A few things to keep you occupied ahead of day two...

• Report: Buveur D'Air retains Champion Hurdle
• Preview: Altior fit for Champion Chase
• Schedule and BBC coverage
• Racecards and results

Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Cheltenham

The testing conditions were expected to see some big-distance winners, but six of the seven races have involved thrilling, head-bobbing finishes.

Mister Whitaker prevailed by a head, following three races earlier that were won by a neck and two half-length verdicts.

And that is a first Festival winner for England striker-turned trainer Mick Channon.

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That winds up the racing on today's card.

Join us tomorrow for Ladies Day and the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

See you there.

A winner for trainer and windmill-armed former Southampton striker Mick Channon.

He had won on his last outing at Cheltenham and that experience told as he held Rather Be at bay.

1. Mister Whitaker (B Hughes) 13-2

2. Rather Be (J McGrath) 12-1

3. Rocklander (A P Heskin) 25-1

4. Barney Dwan (N D Fehily) 15-2

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Millimetres in it.

Any Second Now has plenty to do. It looks like either Rather Be or Mister Whitaker....

Livelovelaugh is down. Jockey Ruby Walsh on board and that is his first fall since his return from a broken leg. But both rider and horse look alright.

At the front, Testify has joined Rocklander.

Here we go then, the day's final race...

Ballyhill is making the early pace before Rocklander takes it on...

Some sad news coming from the course.

Mossback - who fell in the previous race - has had to be put down.

De Potting Shed was a solid fourth in a Grade One outing at Punchestown last season, but fell at the last in his last outing - a defeat by Footpad in the Irish Arkle.

He would be an Irish winner to buck the trend with British-based horses winning 11 out of 13 runnings.

Ted Walsh - who rode four winners at the Festival before turning to training - saddles Any Second Now. He is making his handicap debut and has a puncher's chance.

Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Cheltenham

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Some of these Irish horses have intriguing names. This one boasts De Plotting Shed and Livelovelaugh. British hopes include the rather sedate-sounding Rather Be.

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A young fan wearing the full Cornelius Lysaght replica kit...

Another winner for trainer Willie Mulliins!

And what a finish to earn it. Patrick Mullins and his ride held out against Ms Parfois is a straight slug-out along the home straight.

That was a brutal, gruelling finale to a four-mile slog on soft ground.

1. Rathvinden (Mr P W Mullins) 9-2

2 Ms Parfois (Mr W Biddick) 11-2

3 Sizing Tennessee (Mr B O'Neill) 8-1

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Sizing Tennessee leads a seven-strong breakaway pack, Ms Parfois leads the chase of the leader...

It is still Sizing Tennessee leading the way, but Mossbank has come a cropper. Both horse and jockey seem to be up and OK after their fall...

Impulsive Star is well set behind Ms Parfois and Sizing Tenessee, but there is plenty of time to make your moves from midfield or further back with nearly two miles still to go...

Ms Parfois is at the front as the penultimate race of the day gets up and running...

It is turning into a beautiful evening at Cheltenham with some lovely toffee-apple light dappling the racecourse...