Cheltenham Festival 2022: Flooring Porter & Allaho retain titles; Galopin Des Champs falls

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Dates: 15-18 March Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse Races: 13:30-17:30 GMT Main race: 15:30
Coverage: Commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, feature races Radio 5 live. Racecards, live text, results & reports on the BBC Sport website and app.

Galopin Des Champs was an agonising final-fence faller while Flooring Porter and Allaho defended Cheltenham titles on a dramatic third day.

Jockey Paul Townend came down at the last on leader Galopin Des Champs to gift Bob Olinger victory in the opener.

Townend and trainer Willie Mullins were celebrating later as Allaho cruised to victory in the Ryanair Chase.

And the Gavin Cromwell-trained Flooring Porter, ridden by Mullins' nephew Danny, won a second Stayers' Hurdle.

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