The Cheltenham Festival has come and gone and thankfully we got on the scoresheet courtesy of a 1-2 with Pacha Du Polder winning the Foxhunter from Wonderful Charm. Ridden by Bryony Frost, daughter of Grand National winning jockey Jimmy, Bryony is a full-time member of staff here at Ditcheat and it’s great to see her hard work pay off.

Other festival highlights were the incredible run from Saphir Du Rheu to finish fifth in the Gold Cup and he definitely enhanced his Grand National chances. Bouvreuil also ran with great credit to finish third and for a third consecutive festival he has been knocking at the door and hopefully one day the door will open.