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Cheltenham – 13 March 2012

The Festival – Day 1

ROR (Retraining of Racehorses) Feature: Penzance ridden by Alex Evans. Choc rode Penzance to win the 2005 Triumph Hurdle. Since retirement, Penzance has been concentrating on show-jumping, along with doing a little dressage. 13 March 2012	ROR Feature: Fork Lightening ridden by Nolan Best. Choc rode Fork Lightening to win the 2004 William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase. Since retirement, Fork Lightening has been hunting and taking part in Inter-Hunt Team competitions, together with some dressage. 13 March 2012
ROR Feature: Beef Or Salmon. Since retirement he has been taking part in showing classes 13 March 2012	ROR Feature: Comply Or Die. The 2008 Grand National winner is a lead horse on the gallops for Timmy Murphy, and has also started hunting. 13 March 2012
Choc and Montbazon gallop up in front of the stands ahead of the Grade 1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 13 March 2012	The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle with one circuit to go 13 March 2012
Choc returns having finished 4th aboard Montbazon 13 March 2012	The winner of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle: The Donald McCain Jnr trained Cinders and Ashes ridden by Jason Maguire 13 March 2012
The winner of the Grade 1 Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase – The Nicky Henderson trained Sprinter Sacre ridden by Barry Geraghty 13 March 2012	Choc and Hold On Julio canter to the start of the Grade 3 JLT Specialty Handicap Chase 13 March 2012
Choc returns having finished 10th aboard Hold On Julio 13 March 2012	The winner of the JLT Specialty Handicap Chase – The Jonjo O’Neill trained Alfie Sherrin ridden by Richie McLernon 13 March 2012
Binocular parades ahead of the Champion Hurdle 13 March 2012	Hurricane Fly parades ahead of the Champion Hurdle 13 March 2012
Zarkandar parades ahead of the Champion Hurdle 13 March 2012	The winner of the Champion Hurdle – The Paul Nicholls trained Rock On Ruby ridden by Noel Fehily 13 March 2012
The Cross Country Chase – the water jump. The race was won by the Philip Hobbs trained Balthazar King ridden by Richard Johnson (red and blue silks currently in second position) 13 March 2012	The winner of the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle Race – The Willie Mullins trained Quevega ridden by Ruby Walsh; her 4th consecutive win in this race. 13 March 2012
The winner of the Pulteney Land Investments Novices’ Handicap Chase – The Keiran Burke trained Hunt Ball ridden by Nick Scholfield 13 March 2012	Wild celebrations in the Winners’ Enclosure for owner Anthony Knott, family and friends 13 March 2012