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Cheltenham Festival Day Two

Races 5, 6 & 7

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Race 5: Glenfarclas Handicap Chase Having cleared the water jump on the first occasion, the grey Sire Collonges (Ryan Mahon) and Any Currency (Ian Popham) lead the way 12 March 2014	Race 5: Glenfarclas Handicap Chase In the hazy sunshine the runners head towards the cheese wedges 12 March 2014
Race 5: Glenfarclas Handicap Chase The leaders have swapped places on this circuit; Balthazar King (Richard Johnson) remains close on their tails. 12 March 2014	Race 5: Glenfarclas Handicap Chase The runners head towards the double spread hedge 12 March 2014
Race 5: Glenfarclas Handicap Chase Having joined the main racecourse, Any Currency and Balthazar King fight out the finish, the latter prevailing by a short-head. 12 March 2014	Race 6: Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Over the second flight and Wayne Hutchinson is a casualty aboard Astre De La Cour 12 March 2014
Race 6: Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle The runners head for the winning line; the nose-banded Hawk High battling with Orgilgo Bay and Katgary 12 March 2014	Race 6: Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle And the winner is Hawk High, trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by Brian Hughes 12 March 2014
Race 7: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) The Martin Keighley-trained Coyaba ridden by Ian Popham canters up the horse-walk in front of the grandstand 12 March 2014	Race 7: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) Cantering down to the start; Golantilla (Danny Mullins), Coyaba (Ian Popham) and Definitly Red (AP McCoy) 12 March 2014
Race 7: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) One circuit to go; Black Hercules (Mr Patrick Mullins) leads the way 12 March 2014	Race 7: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) The runners head for the winning line; fighting out for the honours are left Black Hercules, centre Shaneshill (Ruby Walsh) and right Silver Concorde (Mr Robbie McNamara) 12 March 2014
Race 7: Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) And the winner is Silver Concorde ridden by Mr Robbie McNamara 12 March 2014