Summary
Highly-charged emotions dominated the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival as Hardy Eustace denied a popular win for favourite Rooster Booster in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle.
Hardy Eustace won at the Festival last year in the hands of the late Kieran Kelly, but he was the forgotten horse of yesterday's race and started at 33-1.See the full content of this document
Extract
Racing: Rooster Denied by Hardy Eustace
An extremely well-liked and gifted young rider, Kelly died after a fall at Kilbeggan last August and would no doubt have been in the saddle this time.
His absence was a reminder of the constant dangers which surround the sport....See the full content of this document
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