{"id":342663,"date":"2026-03-12T16:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/342663\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:09:19","slug":"gemma-collins-cheers-as-she-wins-5000-at-cheltenham-races-and-joins-celebs-getting-into-the-spirit-of-things-by-quaffing-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/342663\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemma Collins cheers as she wins \u00a35,000 at Cheltenham races and joins celebs getting into the spirit of things by quaffing champagne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gemma Collins<\/a>\u00a0cheered after pocketing \u00a35,000 from a \u00a3500 bet at day three of the Cheltenham races on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reality star, 45, quaffed champagne and punched the air with glee after her horse,\u00a0Meetmebythesea came first in the 2pm race with 9\/1 odds.<\/p>\n

Joining a host of other stars on the day, Gemma arrived by helicopter and stood out wearing a plaid coat with brown furry sleeves and a silk headscarf.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She wore pink gloves and carried a large Mulberry Bayswater bag and wore sunglasses of course.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere,\u00a0Georgia Toffolo<\/a> got in the spirit as she sported a bag in the shape of a horse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leading the stars, the duo were injecting glamour into proceedings with Georgia clad in an elegant 20s-inspired suit while Gemma went for traditional attire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Gemma Collins cheered as she won \u00a35,000 at the Cheltenham races on Thursday as she joined celebs getting into the spirit of things by quaffing champagne<\/p>\n

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The reality star, 45, was full of glee after her horse, Meetmebythesea came first in the 2pm race with 9\/1 odds<\/p>\n

\"Georgia \"Gemma <\/p>\n

Georgia Toffolo got in the spirit as she sported a bag in the shape of a horse, (left)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Gemma <\/p>\n

Gemma arrived via helicopter while drinking champagne with an elegant silk scarf wrapped around her coiffed locks<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She was proudly holding her slip in hand as she prepared to collect her winnings<\/p>\n

Georgia, 31, who found fame on reality series Made in Chelsea<\/a> and went on to win ITV<\/a>‘s I’m a Celebrity<\/a>…Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, has previously described Cheltenham as the ‘highlight’ of her year.<\/p>\n

Also in attendance was Danny Dyer<\/a>, who was showing off his thick moustache and crossing his arms to pledge allegience to his beloved West Ham while posing for the cameras, while Peter Crouch<\/a> and Alex Furguson were more football representation.<\/p>\n

EastEnders and I’m A Celebrity star Shona McGarty was sure to bring the glamour in a bold blue ensemble with a chic complementary fascinator.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Naturally the royals were out in force with Princess Anne leading the pack with her daughter\u00a0Zara Tindall and son-in-law Mike Tindall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Peter went for classic race attire with a tweed baker boy cap paired with a suit layered over a grey cardigan and shirt and tie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Danny too was dressed to the nines in a stylish green three piece suit paired with stylish sunglasses – despite the dreary weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James Nesbitt was fondly greeting Sir Alex, who beamed while warmly shaking the actor’s hand as they got stuck into the festivities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Zara <\/p>\n

Zara looked chic in a brown velvet soon and crocodile print handbag\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"James <\/p>\n

James was flanked by a host of fellow revellers\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Danny <\/p>\n

Danny was holding court as he chatted to fellow guests and photographers\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Also <\/p>\n

Also in attendance was Danny Dyer, who was showing off his thick moustache and crossing his arms to pledge allegience to his beloved West Ham\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Mike <\/p>\n

\u00a0Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall looked glamorous as they showed up in complementary looks\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"EastEnders <\/p>\n

EastEnders and I’m A Celebrity star Shona McGarty was sure to bring the glamour in a bold blue ensemble with a chic complementary fascinator<\/p>\n

\"Georgia <\/p>\n

Georgia paired the look with an elegant ostrich feather scarf<\/p>\n

\"Alan <\/p>\n

Alan Halsall, famed for playing Tyrone in Coronation Street, enjoyed a mini reunion with his I’m A Celeb co-star\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She lookeed sensational in her elegant ensembl e<\/p>\n

\"Georgia's <\/p>\n

Georgia’s horse bag injected some of her trademark fun into the look\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Princess <\/p>\n

Princess Anne was looking stylish in a suede boots and an elegant grey skirt\u00a0<\/p>\n

