PRAISE TO THE KING - AND QUEEN

FESTIVAL BELL-TERS Revealing tales and top tips from ITV Racing's Oli Bell

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IT'S Gold Cup day! The pinnacle of National Hunt racing but before I talk about the King, Galopin Des Champs, a word on the Queen of Cheltenham, Rachael Blackmore, who stole the show yesterday.

She's had a tough time with injuries but she proved her talents on the big stage once again.

Her ride on Air Of Entitlement in the first was power packed whereas her ride on Bob Olinger in the Stayers' Hurdle was full of finesse and guile. Rachael won't have taken much notice of some of the nonsense on social media saying she wasn't riding at her best.