Galvin, formerly with Gordon Elliott before being transferred last week to Ian Ferguson’s yard, was a gritty but decisive winner of the closing Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Read more

Sean Flanagan came through a packing field to lead at the last on Noel Meade’s outsider and hold on by two lengths from Mullins’ 9-2 favourite Saint Sam. Read more

Rachael Blackmore made history with victory in the Unibet Champion Hurdle aboard Honeysuckle at Cheltenham – becoming the first female jockey to win the great race. Read more

The jockey ran the unbeaten Honeysuckle to victory at the Champions Hurdle, winning £189,000 prize money in the process, with the 11-10 favourite seeing off Sharjah and Epatante. Read more

There was a great deal of anticipation around the field and while it was Pym as the leader out of the gate, Sue Smith-trained Vintage Clouds came through to take victory Read more

Posting a second successive impressive success for an odds-on shot at the start of the Festival, Shishkin was also following up his victory in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 12 months Read more

There may be no spectators at the eerily quiet race course but the Paul Townend-ridden bookies’ favourite ensure there’d be no hiccups in the opening race of the Festival. Read more

The wait is finally over! The 2021 Cheltenham Festival has arrived and what a four days of racing action we have in store. Follow Sportsmail’s Kate McGreavy for live coverage. Read more

Twelve months after the biggest jumps meeting of the year was staged while the Covid-19 pandemic developed, only a few hundred people will be on site over the next four Read more

Sportsmail provides all the tips ahead of the opening day of Cheltenham Festival with selections in the Supreme Novices Hurdle, Arkle Chase, Ultima Chase and the Champion Hurdle. Read more