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Oisin Doherty

Cheltenham Festival 2023: How many Irish winners were there on day 2 of the Festival?

It was another cracking day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival, and the Irish once again delivered.

After a string of wins on day one, Willie Mullins and Paul Townend were back in the winner's circle after 'Impaire et Passe's' victory in the opening race of the day.

The home nation showed that they were capable of picking up a few winners of their own, with Patrick Neville/Sam Twiston Davies and the Skelton duo winning the next couple of races.

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From this point on, the Irish dominated. Mullins picked up his fourth winner of the week and 92nd Festival winner of his career as Paul Townend cruised home on Energumene in the Champion Chase.

Keith Donoghue got the win with Delta Work for Gordon Elliott in the cross-country before Henry de Bromhead picked up his second success of the week after Honeysuckle's emotional triumphant farewell on day one.

To round off the day teenage jockey John Gleeson rode 'A dream to share' to victory for 85-year-old trainer John E Kiely. It was the first Festival winner of Kiely's career, and the 70th of owner JP McManus's.

In total, the Irish won five of the seven races on day two as their domination of the event continued.

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