Arctic Fire put up a terrific weight-carrying performance to give Willie Mullins a fifth Cheltenham Festival winner of the week in the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle.
Runner-up in the 2015 Champion Hurdle, Arctie Fire (20-1) got up on the run to the line under Paul Townend to snatch the spoils.
2.10 Randox County Handicap Hurdle result:
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1 Arctic Fire 20-1
2 L'Ami Serge 25-1
3 Ozzie The Oscar 50-1
4 Air Horse One 10-1 #RTEracing
Wakea held a clear lead up to the final flight where he was swallowed up by the pack, as Arctic Fire came through late to win by a neck from L'Ami Serge. Ozzie The Oscar was another neck away in third and Air Horse One fourth.
Townend said: "It's some training performance to get him back after such a long absence.
"He had top weight but he had it for a reason and I went out with the mindset to ride him like the best horse and thankfully it paid off.
"Donagh (Meyler, on Wakea) had a big lead but it's very hard to do round here, you don't get that much of a lead without doing a hell of a lot.
"At that stage I had no choice but to drop in, there was nothing I could do about it."
4.10 Foxhunter Challenge Cup Chase result:
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1 Pacha Du Polder (16-1)
2 Wonderful Charm (7-2)
3 Barel Of Laughs (100-1) #RTEracing
Pacha Du Polder and Wonderful Charm gave Paul Nicholls a one-two in the St James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup as the Ditcheat trainer finally had his first winner of the week at the Cheltenham Festival.
Fifth under Victoria Pendleton 12 months ago, Bryony Frost took the reins this time and rode a confident race on the 10-year-old.
Balnaslow made a brave attempt to make all the running but Pacha Du Polder sneaked up his inside at the final fence and went on from there.
Wonderful Charm came from the clouds to take second place, beaten a neck, with Barrel Of Laughs another neck back in third and On The Fringe fourth after winning the race for the previous two years.
Nicholls said: "Everyone always expects plenty this week, it's been an amazing week.
"Saphir Du Rheu in the Gold Cup (fifth) gave me an amazing buzz and for young Bryony to ride him like that is great.
"She's Jimmy's (Frost, Grand National winner) daughter and to give these young girls chances is great."
4.50 Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle result:
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1 Champagne Classic (12-1)
2 Verni (25-1)
3 Runfordave (9-1)
4 Coo Star Sivola (13-2)#RTEracing
Champagne Classic gave Gordon Elliott his sixth winner of the Cheltenham Festival when taking the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle under JJ Slevin.
Lizzie Kelly tried to make all on Coo Star Sivola, but the pack closed in two out with Champagne Classic well positioned.
The 12-1 shot, owned by Gigginstown House Stud, was in the lead at the last and went on to score by two and a quarter lengths from Verni, with Run For Dave, a stablemate of the winner, a length and a quarter back in third. Coo Star Sivola stuck on for fourth.
Winning owner Michael O'Leary said: "I think that was miraculous as he's probably the worst horse we own, but it will mean more to Gordon as this is a race he's always wanted to win because he's very close to Martin.
"When you buy in numbers there some are duds and he's one of them! The jockey gave him a great ride.
"We should be very grateful and very humble, it's great for Gordon and young JJ Slevin, he's ridden a couple of winners for us."
5.30 Grand Annual Handicap Chase result:
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1 Rock The World (10-1)
2 Gardefort (20-1)
3 Theinval (9-1)
4 Dandridge (13-2)#RTEracing
Jessica Harrington and Robbie Power followed up their Gold Cup success with Sizing John when Rock The World took the last race of this year's Cheltenham Festival, the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup.
Power charged through on Rock The World (10-1) to lead at the final fence and storm up the hill to win from Gardefort with Theinval third and Dandridge fourth.
It was Ireland's 19th win of the week to Great Britain's nine.
Harrington said: "What a day. He was fantastic, that horse.
"He was third last year and he had a wind op after he ran here in the autumn. I couldn't run him at home as the ground was too heavy, so I gave him a couple of racecourse gallops.
"He loves quick ground, he absolutely loves it.
"He'a beautiful jumper. He's pinged the last and stayed on all the way up the hill.
"It's fantastic for me, I shall have a grin on my face for about a month."
