Cheltenham Festival 2016: From The Horse’s Mouth Day Two round-up
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Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | March 16, 2016
The 2016 Cheltenham Festival continued with a thrilling Queen Mother Champion Chase day with some top-class horse racing action. Here’re the best Tweets and videos.
English golfing star Lee Westwood, part-owner of Augusta Kate with Coral ambassador Alan Shearer, was at the ready once more…
Here we go. Day 2!???? #CheltenhamFestival https://t.co/L1IGMMAqiS
— Lee Westwood (@WestwoodLee) March 16, 2016
Shearer no doubt cheered on his horse Augusta Kate in the final race of the day, the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.
Great position on the finish line at #cheltenham Waiting for #AugustaKate Only 5 hours to go! @… https://t.co/fyDTYp2Dus
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) March 16, 2016
Yorkhill (3/1) upset the bookies on Day Two, and provided Willie Mullins with yet another winner as he held off the favourite Yanworth (11/10) to clam the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle that opened proceedings.
YORKHILL ridden by @Ruby_Walsh storms to victory in The Neptune on the second day of the #CheltenhamFestival. https://t.co/jOmXNINIE3
— Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) March 16, 2016
Blaklion (8/1) takes the spoils in the RSA Chase ahead of the fancied More Of That and No More Heroes.
Blaklion wins the RSA Chase. #TheFestival https://t.co/nj4i7NP9hN
— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) March 16, 2016
In the Coral Cup, which we as race sponsors paid out on the first SIX past the post if you had an each-way wager, Diamond King may have slipped from co-favourite before the start but finished first, ahead of Long House Hall, Ubak, Blazer, Baoulet Delaroque and Waxie Dargle.
Congratulations to Diamond King and Davy Russell, 2016 Coral Cup champion! pic.twitter.com/vAUPoxsOVQ
— Coral (@Coral) March 16, 2016
Did you take advantage of our generosity? Newcastle United FC did.
CORAL: Our partners @Coral are paying 6 places, enhanced from 4 places, in today’s Coral Cup at Cheltenham (2:50pm). pic.twitter.com/J2DLOkssyQ
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) March 16, 2016
Sprinter Sacre (5/1) soared back to success after smashing red-hot favourite Un De Sceaux (4/6), defending champ Dodging Bullets and Special Tiara to regain the Queen Mother Champion Chase after winning it back in 2013.
Sprinter Sacre is back to win the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. #TheFestival https://t.co/fkZzZR69E8
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) March 16, 2016
Shouldn’t you be watching England in the World Twenty20 cricket Jonny?!
What a win for sprinter sacre! An amazing day all round and that was just something special! #delighted pic.twitter.com/FQMbvjv6Et
— Jonny Bairstow (@jbairstow21) March 16, 2016
Any Currency sees off a competitive field including Josies Orders (15/8F) and the felled Balthazar King to win the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase.
The 13yo Any Currency wins the Glenfarclas Chase at Cheltenham! https://t.co/txsAOfsgdZ
— TVG #KYDerby2016 (@TVG) March 16, 2016
Augusta Kate couldn’t quite get into the top four, but the favourite at the beginning of the day Ballyandy crossed the line first after a photo finish.
Ballyandy wins the Champion Bumper under a great ride from Twiston-Davies!
— Coral (@Coral) March 16, 2016
