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Cheltenham Festival Day Two

Races 1 & 2

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Horses enter the Pre-Parade Ring. This is one of two Willie Mullins runners, complete with ear-plugs! In fact it’s Nichols Canyon, the identifying factor being a cross-noseband! Alan King’s Travelling Head Lad, Matt Howells, is waiting in the queue to collect a number for Ordo Ab Chao 11 March 2015	Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Ordo Ab Chao waiting in the saddling box; Assistant Trainer Oliver Wardle (grey suit) is on-hand to supervise. Matt Howells fits the horse’s protective boots (you can just see his arm and hand) 11 March 2015
Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Ordo Ab Chao, with Wayne Hutchinson aboard, heads to the start 11 March 2015	Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) One circuit to go; disputing the lead are Beast Of Burden (left), Warrantor (centre) and Windsor Park 11 March 2015
Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Heading up the run-in to the line; Windsor Park (Davy Russell) leads them home. 11 March 2015	Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Ordo Ab Chao returns having finished a close 7th 11 March 2015
Race 1: The Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) The winner, Windsor Park ridden by Davy Russell 11 March 2015	Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) The Paul Nicholls-trained, Sam Twiston-Davies ridden, Southfield Theatre heads to the start 11 March 2015
Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Kings Palace, trained by David Pipe and ridden by Tom Scudamore 11 March 2015	Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Heading to the start, left to right: If In Doubt (AP McCoy); Wounded Warrior (Paul Carberry); Adriana Des Mottes (Ruby Walsh) 11 March 2015
Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Don Poli, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Bryan Cooper 11 March 2015	Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Shortly after the start, with two full circuits to go; The Young Master (Barry Geraghty) leads from Kings Palace 11 March 2015
Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Just over one circuit to go; Kings Palace and The Young Master still lead the way 11 March 2015	Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Having cleared the last, Don Poli stays on strongly to beat Southfield Theatre 11 March 2015
Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Kings Palace (6th) and The Young Master (7th) return 11 March 2015	Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) Having struck into himself during the race, Southfield Theatre is led away to be treated. Thus Sam Twiston-Davies returns alone. 11 March 2015
Race 2: The RSA Chase (Grade 1) The winner, Don Poli ridden by Bryan Cooper. 11 March 2015