Summary

  • Tiger Roll wins Glenfarclas Chase - his fifth Festival success

  • Rachael Blackmore - the star of day one - has two victories

  • Put The Kettle On takes Queen Mother Champion Chase

  • 33-1 shot Heaven Help Us triumphs in Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle

  • Heavy favourite Monkfish wins Novices' Chase

Live Reporting

Gary Rose and Callum Matthews

  1. Tiger Roll "as enthusiastic as ever"

    15:40: Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase 3m 6f 37y

    Easysland caught the eye at the Festival last year by beating Tiger Roll by 17 lengths to win the Cross Country Chase.

    If the French contender turns up in the same form this time then it will be hard to see past him, despite being well beaten over this course and distance in November.

    Tiger Roll can't be written off as he bids for a fifth Festival win while Some Neck and Defi Des Carres are also contenders.

    "We haven’t seen the best of Tiger Roll this season, but at home he looks well and is as enthusiastic as ever," says trainer Denise Foster.

  2. 'Chacun Pour Soi just got out-battled'

    Katie Walsh
    Former jockey Katie Walsh on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Chacun Pour Soi needed to bring his A game and I actually think he did - he just got out-battled. He's never been in a battle in Ireland.

  3. 'What a race!'

    Andrew Thornton
    Former Gold Cup-winning jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    KettlePA Media

    What a mare she is - the ladies have come to the fore again.

    She comes across on the boat and comes to Cheltenham and is four from four across the old course.

    She's done it the hard way too - out of the gate, hard from the front. The challengers came and she had none of it. She's repelled on the inside and on the outside.

    What a race, for a Championship race. There was no hard luck stories.

    Put The Kettle On was absolutely extraordinary.

  4. 'She is something else'

    ColemanPA Media

    Winning jockey Aidan Coleman, speaking to ITV Racing: "It was testament to her ability. When you are riding a mare like this it is a great buzz. I don't want to take any plaudits, this mare is something else. I don't have to do a lot. She wants it that much. Pulling up I was really emotional. You can't not watch this race and the jumps she put it and not appreciate what they do for us."

  5. Result

    15:05 - Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase

    1 Put The Kettle On (Aidan Coleman) 17/2

    2 Nube Negra (Harry Skelton) 11/1

    3 Chacun Pour Soi (Paul Townend) 8-13 fav

    Nine ran

  6. Charlie Poste
    Former jump jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It was a breathtaking race with so many there with a chance which suggests they didn't go very quick.

    Aidan Coleman was there all the way with Put The Kettle On - it was a bold ride.

    Chacun Pour Soi travelled a little bit too strongly throughout for me.

    KettlePA Media

  7. John Hunt
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    Chacun Pour Soi had nothing left in the final exhausting climb to the line.

  8. Put The Kettle On wins
    Breaking

    Put The Kettle On wins the Champion Chase!

    Chacun Pour Soi had moved into the lead after the last but a real push by Put The Kettle On secured a stunning win. Nube Negra also moved ahead of a wilting Chacun Pour Soi to finish second.

  9. Charlie Poste
    Former jump jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Chacun Pour Soi is moving ominously.

  10. Two to jump and Put The Kettle On is back in the lead as Chacun Pour Soi looks for a gap to make a move.

  11. Chacun Pour Soi a couple of lengths behind the leaders as they race towards three out.

  12. John Hunt
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    Cilaos Emery isn't in any sort of rhythm at the back.

  13. Charlie Poste
    Former jump jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It is a good gallop so far. Chacun Pour Soi is a little bit keen in midfield.

  14. Rouge Vif into the lead as they take fence five. Chacun Pour Soi in midfield while Cilaos Emery is at the rear of the field.

  15. Put The Kettle On leads the field on the long run between fences two and three. Rouge Vif a couple of lengths behind.

  16. They're off

    The Queen Mother Champion Chase is under way!

  17. Charlie Poste
    Former jump jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It is hard to see past Chacun Pour Soi - he is the dominant force in the 2m chasing ranks.

  18. Andrew Thornton
    Former Gold Cup-winning jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    For me it is all about Chacun Pour Soi - even before Politologue withdrew.

    We've seen impressive runners so far and I'm just looking forward to seeing him. We've been waiting to see him at the Festival - now is his time.

  19. Politologue's withdrawal means Harry Cobden rides Greaneteen in place of Bryony Frost.

  20. Politologue withdrawn

    Bad news for the defending champion. Politologue is a late withdrawal because of what appears to be a burst blood vessel.