McCoy puts pain to one side to claim JLT on Taquin Du Seuil

Following a somewhat frustrating first half to the meeting, it finally came right for Tony McCoy in the opener at Cheltenham yesterday when he powered Jonjo O'Neill's Taquin Du Seuil to victory in the JLT Novices' Chase.

This was vintage McCoy, as he drove his charge for all he was worth up the straight, after the front-running Uxizandre had kicked hard off the final bend.

Double Ross also joined in the fun and there was little or nothing to choose between the trio rising to the last.