The return of the king truly a day to savour
Three wins on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is, in itself, a standout achievement. Coming on the back of a four-month, injury-enforced, absence, it would be miraculous were it achieved by anyone but the Kildare pilot.
People worship — or at least they used to — at the altar of Tiger Woods. They swoon over the exploits of Lionel Messi but Walsh is a modern-day sporting phenomenon in his own right and one we will only really appreciate when he is gone.
