FLANAGAN FINALLY BREAKS CHELTENHAM DUCK WITH 80/1 WINNER ON DAY ONE
Wexford jockey Sean Flanagan is celebrating this morning after picking up his first Cheltenham winner yesterday.
The Palace East man pulled away at the end on board the hugely priced Jeff Kidder to take the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at 80/1.
It’s the first time the highly rated Wexford Jockey has made the winners enclosure in the Cotswold’s and speaking to ITV Racing after the win, he was very grateful for the support of trainer Noel Meade
Lambourn quartet prepare for day two of the Cheltenham Festival
Nicky Henderson, Jamie Snowden, Harry Whittington and Charlie Mann all have runners today (Wednesday)
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WITH day two of the Cheltenham Festival upon us, there are a number of local trainers with runners today (Wednesday).
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (13.20) kick starts the action, but the first race with local interest comes in the form of
Dickie Diver, who runs in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (13.55) for Seven Barrows trainer Nicky Henderson.
On his chances for the race, Henderson said: “He s only had one run and he has a lot on his plate, but he s got to go somewhere and he s a good horse too. He will like the ground, that s for sure.”
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