It has been another show-stopping day of racing at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, after it kicked off in style on Tuesday.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase was the race everybody was talking about today thanks to the Energumene-Edwardstone dual in store. But it was Energumene who captured victory in style as he was confidently guided round the track by jockey Paul Townend to win for a second straight year.
Before that, Townend had also kicked the day off with a win, as he secured victory the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle with Impaire Et Passe.
The luck of the Irish continued in race two after Sam Twiston-Davies rode The Real Whacker to victory in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.
The Brits finally got themselves onto the board in race three, as the Skelton team secured the Coral Cup thanks to a hard-fought run from Langer Dan. But the Irish dominance soon returned thanks to Energumene's impressive outing and Delta Work secured the Cross Country Chase.
The day was capped off after Maskada went on to win the Grand Annual in the penultimate race of the day, before it was finished with A Dream To Share winning the Champion Bumper.
You can find the full results from the first day of the Cheltenham Festival below:
1.30pm Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 5f
1st - Impaire Et Passe
2nd - Gaelic Warrior
3rd - Champ Kiely
4th - Good Land
5th - Marble Sands
6th - Hermes Allen
7th - American Mike
8th - Master Chewy
9th - Ho My Lord
PU - Persian Time
2.10pm Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 3m
1st: The Real Whacker
2nd: Gerri Colombe
3rd: Bronn
4th: I Am Maximus
5th: Galia Des Liteaux
6th: Thunder Rock
7th: Adamantly Chosen
8th: Thyme Hill
9th: Sir Gerhard
2.50pm Coral Cup (Grade 3) 2m 5f
1st - Langer Dan
2nd - An Epic Song
3rd - Camprond
4th - Scaramanga
5th - Bold Endeavour
6th - Captain Conby
7th - Good Risk At All
8th - Nells Son
9th - Grand Roi
10th - Off Your Rocco
11th - Run For Oscar
12th - Beacon Edge
13th - Red Risk
14th - Hms Seahorse
15th - Watch House Cross
16th - The Very Man
17th - Icare Allen
18th - Tax For Max
19th - Fil Dor
20th - Call Me Lord
3.30pm Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 2m
1st - Energumene
2nd - Captain Guinness
3rd - Greaneteen
4th - Editeur Du Gite
5th - Edwardstone
PU - Nube Negra
Fell - Funambule Sivola
4.10pm Cross Country Chase (Class 2) 3m 6f
1st - Delta Work
2nd - Galvin
3rd - Franco De Port
4th - Lieutenant Rocco
5th - Mortal
6th - Snow Leopardess
7th - Coup De Pinceau
8th - Hardline
PU - Back On The Lash, Deise Aba, Diesel D'Allier, Easysland,
UR - Foxy Jacks, Gin On Lime
F - Plan Of Attack
4.50pm Grand Annual Chase (Grade 3) 2m
1st - Maskada
2nd Dinoblue
3rd - Global Citizen
4th - Third Time Lucki
5th - Final Orders
6th - Epson Du Houx
7th - Call Me Lyreen
8th - Andy Dufresne
9th - Elixir De Nutz
10th - Dads Lad
11th - Malystic
12th - Coeur Sublime
PU - A Wave Of The Sea, Midnight Run, Battleoverdoyen, Before Midnight, Sizing Pottsie, The Last Day
F - Thyme White
5.30pm Champion Bumper (Grade 1) 2m
1st - A Dream To Share
2nd - Fact To File
3rd - Captain Teague
4th - Lecky Watson
5th - It's For Me
6th - Captain Cody
7th - Western Diego
8th - No Time To Wait
9th - Loughglynn
10th - Chapeau De Soleil
11th - Encanto Bruno
12th - Queens Gamble
13th - Fascile Mode
14th - Favour And Fortune
15th - Fun Fun Fun
16th - Better Days Ahead
17th - Fiercely Proud
18th - D Art D Art
19th - Chosen Witness
20th - Beachcomber
21st - Westport Cove
