Redemption day for Cheltenham vanquished

It was a redemptive day at Aintree yesterday as Silviniaco Conti, The New One and Guitar Pete – all of whom were denied at Cheltenham last month – made amends on the opening day of the Grand National meeting.

Silviniaco Conti, fourth in the Gold Cup despite being in front over the last, made no mistake yesterday, leading from start to finish to see off Dynaste by a length and a half.

Yet even in the euphoria of victory, jockey Noel Fehily had mixed emotions.