Cheltenham Festival day two - in pictures

It's Ladies' Day at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival … Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Which means plenty of fancy titfers … Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Though not all the ladies in the crowd are sporting fancy headgear Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Bet Stuart Pearce, the temporary England football manager, wishes he was behind some of the ladies not wearing fancy hats Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

It's a packed house, and the punters are watching the Diamond Jubilee National Hunt Chase, which was won by Teaforthree Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The trainer Nicky Henderson watches the Neptune Investment Management Novices Hurdle in which his horse Simonsig was running … Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Simonsig lived up to his billing. The 2-1 favourite cleared the last to win ahead of Felix Yonger, second, and Monksland, third. It's no wonder Henderson is sporting a big grin, the win made him the most succesful trainer in Festival history Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

In the RSA Chase, Bobs Worth (far side) with Barry Geraghty on board jumps the final fence before going on to beat First Lieutenant with Davy Russell on board Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

It's hard to decide who looks more disappointed, the favourite Grands Crus or his jockey Tom Scudamore as they walk back after losing out in the RSA Chase Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Pearce isn't the only person from the world of football at Cheltenham on Wednesday, the former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is there too Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Wishfull Thinking takes a crashing fall with Richard Johnson on board during the Champion Chase … Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

… which means Finian's Rainbow (left) and Sizing Europe have to run around the final fence as Richard Johnson, and a photographer, were injured following the fall. Finian's Rainbow went on to win Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

A happy Barry Geraghty celebrates victory as Finian's Rainbow makes his way to the winner's enclosure Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

In the final race, the 2mile 110 yard Weatherbys Champion Bumper, a big crowd watches 16-1 shot Champagne Fever go clear on the run up the hill and win from 9-2 favourite New Year's Eve Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

One of the unplaced runners is led away to recover as the day's racing comes to an end Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian