Legend of the fall: Bookies avoid wipeout at Cheltenham

“A bad day at the office,” said one bookie after the first day of the Cheltenham Festival ended with five of the seven races claimed by Irish trainers.

He’s lucky he still has an office.

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh had already partnered up to claim three of the first four races with victories for Douvan, Un De Sceaux, and Faugheen when they seemed set for another with Annie Power, well, powering down the home straight in the fifth.