Follow the timeline of dual Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendletons progress in pursuing her goal to ride at the Cheltenham Festival on Friday. 2015March 6: Pendleton announces her intention to take up Betfairs Switching Saddles challenge, with the aim of riding in the Foxhunter Chase at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. July 2: After four months of intensive training with trainer Lawney Hill, eventing guru Yogi Breisner and former event rider Chris King, Pendleton makes her racecourse bow when finishing eighth on Mighty Mambo in the George Frewer Charity Race at Newbury.August 26: Pendleton is granted an amateur riders licence by the British Horseracing Authority.August 31: Pendleton takes her first mount as a fully-fledged amateur rider, finishing second, beaten just a head, aboard Royal Etiquette at Ripon. Champion trainer Paul Nicholls says Victoria Pendleton has improved and is ready to ride Pacha Du Polder in the Foxhunters Chase at the Cheltenham Festival September 22: Pendleton once again teams up with Royal Etiquette at Beverley but the duo finish only 13th of the 16 runners.October 1: According To Sarah and Sedgemoor Express nominated as Pendletons intended mounts during the point-to-point season.October 24: Pendleton escapes injury as she is unseated by Satanic Beat in a lady amateur riders race at Newbury.November 29: Pendleton makes her point-to-point debut at Black Forest Lodge in Devon, where she pulls up Minella Theatre two fences from home in a three-mile event.December 6: Pendleton teams up with According To Sarah for her second point-to-point start at Barbury Castle but she fails to complete, pulling up the gelding two fences from home. Sky Racing Tickets Fast, secure racing tickets: Exclusive racing offers near you 2016January 17: Pendleton completes her first point-to-point race as Supreme Danehill finishes fourth in a confined race at Black Forest Lodge.January 18: Pacha Du Polder is announced as Pendletons likely mount for the Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham, with owner Andy Stewart delighted to have the Olympian on board.January 24: Pendleton completes aboard both According To Sarah and Minella Theatre in two rides at the North Norfolk Harriers meeting in Higham.January 31: Pendleton rides Pacha Du Polder for the first time in public at Milborne St Andrew point-to-point in Dorset, with the duo beaten into second in a photo-finish.February 7: She fails to complete on Working Title at Wadebridge point-to-point, taking an early lead before losing a lot of ground when the horse virtually pulled himself up.February 10: Fakenham is confirmed as the intended venue of Pendletons first hunter chase outing aboard Pacha Du Polder.February 13: Pendleton finishes fourth aboard According To Sarah in a ladies open event at Cottenham point-to-point in Cambridgeshire.February 14: Pendleton emerges unscathed after being unseated by Working Title in a novice riders contest at Barbury Castle.February 18: Pacha Du Polder declared for the Betfair Switching Saddles Grassroots Fox Hunters Chase at Fakenham, with Pendleton due to face five rivals on her hunter chase debut.February 19: Pendletons first start over regulation fences ends in disappointment and anti-climax as she is unseated at the seventh fence.February 21: Pendleton was swiftly back in the saddle at the Waveney Harriers point-to-point at Higham, making much of the early running before fading to be last of the six finishers.February 27: Horseheath point-to-point in Cambridgeshire was the venue for what was described as a good day at the office following a seventh-placed Pendleton finish on Supreme Danehill.February 28: A trip to Larkhill sees Pendleton finish sixth of 15 on According To Sarah.March 2: Pendleton looks the part on her second start under National Hunt Rules as Pacha Du Polder makes all the running to win as the 5-4 favourite in a race at Wincanton.March 5: Back to earth with a bump for Pendleton as she is unseated from Supreme Danehill in a point-to-point at Kingston Blount.March 7: Confirmation at a press conference in London that Pendleton will ride Pacha Du Polder in the Foxhunter at the Cheltenham Festival.March 17: Pendletons name appears alongside Pacha Du Polder in the 24 runners for the St. James´s Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge. 