A day to remember for jubilant McGrath

Jerry McGrath, 21 years of age from Waterfall, Co Cork and who learned much of his trade with the Muskerry Pony Club, drove Une Artiste to victory in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday afternoon.

He was ice-cool on Nicky Henderson’s mare — it was the trainer’s fourth of the day — when producing a withering late challenge to beat his fellow countyman Davy Russell on Edeymi.

“This is unbelievable, I cannot believe it’, said the delighted young man, who is in his second season with the extraordinary Henderson.