Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Cheltenham

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Football manager and King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp is at Cheltenham today - and he has a runner.

Redknapp owns Shakem Up'Arry, trained by Ben, Pauling, who runs in the Trustatrader Plate (16:10).

The horse is named after a spectator who used to offer him advice...

"I used to have a guy stand behind me at West Ham when I was manager," said Redknapp.

"For 90 minutes, he'd shout right behind my dugout: 'Shake 'em up, 'Arry, shake 'em up, 'Arry'"

Of course, Cheltenham is not solely about the horses for a lot of people.

It is about the glitz and the glamour.

The celebs and the threads...

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A bad week for Nicky Henderson continues to get worse.

The Lambourn legend has pulled a host of stars out of the Festival this week, including Gold Cup hope Shishkin, because of concerns about the stable's form.

This morning, Henderson announced two more of his hopes - Sir Gino and Shanagh Bob - will not run tomorrow in the Triumph Hurdle and Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdles respectively.

"Both horses appear to be in great shape but we cannot ignore the performance of all our horses throughout this week," Henderson wrote on social media.

"It would be crazy to chance it with two very high-class young horses with their lives in front of them."

While the likes of Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton have been celebrating this week, that has not often been the case for Nicky Henderson...

Vanessa Ryle
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It was a race that got everyone watching. Everyone had someone to shout for in the closing stages with the pupil Dan Skelton beating the coach Paul Nicholls.

This will mean a lot to Dan. Grey Dawning deserves this and this horse has done very little wrong all season

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Winning trainer Dan Skelton, who also had a pair of victories with Langer Dan and Unexpected Party yesterday, speaking to ITV Sport:

"Grey Dawning is a beautiful horse to watch and hopefully he's got a long career ahead of him.

"It is great to have such a horse and see him put in a performance.

"Harry was great and Plan A worked. Sometimes with a great horse you only need a Plan A.

Is this the day where the Brits bounce back?

Ireland haven't not had a winner on St Patrick's Thursday since 2010, mind, so the home fans can't get too excited yet.

A long way to go.

But the relief of the Brits was audible in the reception which Grey Dawning and Harry Skelton received when they arrived in the winners enclosure.

Loud and joyous.

Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Cheltenham

For all the talk of Irish domination, British trainer Dan Skelton and his jockey brother Harry are having a stunning week.

Grey Dawning's victory means they have won three of the last five races run at Cheltenham.

It was also a 1-2-3 for Great Britain.

Current score: Ireland 10-4 Great Britain

Charlie Poste
Former jump jockey on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

What a tremendous performance from Grey Dawning. There is confidence running through Harry's veins after that double yesterday. He didn't miss a beat on this horse.

Harry Cobden gave Ginny's Destiny a beautiful attacking ride but Grey Dawning is a classy individual.

The Skeltons brought this horse along gently and he has showcased what a talented performer he is.

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Winning jockey Harry Skelton, speaking to ITV Sport: "Magic. Thank you Cheltenham, these people make it special.

"He was great today. Dan got the right race, there was a long discussion about it.

"Everything went perfect. He pinged down over the last two. He's a really good horse."

1 Grey Dawning (Harry Skelton) 5-2 Jt Fav

2 Ginny's Destiny (H Cobden) 11-2

3 Djelo (Charlie Deutsch) 25-1

11 ran

Grey Dawning comes through down the stretch, passing Ginny's Destiny and holding him off for the post.

This lovely-looking grey almost hammered it over the final two fences.

What a ride from Harry Skelton. Another win for Dan Skelton!

Going towards the last and it is the two we thought it would be...

Ginny's Destiny and Grey Dawning going for the line.

This is tense!

Two to go... still those three looking strong. Iroko makes an error and drops further back.

Towards the last ditch and three is now a crowd.

Ginny's Destiny has been joined by Djelo and Grey Dawning.

Another deafening roar as the horses pass the grandstand for the first time today.

Eight fences to go and Ginny's Destiny going along very nicely indeed.

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As they go back onto the full circuit, Ginny's Destiny continues to set the pace by about a length.

Djelo is the nearest challenger at the moment.

Charlie Poste
Former jump jockey on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

I think this is going to be an open, absorbing day of action - possibly the most competitive one yet.

Ginny's Destiny takes the initiative from the first stretch of the legs.

The starter's flag is raised, flapping ten to a dozen in the keen wind.

He whips it down and that means one thing: they're off!