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Victory For Clare Jockey On Day 1 At Cheltenham

Tubber's Derek O'Connor has tasted victory on Day One of the Cheltenham Festival.

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O'Connor was on board Minello Rocco which has just come hom first in the Amateur Riders' Novices Chase.

The horse is trained by Jonjo O'Neill and owned by JP McManus.

O'Connor, one of Ireland's most successful ever point-to-point jockeys, has two previous wins at the world-famous festival, including in this race in 2011 on Gordon Elliott's Chicago Grey

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