Welcome to day two of The Sportsman's Cheltenham Festival live blog. After a thrilling Tuesday, Wednesday promises even more excitement as the rematch between Shishkin and Energumene takes centre stage in the feature Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Here, we'll keep you up to date with all the news from the greatest show on turf...
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Facile Vega wins the Champions Bumper - a record-extending 12th win in the race for Willie Mullins!
1st - Facile Vega 15/8
2nd - American Mike 5/2
3rd - James's Gate 16/1
🏇 Three runs
🏇 Three wins
🏆 G1 @weatherbysltd Champion Bumper
⭐️ Son of Quevega
1️⃣2️⃣ wins for @WillieMullinsNH in this event with Patrick Mullins doing the steering at @CheltenhamRaces
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Pools of water have built up where the hurdles were taken out at @CheltenhamRaces. This has therefore affected the actual route the runners can take in the Champion Bumper.
Will keep you updated as it happens
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Global Citizen wins the Grand Annual for Ben Pauling under Kielan Woods
1. Global Citizen 28/1
2. Andy Dufresne 10/3
3. Frero Banbou 6/1
4. Editeur Du Gite 15/2
Andy Dufresne can't get punters out of jail as Global Citizen produces a brilliant round of jumping to score at 28/1 @CheltenhamRaces
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Triumph Hurdle: 1
National Hunt Chase: 1
Cross Country Chases: 3
Grand Nationals: 2
One incredible horse!
Delta Work just about edges Tiger Roll to win the Cross Country Chase. It wasn't t be for for Tiger Roll in his swansong race, but what a career and what a brave performance to cap it all off.
1. Delta Work 5/2
2. Tiger Roll 3/1
3. Plan Of Attack 25/1
Thanks for the memories Tiger @gelliott_racing @_Davy_Russel_ #TheFestival
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Energumene wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase as Shishkin is pulled up and Chacun Pour Soi falls.
1st - Energumene 5/2
2nd - Funambule Sivola 40/1
3rd - Envoi Allen 10/1
A first winner in the race for @WillieMullinsNH in the two-mile chasing championship under @PTownend @CheltenhamRaces
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At 3.30pm we have one of the races of the Festival to look forward to as Shishkin is in action in the Champion Chase.
Challengers include Envoi Allen, Energumene and Chacun Pour Soi in what should be a thriller.
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Gordon Elliott and Shane Fitzgerald have won the Coral Cup!
1st - Commander of Fleet (50/1)
2nd - Fastorslow (18/1)
3rd - Ashdale Bob (14/1)
4th - Camprond (10/1)
5th - Maze Runner (40/1)
@gelliott_racing joins the 2022 @CheltenhamRaces Festival party with success for Commander Of Fleet in the Coral Cup
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Its a big field for the 2m 5f Coral Cup, that includes favourite Saint Felicien at 9/2 and the ever popular Gowel Road.
Can the punters bag another winner? It begins at 2.50pm.
@VenetiaWRacing on a spellbinding performance from L'Homme Presse in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase - she also pays tribute to @charliedeutsch2 following a brilliant ride
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Another favourite wins!
1st - L'Homme Presse (9/4 fav)
2nd - Ahoy Senor (4/1)
3rd - Gaillard Du Mesnil (11/1)
4th - Capodanno (5/1)
What a round of jumping from L'Homme Presse
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The second race of the day has begun, with Ahoy Senor and L'Homme Presse leading the betting.
Journey With Me OK after his fall at the final-flight. @rachaelblackmor also fine @CheltenhamRaces
1st - Sir Gerhard 8/11
2nd - Three Stripe Life 17/2
3rd - Whatdeawant 20/1
4th - I Am Maximus 14/1
🏇 Seven runs
🥇 Six wins
🏆 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
🏆 Champion Bumper
3️⃣ G1 victories
🚀 Machine for @CPStudOfficial, @PTownend & @WillieMullinsNH
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- Sir Gerhard – 8/11
- Journey With Me – 9/2
- Stage Star – 7/1
- Three Stripe Life – 17/2
- I Am Maximus – 14/1
- Whatdeawant – 20/1
- Scarface – 66/1
- Haxo – 125/1
- Hemlock – 200/1
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- 1.30: Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
- 2.10: Festival Novices’ Chase
- 2.50: Coral Cup
- 3.30: Queen Mother Champion Chase
- 4.10: Cross Country Chase
- 4.50: Grand Annual Chase
- 5.30: Champion Bumper
