Undefeated and unassailable, why Lossiemouth is undoubtedly a Cheltenham legend<\/p>\n
The Willie Mullins\u2019 trained mare, famed for her grey coat, headlined the first champion race of the four-day festival and was a class above the rest of the field. And that is saying something as the race featured previous Cheltenham winners, Golden Ace and Poniros, as well as Dan Skelton\u2019s favoured The New Lion who hoped to threaten but failed to make his move early enough.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>That’s all folks!<\/p>\n Thanks for joining us for our coverage of the Cheltenham Festival today. <\/p>\n It\u2019s been a cracker and all eyes are on tomorrow\u2019s outing and the Queen Mother Champion Chase. <\/p>\n We\u2019ll be back on blogging duty early doors from around 8am so see you then!<\/p>\n Mike Jones10 March 2026 18:20<\/p>\n <\/a>Trainer Dan Skelton buzzing after Madara win<\/p>\n Dan Skelton claimed his 12th winner at the Festival thanks to Madara\u2019s victory in the Plate.<\/p>\n Skelton\u2019s younger brother Harry was the winning jockey riding the seven-year-old gelding.<\/p>\n Jack Tanner10 March 2026 18:15<\/p>\n <\/a>Cheltenham Festival 2026 tips: Experts\u2019 best bets and 14 horses to watch on day two<\/p>\n The Cheltenham Festival<\/a> is back and the 2026 edition promises to be action-packed and, perhaps, a little unpredictable though there is sure to be four incredible days of racing culminating in Friday\u2019s Gold Cup<\/a> with Inothewayurthinkin attempting to win the trophy for a second successive year.<\/p>\n Wednesday sees the return of Ladies Day. Renamed back to its old moniker Ladies Day as is thrilling off the course as on it with spectators turning out in their finest attire to match the splendour of the racehorses themselves.<\/p>\n Mike Jones10 March 2026 18:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Cheltenham Festival Day One results in full<\/p>\n The racing action from day one at Cheltenham is over.<\/p>\n If you missed results from the earlier races, you can check all of the winners and each-way placers with our results round-up below.<\/p>\n Jack Tanner10 March 2026 18:00<\/p>\n <\/a>\u2018We\u2019ve got our Cheltenham back\u2019: Rejoicing crowds give new-look festival seal of approval on opening day<\/p>\n More than 57,000 racegoers \u2013 from binocular-armed racing enthusiasts to city hipsters \u2013 congregated in this corner of the Cotswolds, sending opening day attendance up three per cent from last year.<\/p>\n The excitement of the smiling crowds entering Prestbury Park, many arriving after a testing six-hour journey from Ireland, was palpable and as the first race set off \u2013 met, of course, by the rousing Cheltenham roar \u2013 there was consensus on the terraces that the festival was back to its best.<\/p>\n Alex Ross10 March 2026 17:45<\/p>\n <\/a>National Hunt Steeple Chase results<\/p>\n Jack Tanner10 March 2026 17:42<\/p>\n <\/a>Day One Cheltenham Festival attendance announced<\/p>\n A beloved event for seasoned punters and day-trippers alike, over 50,000 were in attendance to kick off this year\u2019s Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n Jack Tanner10 March 2026 17:36<\/p>\n