THE four-day Cheltenham Festival comes at a bad time for show jumping riders but one determined not to miss the fixture was British Olympic squad member Nick Skelton, who had been competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.

Team gold medal winner with Big Star at London 2012, Skelton was absolutely delighted when his sons, trainer Dan and jockey Harry, having hit the crossbar earlier in the week, combined to land Friday’s Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) with Superb Story, a first Festival success for the pair.