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The Philadelphia left fielder clubbed a tiebreaking, solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Phillies edged the Red Sox, 2-1, in the middle test of a three-game interleague series at Citizens Bank Park.INDIANAPOLIS -- Washington keeps finding ways to break through old, stubborn barriers. Even in the unlikeliest place of all -- Indiana. Bradley Beal scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Trevor Ariza added 22 and the Wizards held off the Pacers with a stout defence over the final 7 1/2 minutes Monday night to get a 102-96 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. It was Washingtons first second-round win in 32 years. "We know its a tough building to play in. We havent won here in a while," Ariza said after the Wizards snapped a 12-game losing streak in Indy. "Why wouldnt this be the best time to come here and get a win -- in the playoffs?" The Wizards know there is a lot more work to do in this best-of-seven series. Game 2 is Wednesday in Indianapolis. So far, though, things have gone well for the upstart Wizards. After clinching their first playoff berth since 2008, the Wizards have advanced to the second round for the first time since 2005, won at Indiana for the first time since April 18, 2007, and have their first second-round win since April 28, 1982. Washington has opened these playoffs with four straight road wins and put the pressure right back on the top seed in the Eastern Conference. It doesnt get better than that for a young team that beat Chicago 4-1 in the opening round. "The way I think about it, Im 20 years old, Im playing in the playoffs, something Ive always dreamed of. Why not embrace it?" Beal said. "Why not accept the challenge and have fun with it? Thats all Im doing -- having fun." For the Pacers, it was another kick in the pants. After salvaging their season with two straight wins to beat Atlanta in seven games, Indiana lost Game 1 for the second straight series and for many of the same reasons. They were outrebounded 53-36 and were outscored 19-5 on second-chance points. They got beat outside as Washington made a franchise playoff-record 10 3-pointers with Ariza going 6 of 6. They got no points and no rebounds from 7-foot-2 centre Roy Hibbert, who has looked nothing like the All-Star he was during the first half of the season. And when they were desperately trying to rally in the fourth quarter, Indiana went 7 minutes without a basket. Things got so frustrating that even the emotional Lance Stephenson lost his cool and snapped at coach Frank Vogel when he was yanked with 1 minute to play in the third quarter.ddddddddddddVogel said he took Stephenson out because he didnt want him playing 48 minutes. Stephenson said he was mostly mad at himself. "I waited too late," Stephenson said. "Third quarter was too late to turn (it) up. I mean we need to come out first quarter and turn (it) up and get everybody going so the second half we could already have that pace." Paul George and George Hill scored 18 points each to lead the Pacers, though half of Hills points came on three 3s in the final minute when it was too late to come back. David West added 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Wizards trailed once all game, 31-30, and retook the lead on the ensuing possession. But Washington won this one in large part because it beat Indiana at its own game. Marcin Gortat had 15 rebounds, six on the offensive end where Washington held a 17-6 advantage. The defence limited Indiana to 40.7 per cent shooting and never allowed them to get closer than six points until the final minute of the game. By then it was too late. Washington jumped to an 8-0 lead and led 28-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. After the Pacers charged back to take the lead, the Wizards closed the half with a decisive 17-6 run to make it 56-43. Washington took its biggest lead of the game, 68-52, midway through the third quarter with the Pacers in full catch-up mode. Indiana got within six late in the third, within seven early in the fourth and within five when Hill hit a 3 with 23.6 seconds to go. That was as close the Pacers got. "We won one game here in Indiana, but we still have to get three more," Beal said. "We have to be more desperate each and every game." NOTES: Washington has won seven straight on the road and nine of its last 10 including the regular season. ... Indiana held Washington to 66 points on Jan. 10, the lowest single-game point total in the NBA this season. It took the Wizards only 26:02 to top that mark Monday. ... Washington shot 62.5 per cent from 3-point range (10 of 16), the best against Indiana this season. ... Robert Mathis and Reggie Wayne of the Colts attended the game. ' ' '