i was still wrapped up in me and frodon, ithought, "we've had a great time."estly, it wasjust bonkers. i said, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done. " you think, "hey, you know, that's a cool thing, isn't it?" and the next race brought another poignant moment. victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth, but listening to the commentary on the tannoy and the roars of the crowd, he shared the celebrations. it was, he later said, a dream come true. well, cheltenham is no stranger to raw emotion, but this was something very special. two remarkable winners in one unforgettable day. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. finally, two—time olympic champion james cracknell will become the oldest person to compete in the boat race after cambridge selected him for this year's contest in april. the a6—year—old, who won gold medals at the 2000 and 2004 olympic games, says it will be his "proudest moment in rowing" when he competes. thatisit that is it from us on bbc one. time for the news whe

victory came on the 9—2 chance frodon.great one?” got back in and they said you know that was a great one? i was like oh god, it was. i was still wrapped up with me and frodon, i thought honestly we had had a great time. you think well, hey, that is a cool thing, isn't it? they say fairytales do not really come true, only on very rare occasions. well, i guess i flip the coin and i have landed on a verification today. and paisley park won the stairs hurdle. the victory never really looked in doubt, despite a slight mistake in the last flight. he is owner is a man who has been blind since birth, but that has not hampered his participation in the sport. this was a hugely popular win. st helens's unbeaten start to the super league season continued with another emphatic win tonight. grey scored in the corner during the second half, as they built on their lead, a flow of second—half tries followed that one as a high kick found tommy mark, who impressively set up dominic perre removed. st helens had now won six out of six and are

frodon landed an emotional triumph for her and trainer paul nichols in the ryanair chase.ell, what a memorable day we have had here at cheltenham and a little bit of history from one of the big races of the day, which was won by bryo ny frost races of the day, which was won by bryony frost on her horse frodon. frost, in the process, became the first female jockey to grade one race first female jockey to grade one ra ce over first female jockey to grade one race over the jumps in the first female jockey to grade one race over thejumps in the history of the festival. it was some ride by her and she got a wonderful reception when she came back here afterwards. honestly, it was just bonkers. i said, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done." they say fairytales only come to an very, very rare occasions, well, i guess i have flip the coin and landed on the occasion today. another victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth. he follows the racing via the encore ‘s commentary, via the radio and was

i was still wrapped up in me and frodon, ithought, "we've had a great time."as like, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done." you think, "hey, you know, that's a cool thing, isn't it?" and the next race brought another poignant moment. victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth, but listening to the commentary on the tannoy and the roars of the crowd, he shared the celebrations. it was, he later said, a dream come true. well, cheltenham is no stranger to raw emotion, but this was something very special. two remarkable winners in one unforgettable day. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lucy fisher, defence correspondent at the times and anand menon, director of uk in a changing europe. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for the weather with stav da naos. we ending this working week on a very windy note, fide is looking windy and also into the start of the weekend we have got a deep

, the first female jockey to win a grade one race, and what a moment for frodon.hing about bryony is she is notjust a superb jockey. i don't think i have met anyone who can better convey the union between human and horse, and the ongoing conversation, if you like, that takes place between rider and racehorse during the race. she is probably the best thing to happen to racing in a long time. it is one of the most significant moments at this course in modern history. another amazing moment came when paisley park won, and if you have been following it, andrew has been blind since birth. and they are just good people, ithink blind since birth. and they are just good people, i think for yourjob and myjob, good people, i think for yourjob and my job, conveying good people, i think for yourjob and myjob, conveying these stories, watching these stories play out, when you know the people involved have this river of decency running through them, you celebrate their success. and there was such a wonderful sense of goodwill here yesterday. it was a joy to be part of it. and y

bit of history from one of the big races of the day, which was won by bryony frost on her horse, frodonne race over thejumps in the history of the festival. it was some ride by her and she got a wonderful reception when she came back here afterwards. honestly, it was just bonkers. i said, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done." they say fairytales only come true in very, very rare occasions. well, i guess i have flipped the coin and landed on a rare occasion today. another victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth. he follows the racing via the on course commentary, via the radio, and was able to share all of the celebrations. he later said it was a day come true. still to come on the final day of the gestival, of course, it is the cheltenham gold cup, with native river looking to defend the title that he won here 12 months ago. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. we ta ke we take you back to that breaking news and those pictures coming in from christchurch, new zealand. the scene from christchurch, new

she was quite overcome with emotion when she got past the post. 0n—board the paul nicholls trained frodonof the six nations championship is coming up, three teams can still win it. scotland can't but have made six changes for the trip to twickenham. england have made fourfor what might be a must—win match for them. they have surprisingly left joe cokanasiga out altogether. the winger was man of the match against italy last weekend but he's replaced in the starting 15 and doesn't make the bench either. jack nowell is back in the side after recovering from injury. centre henry slade also returns with two further changes in the pack. eddiejones says cokanasiga is still very much part of his plans. he's a good young player and we will bring him through. for all young players you have to make sure you look after them. sometimes they need to be exposed and sometimes pulled back. it's important, particularly in england, because i've seen so many good young players since i've been involved in top level rugby start with this boom and then they play three or four tests. i want him to play 100 tests

thejockey, onboard frodon, became the first woman to ride a top—level grade one winner over jumps atholls. idid not i did not even know until i came backin i did not even know until i came back in and said you know that was a great winner. i was still wrapped up and being followed, we had a great time. i was like oh my god. this is the first time it has either been done, i say that physical thing. they say fairy tales do not come true but only on rare occasions, but i guess i flip a coin and i landed ona i guess i flip a coin and i landed on a rare occasion today. paisley park, priced at 11—8, won the day's feature race, the stayers' hurdle. victory never really looked in doubt, despite a slight mistake at the last flight. aiden coleman brought him home a couple of lengths clear of the outsdier sam spinner. his owner is andrew gemmell, who has been blind since birth but that hasn't hampered his participation in the sport, so this was a hugely popular win. tommy fletwood is the clubhouse leader, mid—way through the first round of the player's championship at sawgrass in florida. the e