Brian Hayes previews Thursday's action at the Cheltenham Festival:
What a remarkable day at Cheltenham on Wednesday. The rain fell and didn't stop and it really made a difference. Energumene coped best with it to land the Queen Mother Champion Chase and whilst the departure of Shishkin and Chacun Pour Soi from the race early on meant it was made easier it was still a very good performance from Energumene for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend, especially as it's Willie's first Champion Chase success as a trainer.
I had a great spin in the bumper to pick up a place in 4th with Seabank Bistro but Facile Vega was brilliant and no doubt he will be back here for years to come just like his mother Quevega was before him. Conditions are a bit of an unknown for the bookmakers and punters going into Day 3 at this years Cheltenham Festival but hopefully the majority will be fine on it and we are set for another great day of horse racing.
