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Cheltenham Festival Day One

Race 5 (OLBG Mares’ Hurdle)

Tuesday 10 March 2015

Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) My Choc radar has kicked into operation; Choc and Jennie in the Pre-Parade Ring. The hazy photos are due to the trajectory of the sun at this point in the afternoon 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) And again ... in the background The Pirate’s Queen is saddled ahead of the race 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) And again ... 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) The Pirate’s Queen in the Pre-Parade Ring; Annie Power in the background 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) L’Unique, The Pirate’s Queen and Glens Melody in the Pre-Parade Ring 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Annie Power is saddled by Patrick Mullins, son of the trainer 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Annie Power in the Parade Ring 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Bitofapuzzle in the Parade Ring 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) L’Unique in the Parade Ring 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) The Pirate’s Queen in the Parade Ring 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Wayne is legged-up aboard L’Unique, while Denis O’Regan awaits his turn 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Choc and connections watch the race on the big screen to the far side of the Parade Ring 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) The race unfolds upon the big screen 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Choc and connections return to the Winners’ Enclosure, The Pirate’s Queen having finished 4th 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Ditto 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Ditto 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Denis O’Regan and the Pirate’s Queen return 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Denis unsaddles the mare whilst connections look on 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) In the Winners’ Enclosure 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Bitofapuzzle, trained by Harry Fry and ridden by Noel Fehily, finished a very close 3rd. 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Denis O’Regan debriefs connections 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Ditto 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Alan King with his charge 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) The winner returns, Glens Melody, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Horses away! 10 March 2015	Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) The winner, Glens Melody 10 March 2015
Race 5: The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (Grade 1) Connections view the race replay on the big screen 10 March 2015