Jockey Ruby Walsh, who has just won the Racing Post Arkle Chase on Douvan, tells BBC Radio 5 live: "He was very good, jumped superbly and does things so easily. He is an incredible horse. He is a monster."

Racing legend John Francome, part of the BBC Radio 5 live commentary team, adds: "There was not one point in the race when you thought he was not jumping well."  

We'd recognise that sheepskin coat anywhere.

John Motson takes a break from commentating to enjoy the opening day.

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Every year brave celebrities take on epic challenges to raise money for Sport Relief. 

You don't have to go that far, but you can still walk, run or cycle yourself #proud during the 2016 Sport Relief Games from 18-20 March. 

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The Cheltenham Roar? That's just the sound from one person, who has just won £80,000 after putting on £220,000 on Douvan to win the Racing Post Arkle Chase.

It is an easy win for Douvan, trained by Willie Mullin and ridden by Ruby Walsh.

Racing Post Arkle Chase.

1 Douvan (R Walsh) 1-4 Fav

2 Sizing John (J J Burke) 9-1

3 Fox Norton (R Johnson) 33-1

7 ran

Also: 14-1 The Game Changer 4th

A decent crowd in today...

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The first World Twenty20 match proper is under way - and to say it's been a lively start is an udnerstatement.

It's hosts India against New Zealand. The Black Caps went into bat first - the first ball went for a six, the second was a wicket.

That's Twenty20 cricket for you.

It's now 13-2 after 1.4 overs. Sounds like it could be eventful.

Live coverage from Nagpur right here.

At the risk of sounding like Hello! magazine, one of the joys of racing is celeb spotting.

We'll be sprinkling a few in during the course of the next couple of hours, starting with this fella - Mr Jamie Redknapp.

By the way, he's not the person who has bet £220,000 on Douvan. Well, we think not.

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Feeling brave? Probably not as brave / foolish as one punter who has put on £220,000 on Douvan to win at odds of 1-3. They stand to win £80,000 if they win.

The Racing Post Arkle Chase is the next race at Cheltenham (14:10 GMT). It may be too difficult for one punter to watch.

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Today's Sun , externalreckons Real Madrid could approach Chelsea and suggest a swap deal - Blues winger Eden Hazard in exchange for Madrid's Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodriguez.

Rodriguez cost Madrid £70m but has had an underwhelming first season at the Bernabeu.

If this news conference was designed to strike the fear of God into Arsenal, it's worked.

"I have a lot of options," says Luis Enrique.

He's not kidding there.

And that's it from the Barca coach.

Good luck tomorrow to the Gunners ... they'll need it.

It will be an emotional evening for Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez, who left Barcelona for the Gunners for a fee of £35m in summer 2014.

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One of the main problems of playing Barcelona is that it's so damn hard to get the ball.

Possession is the name of the game for Luis Enrique's men, and the manager knows it.

"If we have the ball we won't see Arsenal's strikers very much. That's one of our weapons," he says.

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Barca, of course, won the Champions League last season. Oh, and La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

"Our goal is to repeat what we did last season, or do better; to do that we have to be humble," adds Luis Enrique.

What a start to the day for jockey Nico de Boinville, who guided Altior to victory in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham.

"He has repaid what we thought of him, he really showed that today," De Boinville tells BBC Radio 5 live. "We had a nice pace and stayed all the way to the line. It is quite a feeling."

1st 1 - Altior Nico de Boinville 4-1

2nd 6 - Min R Walsh 15-8 Fav

3rd 3 -  Buveur D'air N D Fehily 10-1 

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Barcelona take on Arsenal in the Champions league tomorrow.

It's a daunting task for the Gunners, who are 2-0 down after the first leg at the Emirates and most observes agree it will take a minor miracle for them to progress.

Barca boss Luis Enrique has been talking to the media today ahead of the game and,worryingly for Arsenal, it doesn't sound like he'll be telling his players to take their feet off the gas.

"The 2–0 in the first leg will influence the game but it doesn't change our intention to win," he says at the start of his news conference.

Gulp.

Altior has won the opening race, the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle, at this year's Cheltenham Festival, finishing seven lengths in front of 15/8 favourite Min. Buveur D'Air came third.