The pair flashed past the line almost inseparable, but Samcro rallied when he had to and won by barely a whisker - officially a nose - with admirable veteran Faugheen just a length behind in third.

The 2-1 shot, ridden by Paul Townsend, held off the challenge of Saint Calvados to secure the victory, with A Plus Tard rounding off the top three.

The horse emerged triumphant at the 4.50pm race, well ahead of Dolcita and 100-1 shot Rayna's World in second and third respectively.

Monkfish was victorious in the Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham after squeezing through on the line in a thrilling race. Latest Exhibition and Fury Road took second and third spot.

Indefatigable won the final event at the Cheltenham Festival after pipping Pileon in the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle. There was a long pause as the crowd eagerly awaited.

For 30 years Steve Packham has been dreaming of owning a winning horse at Cheltenham, only for the reality to be snatched away from him in a couple of seconds.

Racing in England will continue as normal despite most other sports closing down because of the coronavirus risk. The only limit in Scotland with meetings behind closed doors.

Arriving ahead of the Gold Cup today with his wife Zara Phillips, the Queen's eldest granddaughter, Tindall said: 'Do I feel that cancelling everything is going to solve it? I'm not entirely sure.'

The 28-year-old looked sensational when she stepped out on Saturday night for a date night with her beau who is back in London.

The Little Mix star, 28, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to admit that she doesn't have abs and that her taut torso is created by 'breathing in'.

Trainer Nicky Henderson is formulating a plan to send Champ back to jumping school with former trainer Henrietta Knight ahead of a potential shot at the biggest jumps prizes next season.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 25, looked summery as she soaked up the spring sunshine in a white cropped crochet cardigan.

I have had my Barclays accounts since 2014, when I was a student, before moving to Gibraltar. My balances of almost £25,000 have been wiped clean by the bank, without notice.

My wealthy mother is engaged to remarry and my siblings and I are worried that if it doesn't work out a large part of our inheritance might be at risk.

Whether you've got a bad credit history or no credit history to speak of at all, you might find you are forced into applying for credit cards with higher interest rates.

I've lived at multiple addresses over the past few years, but consider my parents' home my 'permanent address', even though I'm at university for six months of the year now. What should I enter?

Labour promises, such as free broadband and a pensions bailout for women born in the Fifties would eviscerate public finances, destroy our credit rating and lead to a run on the pound.

My shower broke and my landlord decided to fix it himself rather than pay the plumber to do it. He has now completely removed the shower from the wall. Is he legally allowed to do this?

I belonged to the Eze Group timeshare scheme before the owners were jailed. I have now been told Spanish courts have seized €1.3million (£1.1million) from Eze, to be repaid to members.

As a multiple victim of the implosion of the Woodford investment funds, facing heavy losses, I can't but think that the response of Bailey and the FCA to early warnings was dilatory and timid.

So what's in store for 2020? It always takes a while for seismic political shifts to feed through into our daily lives, and so it is with the scale of the Tory victory last month.

I am a shared ownership resident in a London block of flats who recently tried to staircase my mortgage. However, the lender was worried my balcony might be flammable. Now I can't remortgage.

My father bought a house in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 1971. Several years ago, a tenant tried to seize ownership by claiming squatter's rights.

I work 10 days a month on a freelance basis so I invoice the agency at the end of the month. I'm taking a two week holiday in February. Should I reduce my invoice or just bill as normal?

Abigail bought a shower from Screwfix for £119.99 and when Triton refused to repair it, the retailer stepped in and treated the customer right. Here's how to get the same result

My son rented a vehicle in Corsica in July 2017 and was involved in a minor accident which was not his fault. Enterprise Corsica, the car hire firm, has not repaid his €950 excess.

I checked my bill from O2 and found a charge for £1,710 which was taken for 285MB worth of data usage while in Saudi Arabia. But it won't tell me what it was used on.

P.S. writes: I am secretary of a not-for-profit charity. ScottishPower for some reason reduced the utility payments for our premises from £748 a month to just £1.

I have booked a family ski holiday to France in April and we have every intention of still going, despite coronavirus. What do I need to check for to see if I am covered if the trip gets cancelled?

My flight to Cambodia has still not been cancelled but I cannot go. I booked through a third party but not sure if this means I can get a voucher in lieu of flights or a cash refund?

I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any money. I have filled in several withdrawal forms, but it never happenes.

I'm 27 and hold a stocks and shares Lifetime Isa with Nutmeg, and haven't even considered whether there are legalities around what age I can take my private pension, which I haven't needed to consider

Someone told me the other day that I should now be washing all clothes at 60 degrees to kill viruses such as coronavirus. Should I wash at 60? And if I do, how much extra would this cost?

My account with Scottish Power has been under review by the energy supplier for more than 18 months, as it insists we owe more than £7,000. The company claims we have not paid since 2013

The homewares website Wayfair emailed to inform me my account details, including had been changed. I tried to check my account but my password had been changed.

I have received a letter from Lowell Portfolio, claiming an alleged debt of £599 which it says I owe to PayPal. But I rang PayPal and was told that in fact no money is owed on my account.

Both me and my partner are still working and able to meet our mortgage payments, but we were discussing whether we should ask for a mortgage holiday anyway.

Jan Moir picked out a selection of retro British puddings, after BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey, was forced to apologise for claiming that Arctic Roll is a 'low-level pudding'.

The Great British Sewing Bee, which aired last night at 9pm on BBC2, has left fans hot under the collar, thanks to judge Patrick Grant, 47, who has been branded 'dishy' and 'such a sort' by viewers.

Jo Millington (right), one of Britain's leading forensic scientists, was 'upset and embarrassed' when Joe Arend confronted her and brought up her sexuality, an employment tribunal in Reading, Berkshire heard.

Jessie Wallace was spotted stepping out in London on Tuesday, flashing a glimpse of her new Elvis tattoo on her left forearm.

The TV presenter, 52, showcased her svelte physique in the vibrant asymmetric number, which boasted one dramatic statement sleeve.

The Chancellor, speaking from Downing Street, told viewers that we would remember how 'we came together as a country' as he announced the Government's pledge to match all donations raised.

The landlady (Beverley Callard) appeared to rub The Queen Vic's landlady Linda (Kellie Bright) the wrong way during BBC's charity fundraising event, Big Night In, on Thursday.

Postman Darrell Gilmour, 56, from Sheffield, was baffled at first when he saw the vague address along with a rambling description of the intended recipient, David Easson.

Sir Peter Fahy, former Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, told BBC Breakfast today that police do not want to get drawn into 'game' of counting the number of people in each household.

Pubs have been shut since the UK went into lockdown on March 23, but Professor Robert Dingwall (pictured) said it is time to relax the rules.

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall reveals she made a pie with a penis design on it because that's the thing she misses most while in lockdown.

BBC Daily Kitchen Live star Jack, 32, said she'd spent less than £60 on the 48-hour project to transform her unloved garden shed into a TV kitchen.

It was confirmed by the BBC on Tuesday that the dance competition show would not return,  after it was reported that it had been dropped by the channel following dwindling ratings.