Sire Du Berlais is a Cheltenham Festival hero once again
BIG-PRICE WINNER: Mark Walsh celebrates alongside trainer Gordon Elliott after winning the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle aboard Sire Du Berlais on day three of the Cheltenham Festival. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.
Sire Du Berlais ground down Dashel Drasher late on in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle as the big-race outsiders fought out a thrilling finish to the Cheltenham Festival's day three feature.
At one stage it looked as if Flooring Porter was about to join the Festival immortals and secure his third straight victory in the race, but his tank emptied quicker than in the previous two years and he was passed heading to the last by Dashel Drasher who set sail for home in the hands of Rex Dingle.
