The fates of Lulamba, Constitution Hill and Jonbon at the Cheltenham Festival would have left a bitter taste in the mouth of trainer Nicky Henderson at the team at Seven Barrows.

'You could say this is a strong team for any year,' said Henderson. 'We are still here! But you will always be here if you have these high-class horses. We have been very lucky.

After a dramatic, emotional opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, attention now turns to day two on which another Nicky Henderson star, Jonbon, will take centre stage in the Queen Mother ...

Nico de Boinville will miss the rides on Jonbon at Sandown and Constitution Hill at Punchestown following his fall from As The Fella Says in a hurdle race at Plumpton on Easter Monday.