Cheltenham day two roundup: Sire De Grugy triumphant in Queen Mother Champion Chase

Jamie Moore won his first Cheltenham Festival race by guiding Sire De Grugy to victory in the day two feature Queen Mother Champion Chase.

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The 11/4 favourite spent most of the race in the midfield before streaking clear round the final bend, going on to win by a healthy margin from Somerby (14/1) and Module (20/1).

Day two started off as day one did, as Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullens combined to win the opening Neptune Novices' Hurdle on well-backed Faugheen (6/4 favourite).

The RSA chase was won by O'faolains Boy (12/1), who, under Barry Geraghty, just squeezed out 13/2 joint-favourite Smad Place.

Next was the Coral Cup, which was won by Whisper (14/1) under Nico De Boinville. Tony McCoy's mount Get Me Out Of Here (14/1) was second for the fourth time at Cheltenham after getting beat by the tiniest of margins.

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Sire De Grugy then delighted punters in the Champion Chase before Balthazar King (4/1) won the Cross Country chase for a second time.

Day two was rounded off by victories for Hawk High (33/1) and Silver Concorde (16/1) in the Juvenile Handicap Chase and Champion Bumper respectively.