Away from the celeb attendees,\u00a0Alan Brazil was absent from his talkSPORT breakfast show for the third day of the Festival due to illness, the broadcaster has confirmed.<\/p>\n

Brazil, 66, had a pre-agreed day off on Wednesday but was initially expected to be back hosting his show on Thursday from the festival.<\/p>\n

When listeners tuned in to the show from 6am, Shebahn Aherne was instead standing in for the second consecutive day.<\/p>\n

‘Surprise, you’re listening to talkSPORT Breakfast, it’s Shebahn Aherne in for Alan Brazil,’ Aherne began. ‘He needs a little bit more rest today, don’t we all?<\/p>\n

\"Danny <\/p>\n

Danny embraced one of his pals\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Zara <\/p>\n

Zara and Mike opted for complementary looks for the big day out\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Sir <\/p>\n

Sir Alex looked dapper in his three piece suit\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Georgia <\/p>\n

Georgia was stood in front of Peter who appeared to have been taken by surprise\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘But Alan will be back with you tomorrow morning, fit and firing for Gold Cup Day.’<\/p>\n

While Georgia has been attending the races daily, she has been without her husband James Watt, who is currently in the midst of business woes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The BrewDog co-founder husband said he is ‘heartbroken’ after his firm was sold off for just \u00a333m this month \u2013 with the loss of almost 500 jobs.<\/p>\n

The Scottish brewery, which was speculatively valued at \u00a32b just a few years ago, was sold to US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray for a fraction of that earlier this week.<\/p>\n

A total of 38 UK Brewdog bars closed this month, when CEO James Taylor told 484 staff in an all-hands conference call that they were no longer employed.<\/p>\n

\"Danny <\/p>\n

Danny was puffing on a cigarette during the races\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"One <\/p>\n

One reveller was dressed in a shamrock emblazoned blazer\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Peter <\/p>\n

Peter Crouch went for classic race attire with a tweed baker boy cap paired with a suit layered over a grey cardigan and shirt and tie<\/p>\n

\"Danny <\/p>\n

Danny too was dressed to the nines in a stylish green three piece suit paired with stylish sunglasses – despite the dreary weather<\/p>\n

\"James <\/p>\n

James Nesbitt was fondly greeting Sir Alex, who beamed while warmly shaking the actor’s hand as they got stuck into the festivities<\/p>\n

\"Genma <\/p>\n

Genma gave a very royal wave from the stands as she celebrated her win<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She was surrounded by a group of pals as she put on an animated display<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She threw her arm in the air with pure delight\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

She couldn’t resist flashing a V sign while still clutching that champagne<\/p>\n

\"Gemma <\/p>\n

Gemma oozed glamour in her chic ensemble and held onto her headscarf as she battled 50mph winds\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shares owned by the 220,000 ‘equity punks’ who invested some \u00a375million in the company over seven funding rounds are now practically worthless.<\/p>\n

In a post shared across several social media channels, self-espousing ‘punk’ and multimillionaire Mr Watt expressed contrition over the company’s downfall. However, it failed to impress some observers.<\/p>\n

Describing the last week as ‘incredibly hard’, he wrote: ‘I am heartbroken for all of the hard working and passionate team members who have lost their jobs.<\/p>\n

‘I am heartbroken for all of our brilliant equity punks who did not get the return on their investment they wanted.<\/p>\n

‘And heartbroken to have dedicated the best 20 years of my life to something that ultimately did not have the ending we all wished for.’<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She wore glamorous jewellery alongside a stunning hat\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Away <\/p>\n

Away from the celeb attendees, Alan Brazil was absent from his talkSPORT breakfast show for the third day of the Festival due to illness, the broadcaster has confirmed\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gemma Collins\u00a0cheered after pocketing \u00a35,000 from a \u00a3500 bet at day three of the Cheltenham races on Thursday.\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,539,156562,93,137701,33747,61,60,8642,28964,87133,1489],"class_list":["post-342663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-dailymail","tag-danny-dyer","tag-entertainment","tag-gemma-collins","tag-georgia-toffolo","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-itv","tag-made-in-chelsea","tag-peter-crouch","tag-tvshowbiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}