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THE final day of Cheltenham is picking up speed as Absurde wins the County Handicap Hurdle.

We'll bring you how every horse finished right here below, or check out Sun Racing's Cheltenham live blog for the latest race updates.

Bridget Andrews won the County Handicap Hurdle on Faivoir last year
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Bridget Andrews won the County Handicap Hurdle on Faivoir last yearCredit: GETTY

FULL RESULTS

2.10 County Handicap Hurdle

1 Absurde 12-1

2 L'eau Du Sud 7-2

3 Pied Piper 14-1

4 Magical Zoe 8-1

5 Afadil 40-1

6 Faivoir 7-1

7 Zenta 10-1

8 Risk Belle 12-1

9 Samui 50-1

10 By Your Side 80-1

11 So Scottish 7-1

12 Media Naranja 100-1

13 Mr Freedom 28-1

14 King Of Kinsfield 4-1

15 Bialystok 14-1

16 Petit Tonnerre 20-1

PU Westport Cove 40-1

NR Encanto Bruno

NR Hansard

NR Aucunrisque

NR Gin Coco

NR Parramount

NR Rare Middleton

Cheltenham day-by-day schedule

Champion Day - Tuesday, March 12 

13:30 - Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (WINNER: SLADE STEEL)

14:10 - Arkle Challenge Trophy (WINNER: GAELIC WARRIOR)

14:50 - Handicap Steeple Chase (WINNER: CHIANTI CLASSICO)

15:30 - Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (WINNER: STATE MAN)

16:10 - Mares’ Hurdle (WINNER: LOSSIEMOUTH)

16:50 - Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (WINNER: LARK IN THE MORNIN)

17:30 - National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (WINNER: CORBETTS CROSS)

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Style Wednesday - Wednesday, March 13 

13:30 - Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (WINNER: SLADE STEEL)

14:10 - Arkle Challenge Trophy (WINNER: GAELIC WARRIOR)

14:50 - Handicap Steeple Chase (WINNER: CHIANTI CLASSICO)

15:30 - Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (WINNER: STATE MAN)

16:10 - Mares’ Hurdle (WINNER: LOSSIEMOUTH)

16:50 - Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (WINNER: LARK IN THE MORNIN)

17:30 - National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (WINNER: CORBETTS CROSS)

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St. Patrick’s Thursday - Thursday, March 14 

13:30 - Turners Novices’ (WINNER: GREY DAWNING)

14:10 - Pertemps Network Final (WINNER: MONMIRAL)

14:50 - Ryanair Steeple Chase (WINNER: PROTEKTORAT)

15:30 - Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (WINNER: TEAHUPOO)

16:10 - Magners Plate (WINNER: SHAKEM UP'ARRY)

16:50 - Mares Novices’ Hurdle (WINNER: GOLDEN ACE)

17:30 - Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (WINNER: INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN)

Gold Cup Day - Friday, March 15

13:30 - Triumph Hurdle (WINNER: MAJBOROUGH)

14:10 - County Handicap Hurdle (WINNER: ABSURDE)

14:50 - Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle

15:30 - Cheltenham Gold Cup 

16:10 - Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase 

16:50 - Mares’ Steeple Chase 

17:30 - Martin Pipe Conditional Jockey’s Handicap Hurdle

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