Josie Gibson and Sam Thompson tried out jockeys for the day as they took part in day three of the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday.
The presenters were joined by reality star turned sports presenter Chris Hughes as they headed to the racecourse for the day.
And when the two campmates reunited for the This Morning segment, it wasn’t long before they were getting stuck in their very own horse race.
While Chris and his co-commentator donned horse masks, Josie and Sam stepped up to the role of jockeys as they galloped around the paddock in a hilarious race.
Josie, 39, appeared to be clutching her life as she held on to her ‘horse’, which she called 50 Shades of Hay.
Josie Gibson and Sam Thompson galloped around as ‘jockeys’ in a hilarious piggy back race as they attended day three of the Cheltenham Festival as part of Thursday’s This Morning
The presenters were joined by reality star-turned-sports presenter Chris Hughes (under the horse mask) as they headed to the racecourse for the day
Dressed to impress the couple looked the part as they strutted their stuff in stylish ensembles.
While Chris noted that Jose looked like Inspector Gadget last year, he admitted that she ‘nailed it’ this year, opting for a long khaki coat with a white blouse and knee-high suede boots.
Meanwhile, Sam, 31, wore a fun jockey hat, complete with googles and a whip, as he posed for pictures with his co-star.
Josie could hardly contain her laughter as the radio host got into character and pretended to ride an imaginary horse.
She topped off her look with a trilby hat and silk scarf and styled her hair in glamorous curls.
Meanwhile, Sam wore a blue suit with a white shirt, navy tie and brown suede shoes to the event.
Cheltenham Festival punters faced ‘absolute bedlam’ as they tried to leave the racecourse as heavy rain caused traffic chaos on the event’s opening day.
Heavy downpours and boggy fields caused a nightmare in the festival’s car parks as thousands tried to head home after an exciting day of racing.
And when the two campmates reunited for the This Morning segment, it wasn’t long before they were getting stuck in their very own horse race
Josie, 39, appeared to be clutching her life as she held on to her ‘horse’, which she named 50 Shades of Hay
Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were in hysterics as they watched from the studio
The duo were spotted goofing around as they attended day three of the Cheltenham Festival
Vehicles got stuck in the heavy mud, creating queues of up to two hours on the opening day of the four-day event.
Those arriving to watch today’s racing are also likely to face travel problems as pictures from this morning showed tractors pulling stuck cars out of the thick mud after several heavy showers fell overnight.
More than 60,000 supporters attended the opening day of the prestigious 164-year-old race meeting, thronging the track’s grandstand, betting rings and Guinness Village.
Rain was expected to fall throughout this week, but last night’s downpour was significantly heavier than expected, leading to today’s Glenfarclas Cross-County Chase being postponed.
The race is run on a different track to other races at the festival and does not drain as well.
Making a stylish display, she opted for a long khaki coat with a white blouse and knee-high suede boots
Arriving at the racecourse, Sam wore a fun jockey hat, complete with googles and a whip, as he posed for pictures with his co-star, 39
The radio host got into character and pretended to ride an imaginary horse
Josie could hardly contain her laughter
Josie topped off her look with a trilby hat and silk scarf and styled her hair into glamorous curls
Meanwhile, Sam wore a blue suit with a white shirt, navy tie and brown suede shoes to the event
More than 60,000 supporters attended the opening day of the prestigious 164-year-old race meeting, thronging the track’s grandstand, betting rings and Guinness Village
The track had expected 2-4mm of rain overnight, but 6mm has already fallen – and a further 6mm is forecast on the way.
A Cheltenham spokesman said: “Following 11mm of rainfall throughout yesterday there has been no improvement in cross country course conditions and with areas of the course unrideable the Cross Country Chase has unfortunately been abandoned.
“The forecast for the rest of the week remains unclear, with further showers likely on both Thursday and Friday.
“There will therefore be insufficient improvement of the cross-country course on Friday, and it has been decided not to reschedule the race.”