Cheltenham Trials Day produced some fantastic finishes and enthralling action, of that nobody can deny.
The famous Cotswolds course hosted a mammoth nine-race card last Saturday after the postponement of the previous weekend's Ascot meeting moved the Clarence House Chase to Prestbury Park, while the Cross Country Chase, which fell to ground conditions in early December, was also rescheduled for this crisp afternoon in Gloucestershire.
An Irish winner got the action under way as Comfort Zone landed the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle for trainer Joseph O'Brien, as he narrowly got the better of Scriptwriter to give the visitors an early victory - a theme that many scriptwriters and experts predict will be followed for much of the Festival.
