MCCOY AT HIS BEST ON FISHERS.
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Tony McCoy broke his duck for the 2012 Cheltenham Festival with a cheeky success on At Fishers Cross in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.
The 17-times champion jockey toyed with African Gold on the long run to the final flight and pressed on after getting a great leap out of the Rebecca Curtis-trained gelding. The 11-8 favourite pulled clear up the hill to score by four and a half lengths from African Gold, with Inish Island just a nose back in third.
McCoy was quick to reaffirm his thoughts are with amateur rider JT McNamara, who suffered a serious neck injury in a fall on Thursday and is firmly associated with the At Fishers Cross colours of owner JP McManus.
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TED THE KING OF THE COUNTY.
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Tony Martin and Bryan Cooper teamed up for their second Cheltenham winner in two days when Ted Veale reeled in long-time leader Tennis Cap in the Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle.
After the victory of Benefficient in the Jewson on Thursday, Cooper followed up his first win at the Festival in the opening Triumph Hurdle on Our Conor to make it a dream week for the young jockey.
Tennis Cap adopted his usual front-running role and had everything on the stretch coming down the hill - apart from Ted Veale (10-1) who was travelling ominously well. While Ted Veale did not pull right away from the game Tennis Cap, he was always holding him and won by a length and a half.
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ALDERWOOD DOES IT AGAIN.
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Alderwood followed up his success in the Country Hurdle of 12 months ago with victory in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual to give Ireland a record number of winners at Cheltenham 2013.
The victory for Tom Mullins' nine-year-old provided Ireland with a 14th success compared to Britain's 13 over the week.
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