Jockey Club insists decision to go ahead in line with guidanceAndrew Parker Bowles and Charlie Austin show symptomsCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coverageThe Jockey Club, the owner of the Cheltenham Festival, has defended its decision to proceed with last month’s four-day event after Andrew Parker Bowles, the former husband of the Duchess of Cornwall, became the latest high-profile attendee to report subsequent symptoms consistent with infection by Covid-19.
The festival opened on 10 March with at least 60,000 racegoers in attendance each afternoon, while 68,500 were at the track to see the Cheltenham Gold Cup on 13 March – four days before
Boris Johnson announced extensive UK-wide lockdown measures.