Zara Phillips Cheltenham Attendance

17 March 2010

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Britain's Zara Phillips attended the first day of the Cheltenham Festival yesterday (16.03.10).

The professional horse rider - who recently revealed she will not compete in the World Equestrian Games with her horse Toytown due to the animal's injuries - appeared happy to be at the four-day event yesterday (16.03.10), which is the most prestigious meeting in the UK National Hunt racing calendar.

Speaking of her much-loved horse, she told the Daily Mail newspaper: "We are just going quietly with him. He doesn't owe me anything - there is no pressure.

If you asked me right now if I might be selected to take another horse I'd have to say the odds are long. There are some very good riders and horses already in contention.

"If you asked me right now if I might be selected to take another horse I'd have to say the odds are long. There are some very good riders and horses already in contention."

Zara - who is Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter - turned heads at the race meeting as she arrived wearing a black outfit with a trendy headband and Anya Hindmarch handbag.

The 28-year-old royal recently spoke about her hopes to win gold in the equestrian event at the 2012 Games, but claims she is trying not to think about it too much at the moment in case she jinxes herself.

She said: "To be honest I haven't even thought about it. At the moment I'm having a bit of time off before next season when I have a huge amount going on."

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