Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1)

THE 2024 Cheltenham Festival got underway with a cracking finish dominated by the visitors, as Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore flew out of the traps to land the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle with the highly-talented and tough-as-teak Slade Steel, staying on tenaciously in the colours of Robcour.