Follow Cheltenham Festival Day Two LIVE as 18-year-old jockey wins Weatherbys Champion Bumper in dream debut

PUNTERS will flock to Prestbury Park on Wednesday for Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival.

Day One proved to be a successful one for the Irish contingent, who are currently five winners to two up over their British counterparts.

The headline win of the opening day fell to Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle.

The racing legend marked her final race with an emphatic win alongside the Tipperary jockey in the Mares' Hurdle

It was a hugely emotional moment for both Blackmore and Henry de Bromhead, with the former dedicating the win to the trainer's late son Jack.

The second day is sure to boast plenty of drama in its own right, with an exciting seven-race card.

The highlight will be the Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase at 3:30 pm

And you can follow all of the action LIVE with SunSport below!

• EASY WORK

  Delta Work retained the Glenfarclas Chase, beating out stablemate Galvin in a repeat of his victory over Tiger Roll last year.

  This was then followed by Maskada winning a chaotic Grand Annual to bag a 22/1 winner for delighted pundits.

• PAINTING THE TOWN BLUE

  Paul Townend and Energumene retained the Queen Mother Champions Chase for the second year running.

  Brighton & Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom, who also owns Energumene, benefitted with a prudently-placed bet.

• LANG WAIT

  Harry Skelton bagged his first Cheltenham win in the Coral Cup on board Langer Dan.

  A cathartic occasion for all involved, the emotion was evident on the faces off all.

• REAL DEAL

  An extraordinary photo finish in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase followed, with The Real Whacker judged to have edged Gerri Colombe.

• PAUL TOGETHER

  The day started in fine fashion for the Irish, with Impaire Et Passe continuing his unbeaten record by taking the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle.

• While we wait on the steward's decision, why not reflect on the day that was, and what a day it was!

  Willie Mullins has to settle for two wins, while Ireland now hold a 10-4 lead over their neighbours in the Prestbury Cup.

• There is a steward's inquiry underway.

  This will not impact the winning horse, however, and at present, the result in the 5:30 is:

  • A Dream To Share 7/2
  • Fact To File 16/5
  • Captain Teague 40/1
  • Lecky Watson 80/1

• Eighteen-years-old and racing in your Cheltenham debut?

  Not a problem for John Gleeson who signs off on Day Two in extraordinary style!

• THERE'S A SQUEEZE AT THE FRONT

  JOHN GLEESON WINS IT WITH A DREAM TO SHARE

• Chosen Witness overtakes Westport Cove, who slips to fourth with Captain Cody in second

• Westport Cove with an early lead from Chosen Witness

• AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE FINAL RACE OF THE DAY!

• Willie Mullins will fancy picking up his third win of the day, and trains 10 of the 21 runners in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.

• And finally, we have the last race on Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival.

  It is the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at 5:30

  Remember, this is the race featuring 18-year-old John Gleeson on second-favourite A Dream To Share.

  The full line-up is as follows:

  • Fact To File (Patrick Mullins, Willie Mullins) 3/1
  • A Dream To Share (John Gleeson, John Kiely) 9/2
  • Fun Fun Fun (Daryl Jacob, Willie Mullins) 9/2
  • It's For Me (Paul Townend, Willie Mullins) 13/2
  • Better Days Ahead (JJ Codd, Gordon Elliott) 10/1
  • Encanto Bruno (Sean Bowen, John McConnell) 14/1
  • Western Diego (Rachael Blackmore, Willie Mullins) 16/1
  • Queens Gamble (Jonathan Burke, Oliver Sherwood) 20/1
  • Chapeau De Soleil (Brian Hayes, Willie Mullins) 28/1
  • Loughglynn (Michael O'Sullivan, Willie Mullins) 30/1
  • No Time To Wait (Davy Russell, Gordon Elliott) 35/1
  • Westport Cove (Danny Mullins, Willie Mullins) 35/1
  • Captain Teague (Harry Cobden, Paul Nicholls) 40/1
  • Favour And Fortune (Tom Cannon, Alan King) 40/1
  • Fascile Mode (Charlie Mullins, Thomas Mullins) 70/1
  • Captain Cody (Josephine Townend, Willie Mullins) 100/1
  • Chosen Witness (Sean O'Keeffe, Willie Mullins) 1001
  • D Art D Art (Donagh Meyler, Thomas Cooper) 100/1
  • Lecky Watson (Jack Foley, Willie Mullins) 100/1
  • Fiercely Proud (Luca Morgan, Ben Pauling) 125/1
  • Beachcomber (Jonjo O'Neill, Jonjo O'Neill) 150/1

• WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!

  Absolute mayhem towards the end of the Grand Annual.

  Harry Cobden was well placed for second until Thyme White went down over the third-to-last.

  Add in the stumble from Dinoblue that opened the door for Maskada and it was a chaotic end.

• 4:50 RESULTS

  • Maskada 22/1
  • Dinoblue 7/2f
  • Global Citizen 12/1
  • Third Time Lucky 8/1

• THYME WHITE IS DOWN OVER THE SECOND LAST

  A mistake by Global Citizen and Dinoblue opens the door for Maskada to win the Grand Annual at 22/!

• Three furlongs to go and Global Citizen still leads Dinoblue but the gap has closed right up

• Global Citizen leads Dinoblue early doors.

• AND THEY'RE OFF IN THE GRAND ANNUAL!

• Andy Dufresne came second in this race last year, behind Global Citizen.

  A reminder of the line-up:

  • Dinoblue (LP Dempsey, Willie Mullins) 7/2
  • Andy Dufresne (Mark Walsh, Gordon Elliott) 9/2
  • Final Orders (Keith Donoghue, Gavin Cromwell) 15/2
  • Third Time Lucki (Harry Skelton, Dan Skelton) 10/1
  • Global Citizen (Luca Morgan, Ben Pauling) 12/1
  • Epson Du Houx (Rachael Blackmore, Henry de Bromhead) 14/1
  • Coeur Sublime (Ben Harvey, Henry de Bromhead) 16/1
  • Dads Lad (Brian Hayes, Willie Mullins) 16/1
  • Elixir De Nutz (Brendan Powell, Joe Tizzard) 16/1
  • Sizing Pattsie (Jack Tudor, David Pipe) 16/1
  • Midnight Run (Michael O'Sullivan, Joseph Patrick O'Brien) 22/1
  • Maskada (Darragh O’Keeffe, Henry de Bromhead) 25/1
  • Thyme White (Harry Cobden, Paul Nicholls) 28/1
  • Call Me Lyreen (Sam Ewing, Gordon Elliott) 30/1
  • Before Midnight (Sam Twiston-Davies, Sam Thomas) 33/1
  • Malystic (Danny McMenamin, Peter Niven) 40/1
  • The Last Day (Adam Wedge, Evan Williams) 40/1
  • Battleoverdoyen (Jordan Gainford, Gordon Elliott) 50/1
  • A Wave Of The Sea (Simon Torrens, Joseph Patrick O'Brien) 66/1

• 4:10 RESULTS:

  1. Delta Work 11/10f
  2. Galvin 11/4
  3. Franco De Port 9/2
  4. Lieutenant Rocco 100/1

• DELTA WORK IS PULLING AWAY AND WINS THE CROSS COUNTRY AGAIN!

  A Gordon Elliott 1-2!

  A word for Nicky Schofield on board 100/1 shot Lieutenant Rocco, who finishes 4th following a stellar performance in the Glenfarclas.

• HERE COME DELTA AND GALVIN! STABLEMATES GOING TOE-TO-TOE

• FRANCKY DU BERLAIS TAKES THE LEAD, DELTA IN SECOND.

  Snow Leopardess has fallen way off.