Trainer Noel Meade's horses head out onto the early morning gallops as day two of the Cheltenham Festival dawns

Punters arrive in good time for the first of the day's six races - the Novices Hurdle which is under orders at 1400 GMT

And the bookmakers are smiling again when Massini's Maguire, ridden by Andrew Johnson, wins the first race at 20-1

Punters are quick to quench their thirst between races on an unseasonably warm afternoon at the Gloucestershire course

The second race goes with form as 6-5 favourite Denman storms to a 10-length win in the Royal and SunAlliance Chase

Favourite Well Chief and well-backed Ashley Brook are fallers in the big race of the day, the Queen Mother Champion Chase

Their demise paves the way for Voy Por Ustedes to add to his Arkle triumph last year ahead of Dempsey and River City

It is a second success for jockey Robert Thornton and trainer Alan King following My Way de Solzen's triumph in the Arkle

The Princess Royal presents the Queen Mother Champion Chase trophy to Voy Por Ustedes' owner Sir Robert Ogden

The most open race of the day, the Coral Cup, is taken by 10-1 shot Burntoakboy, ridden by Sam Jones

Trainer Donald McCain junior claims his first Festival win on his debut when Cloudy Lane wins the Handicap Steeplechase

The Irish enjoy further success as Barry Geraghty guides Jessica Harrington's Cork All Star to success in the bumper