Marine Nationale honours the late Michael O'Sullivan by winning Queen Mother Champion Chase

FOR MICHAEL: Sean Flanagan on Marine Nationale celebrates as he wins. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

There were emotional scenes at the Cheltenham Festival as Marine Nationale honoured the memory of the late Michael O'Sullivan by galloping to BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase glory.

O'Sullivan will always be inextricably linked with Barry Connell's stable star, having steered the eight-year-old to Supreme Novices' Hurdle success in 2023.