Results and photos on day two of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. We'll be bringing you the latest news and results from Cheltenham as they happen on Wednesday. As well as key going updates, market movers and free betting tips from Jon Vine at RacingInsider.com.
Results and photos on day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2024
Captain Guinness wins the Champion Chase after El Fabiolo is pulled up
Ballyburn and Fact To File justify odds-on favouritism to land Grade Ones
Dan Skelton claims a handicap double with Langer Dan and Unexpected Party
Jasmin De Vaux hands Willie Mullins his 100th Cheltenham Festival winner in the Bumper
Rachael Blackmore riding Captain Guinness after winning The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. (Getty)
Cheltenham Festival Day 2 - Results and Photos
π 1:45pm Gallagher Novices' Hurdle Result
Position
Name
SP
1st
Ballyburn
1/2f
2nd
Jimmy Du Seuil
66/1
3rd
Ile Atlantique
13/2
That couldn't have been any more straightforward for BALLYBURN, who bolts up in the opener on day two.
Jimmy Du Seuil beats Ile Atlantique to finish second. Mercurey and Predators Gold complete a 1-2-3-4-5 for Willie Mullins.
Ballyburn wins the Gallagher Novices' Chase. (Getty) Ballyburn wins the Gallagher Novices' Chase. (Getty) Ballyburn wins the Gallagher Novices' Chase. (Getty)
π 2:30pm Brown Advisory Novices' Chase Result
Position
Name
SP
1st
Fact To File
8/13f
2nd
Monty's Star
13/2
3rd
Giovinco
40/1
Another one for Willie Mullins, as hot favourite FACT TO FILE justifies market support with a dominant victory in the Brown Advisory.
Excellent run from Monty's Star in second, and from Giovinco, who might have been just the second British horse to place in a Grade One so far this week had there been eight runners in the field.
99 Cheltenham Festival winners for Willie Mullins, and counting...
Fact To File wins the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase. (Getty) Fact To File wins the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase. (Getty) Fact To File wins the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase. (Getty)
π 3:15pm Coral Cup Result
Position
Name
SP
1st
Langer Dan
13/2
2nd
Ballyadam
13/2
3rd
Shanbally Kid
12/1
4th
Lucky Place
25/1
5th
Franciscan Rock
50/1
Back-to-back victories in the Coral Cup for LANGER DAN, who wins even easier than 12 months ago!
Some effort from Dan Skelton (Or the British handicapper) to get this horse back down to the same mark. Top plotting.
Langer Dan wins the Coral Cup. (Getty) Langer Dan wins the Coral Cup. (Getty)
π 4:00pm Champion Chase Result
Position
Name
Odds
1st
Captain Guinness
17/2
2nd
Gentleman De Mee
16/1
3rd
Funambule Sivola
100/1
1/5 favourite El Fabiolo was pulled up after a terrible error at the fourth-fence, leaving the field clear for CAPTAIN GUINNESS to win the Champion Chase!
A fourth win in the race for Henry De Bromhead, and a first Queen Mother triumph for Rachael Blackmore.
Captain Guinness wins the Champion Chase. (Getty) Captain Guinness wins the Champion Chase. (Getty) Captain Guinness wins the Champion Chase. (Getty)
π 4:50pm Grand Annual Handicap Chase Result
Position
Name
SP
1st
Unexpected Party
12/1
2nd
Libberty Hunter
6/1
3rd
Path D'Oroux
10/1
4th
Sa Fureur
4/1
5th
Gemirande
50/1
Dan Skelton celebrates his second winner on the card as UNEXPECTED PARTY claims victory in the Grand Annual. Our NAP of the day, Libberty Hunter is beaten into second, ahead of Path D'Oroux and Sa Fureur.
Dan Skelton celebrates a double on day two. (Getty)
π 5:30pm Champion Bumper Result
Position
Name
SP
1st
Jasmin De Vaux
12/1
2nd
Romeo Coolio
22/1
3rd
Jalon D'Oudairies
10/1
Willie Mullins celebrates his 100th Cheltenham Festival winner and it's his son, Patrick Mullins' who helps him reach that incredible landmark by riding JASMIN DE VAUX to victory in the Champion Bumper!
12:30pm - Market Movers
π 1:30pm Predators Gold - 10/1 β‘οΈ 8/1
π 2:50pm Shanbally Kid - 25/1 β‘οΈ 14/1
π 4:50pm Sa Fureur - 10/1 β‘οΈ 13/2
π 5:30pm The Yellow Clay - 11/1 β‘οΈ 7/1
10:00am - Super Boost
After boosting State Man to Evens yesterday, bet365 is doing the same with BALLYBURN this afternoon! π±
Click on this image to go straight to the Ballyburn boost π
9:00am - Going Update
Having ended day one on heavy ground, we had a dry night at Cheltenham. The official going on day two is SOFT, HEAVY IN PLACES.
8:30am - Nicky's Non Runners
After five of his six runners on day one were pulled up, Nicky Henderson has ruled out three of his day two runners, including Champion Chase second-favourite JONBON!
Henderson has also pulled First Street from the Coral Cup and Kingston Pride from the Bumper β
Jingko Blue, Doddiethegreat and Lucky Place will still run β
β CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) March 13, 2024
7:30am - Winning Willie
Willie Mullins is three away from 100 winners at the Cheltenham Festival π
With Ballyburn, Fact To File and El Fabiolo likely to go off as odds-on favourites, could Willie reach that staggering landmark in this year's Champion Chase?
Trainer Willie Mullins poses with his trophy after the victory of State Man in the Champion Hurdle. (Getty)
There will be an inspection on the Cross Country course ahead of that race at 4:10pm If the inner track is deemed unfit for racing, then there's a chance that race could be moved to Friday's card. Thankfully, today's forecast is clear and cloudy, with more rain to come tomorrow and on Gold Cup day.
