Cheltenham Festival – Day one in pictures
Epatante puts smile back on Henderson’s face.
Having a few hours earlier been forced to rule Altior out of his big-race engagement this week, Nicky Henderson’s day went from bad to very much better as the Cheltenham Festival got under way.
Here, PA traces events in pictures as racing’s showpiece meeting shook off the cloak of coronavirus and delivered unfettered drama:
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