme'.
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“Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and it was the young girl who comes round to do a bit of cleaning, and she said, 'Oh, Harry. Don't look out in the drive. I've taken my car in for a service and look what they've given me. This little yellow car'.
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“I thought, 'This is an omen'. So I've ended up going back on the phone and buying a Yellow Car.”
The day's big winners were the bookies, after Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs finished second behind Inothewayurthinkin, ridden by Mark Walsh.
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Earlier, 100-1 shot Poniros, owned by Brighton and Hove Albion chairman Tony Bloom, romped home in his race. Reform leader Mark Walsh with Gold Cup Nigel Farage was seen tearing up his betting slip after Cheltenham’s biggest shock since 1990.
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Other punters at the final day of the f...
The singer, 52, was at the course to see her horse Lift Me Up, named after her 1999 solo hit.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/7390096329.jpg]
Fittingly, a horse named after another 90s song, Wonderwall, won the race, with Geri's nine-year-old coming in 13th.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/4904927910.jpg]
Another celebrity owner was former football manager Harry Redknapp, who watched Yellow Car come in fourth.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/9139299319.jpg]
He explained: “Graeme McPherson, the trainer, rang me and said, 'Harry, I've got a nice horse in the yard, it won at Doncaster. Would you be interested? It’s called Yellow Car'.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/GtkX-MAbh1742009895310.jpg]
“I said, 'Not really. I've got a lot of horses at the moment, Graeme'.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/4123163112.jpg]
“Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and it was the young girl who comes round to do a bit of cleaning, and she said, 'Oh, Harry. Don't look out in the drive. I've taken my car in for a service and look what they've given me. This little yellow car'.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/0940742017.jpg]
“I thought, 'This is an omen'. So I've ended up going back on the phone and buying a Yellow Car.”
The day's big winners were the bookies, after Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs finished second behind Inothewayurthinkin, ridden by Mark Walsh.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/0944791999.jpg]
Earlier, 100-1 shot Poniros, owned by Brighton and Hove Albion chairman Tony Bloom, romped home in his race. Reform leader Mark Walsh with Gold Cup Nigel Farage was seen tearing up his betting slip after Cheltenham’s biggest shock since 1990.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/l5rC5Sadl9bbWKytxZsys/4027412906.jpg]
Other punters at the final day of the f...
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