Fitzgerald's Fontmort first at Festival

Fondmort, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Mick Fitzgerald, won the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Henderson’s charge took up the running turning into the straight and just had enough in the tank to hold on for a well-deserved victory.

The course specialist was collecting at the home of jumps racing for the fourth time after coming a short-head second in the corresponding race last season. Impek was third.