11-year-old described as 'the gift that keeps on giving' after debut success on the flat at Listowel

A number of horses were withdrawn from races

The Cork native's riding journey is an unusual one. He started off as an apprentice on the flat, teaming up initially with English trainer Michael Bell

Aidan O'Brien has expressed his eagerness to potentially line up one of his Ballydoyle string against the former Champion Hurdle hero

Nicky Henderson's former champion hurdler was set to make his Group race debut on the Flat but has been ruled out

The Closutton handler has been crowned the top jumps trainer in Britain for the past two years

Sir Gino, who had been favourite for the Champion Hurdle, has been battling serious illness since he suffered a fractured pelvic while racing at Cheltenham in January

Nicky Henderson has announced the death of his top-class performer Sir Gino after the six-year-old lost his battle with a severe infection

Oisin Murphy will also miss partnering Constitution Hill in his second Flat start at Kempton

Nicky Henderson's nine-year-old has been entered in the Virgin Bet Novice Stakes at Kempton after winning his Flat debut at Southwell by nine and a half lengths

Nico de Boinville and Declan Queally were involved in a heated exchange at the Cheltenham Festival

Ireland narrowly beat Britain in the closest Prestbury Cup battle in years

Former Champion Hurdler Constitution Hill is moving from jumping to Flat racing this summer, with Barry Geraghty imagining the nine-year-old competing in the Irish St Leger

The battle between Irish and English trainers raged on in the Cotswolds this week.

The Cheltenham Festival concludes on Friday with the Gold Cup among the seven races taking place on the final day of the meeting.

Irish jockey Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville shook hands after resolving their dispute

Irish amateur jockey Declan Queally has filed a formal complaint with the British Horseracing Authority against Nico de Boinville following an incident

Nico de Boinville was involved in a heated exchange with Irish amateur jockey Declan Queally

It is St Patrick's Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival

Seven more races, including the Champion Chase, take place

The Champion Hurdle is among the seven races taking place on Tuesday

The Champion Hurdle is the feature race on day one of the meeting

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The legendary 10-time Festival winner believes this 66/1 shot could cause chaos in the Gold Cup.

King Charles III was pipped to victory by a well-known racing personality during his short-lived career as a jockey

A large number of races at this year's meeting look wide open

Top UK trainers including Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson say British horses are in their strongest position for years ahead of the Prestbury Cup showdown with Ireland at Cheltenham Festival

Only one of the five is trained in Ireland

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