After a scintillating first day of action the 2022 Cheltenham Festival is back on for day two of the biggest week in the horse racing calendar.
The opening day on Tuesday saw the Festival get off to a super start, and unsurprisingly it was Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle who stole the show. Blackmore put in a neat ride aboard her trusty partner to win the Champion Hurdle for the second time in as many years, in another historic day for the Irish pairing.
Despite the success of Ireland’s golden girl, it was in fact Great Britain who came out on top overall, with Nico de Boinville starring with two wins on Constitution Hill and Marie’s Rock.
Results on Tuesday mean the British trainers currently edge out their Irish counterparts four wins to three. After a remarkable start the Festival is set to only get better on day two with the likes of Sir Gerhard Shishkin, Energumene and Tiger Roll all taking to the track throughout the day.
Ahead of day two, here is a full look at Wednesday’s full racecard.
1:30pm Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f
1st: Sir Gerhard
2nd: Three Stripe Life
3rd: Whatdeawant
2:10pm Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 3m 80y
1st: L'homme Presse
2nd: Ahoy Senor
3rd: Gaillard Du Mensi
2:50pm Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 5f
1st: Commander Of Fleet
2nd: Fastorslow
3rd: Ashdale Bob
4th: Camprond
5th: Maze Runner
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3:30pm Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 1m 7f 199y
1st: Energumene
2nd: Funambule Sivola
3rd: Envoi Allen
4:10pm Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 3m 6f 37y
1st: Delta Work
2nd: Tiger Roll
3rd: Plan of Attack
4:50pm Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 1m 7f 199y
1st: Global Citizen
2nd: Andy Dufresne
3rd: Frero Banbou
5:30pm Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m 87y
1st: Facile Vega
2nd: American Mike
3rd: James's Gate
