Cheltenham November meeting horse racing – live

The Cheltenham November meeting is underway with the first race starting at 12.35pm GMT, featuring a handicap chase for amateur riders over three miles and a furlong on going described as good to good-to-firm in places. The field has been reduced to nine runners following the withdrawal of Transmission, Top Guy, and Jaccours. The market is headed by Olly Murphy's Little Ledgend at odds of 11-4, with the feature race being the Paddy Power Gold Cup Steeplechase scheduled for 2.40pm.