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Tom Bellamy Posts Dating Video After 40-1 Cheltenham Win and Mum’s Live TV Plea

The playful back-and-forth turned his first Festival triumph into a widely shared human-interest moment.

Overview

  • Bellamy, 31, rode 40-1 outsider White Noise to win the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle on day three at Cheltenham, defeating odds-on favourite Bambino Fever.
  • It was his maiden Cheltenham Festival success, and he told ITV he had worked his whole life for the moment and was left speechless.
  • Moments after the win, his mother, Sue Bellamy, told ITV’s Matt Chapman she hoped it might help him find a girlfriend.
  • ITV Racing displayed a spoof Tinder profile for Bellamy and later aired his humorous video introducing himself and listing hobbies like riding horses, golf and watching cricket.
  • Reports framed the viral clip against Bellamy’s resilience after setbacks including a 2018 suspension following a failed breath test and a broken wrist at last year’s Grand National.