By Matt Hardy A new poll ahead of the Cheltenham Festival has shown 16 per cent of Brits have skived off work to watch sport. The research, conducted by YouGov in association with Betfair with a sample size of over 1,000, suggests nearly one in five adults have bunked off work to tune into sport at some point in their careers. Furthermore, seven per cent of people suggested that they’d instead watch the Gold Cup from the comfort of their office. It comes as respondents overwhelmingly voted Rachael Blackmore’s 2022 Gold Cup triumph atop A Plus Tard as the most iconic moment in the race’s histor…