Holywell followed up last year’s win in the Pertemps Hurdle Final with a game victory in the Baylis & Harding Affordable Luxury Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

THE OLD dog for the hard road. Yours truly was magnanimous early yesterday in victory, at least if magnanimous is an acceptable variant of completely insufferable.

Some 5,000 Irish racing fans make an annual pilgrimage to the Cheltenham Festival in hope of teaching the home team a lesson or two.