Overview
- Il Etait Temps, ridden by Paul Townend, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Ladies' Day to give Willie Mullins a second championship race of the week.
- Majborough started as the odds-on favourite after widespread bookmaker boosts but made significant jumping errors and was pulled up mid-race.
- Lossiemouth took the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday, leaving Mullins two-for-two in the Festival’s headline events so far.
- HMS Seahorse was euthanised after suffering a fatal injury in the BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle, following Hansard’s death on Tuesday, with racecourse and Jockey Club statements issued.
- Ladies' Day returned in name and drew high-profile royal attendance, including Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, and Zara and Mike Tindall, as fashion and crowds shared focus with the racing.