Zara Tindall breaks silence on her 'hopes and dreams' after suffering heartbreak
Zara Tindall riding Class Affair during the dressage competition during day two of the Chatsworth International Horse Trails in 2022
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Zara Tindall has shared a behind the scenes look at one of horse racing's most prestigious events after suffering Olympic heartbreak.
The 43-year-old daughter of Princess Anne will appear in a new documentary giving insight into the final day of Cheltenham Festival and the Gold Cup.
Zara, a former Olympian, told ITV's Champions: Full Gallop: "There's a lot of hopes. There's a lot of dreams people want to grab.
"Everyone wants to have a win at Cheltenham, and Gold Cup is obviously the biggest."
Zara Tindall riding Class Affair during the dressage competition during day two of the Chatsworth International Horse Trails in 2022
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It comes as Tindall faced heartbreak after it was announced she would not be representing Team GB at the Paris Olympics this summer, over a decade since her silver medal glory at London 2012.
Tindall told Vogue in 2022 that she was back in training for the Olympics, attempting to balance her riding with looking after her three children.
She a gold medal at the European Eventing Championships in 2005 and a silver at the World Equestrian Games in 2006, after which she won BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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Former royal protection officer Richard Griffin said the Late Queen Elizabeth was "too nervous" to watch Zara compete.
He said: "I remember once when I was up at Balmoral with The Queen, and Zara was competing in the Olympic Games, and looked like she was going to win a medal.
"And I thought I would be flying down to Greenwich to watch her get on, but the Queen said to me 'I’m just so nervous, I can’t face up to it. Let’s just go out for a picnic.'
"So we drove up to one of the mountainsides, one of the cabins and we had a little private picnic just the two of us."
Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall attend day 3 'St Patrick's Thursday' of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse
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Champions: Full Gallop has been described as horse racing's answer to Drive to Survive, revealing a behind the scenes glimpse of the popular sport.
In addition to Zara, a host of other notable guests feature, including Harry Cobden, Sean Bowen, Megan Nicholls, and Ed Chamberlin.