Cheltenham: Captain Guinness and Rachael Blackmore secure Queen Mother Champion Chase

Henry de Bromhead’s 17-2 shot secures Wednesday’s big prize after Willie Mullins’s El Fabiolo pulled up

Rachael Blackmore celebrates on Captain Guinness after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Rachael Blackmore celebrates on Captain Guinness after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
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Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column