The Cheltenham Festival got underway yesterday (Tuesday, March 10), with Champion Day seeing Lossiemouth win the Unibet Champion Hurdle .
It was the first of four days of racing at Cheltenham, which will culminate in the famous Gold Cup race on Friday.
Before then racegoers will enjoy Ladies Day on Wednesday and a celebration of all things Irish on St Patrick’s Thursday.
Each day will see up to 70,000 spectators pack the course to enjoy seven races, with millions more watching on television.
Here are 20 pictures from the first day of racing.
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17. Racing legend
Racegoers crowd around the statue of former champion jockey AP McCoy. | AFP via Getty Images
18. Playing to the crowd
Jockey Danny Mullins celebrates after riding racehorse Kargese to win the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase. | AFP via Getty Images
19. Arriving on the platform
More racegoers arrive at the festival via steam train. | Getty Images
20. Over the fence
Racehorse Stolen Silver riden by jockey Olive Nicholls jumps sideways over a fence during the Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase. | AFP via Getty Images