It was not a good Cheltenham Festival for champion jockey Tony McCoy, who had a series of falls

Ruby Walsh won the Arkle Chase on Azertyuiop - this year the partnership are going for the Queen Mother Champion Chase

Surprisingly the 'Guinness' haircut didn't really take off...

Zara Phillips congratulates Richard Johnson on winning the Champion Hurdle on Rooster Booster

Kieran Kelly rides Hardy Eustace to victory - tragically the jockey was killed in a racecourse fall five months later

The meeting's leading jockey Barry Geraghty took the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Moscow Flyer

The Queen came to the Festival for the first time in over 50 years - and met Desert Orchid

French kissing: Trainer Francois Doumen and son Thierry celebrate after Baracouda retains the Stayers' Hurdle title

The star of the meeting was Best Mate, who was steered to a second consecutive Gold Cup win by Jim Culloty

The winning pair were given a racuous reception by the Cheltenham crowd