This year seven of the blog's eight highlighted selections came under starter's orders over the four days - Langer Dan was a non-runner, declared to be suffering from a respiratory infection on the morning of the Stayers' Hurdle.
Shown below the recorded loss to level stakes (1 point win, 0.5 points each-way with each-way returns calculated to one fifth the odds):
Outlay over four days: 7 points
Return over four days: 1.9 points
Profit / Loss: -5.1 points
Loss as percentage of outlay: 72.86%
Brief notes on individual selections:
Malina Girl (bet struck:14/1 each-way; third in Ultima)
Good run behind Myretown and The Changing Man. Winner impressive.
Herakles Westwood (bet struck: 20/1 each-way; seventh in National Hunt Challenge Cup)
Towards rear; never threatened.
Potters Charm (bet struck: 14/1 each-way; fifth in Turners)
Outpaced by market principals off home bend.
Libberty Hunter (bet struck: 33/1 each-way; fell)
Four lengths down and creeping into contention when falling three out.
Primoz (bet struck: 20/1 each-way; fourteenth in Grand Annual)
Lost any chance in chaotic start.
Protektorat (bet struck: 6/1 win; fourth in Ryanair)
Outpaced from three out; winner Fact To File impressive.
Our Champ (bet struck: 50/1 each-way; sixth in County Hurdle)
Led; tapped for toe off home bend, stayed on up the hill.
The Champion Hurdle set the tone for a dramatic week with the two former winners in the field, Constitution Hill and State Man, both falling, the latter at the last when five lengths clear. Golden Ace, trained by Jeremy Scott, picked up the pieces.
Inothewayurthinkin denied Galopin Des Champs a third victory in the Gold Cup while Fact To File put up an imperious display in the Ryanair.
Marine Nationale, forever associated with Michael O'Sullivan, proved a fitting winner of the Champion Chase while Bob Olinger denied Teahupoo in the Stayers' Hurdle.
The final result of the Prestbury Cup: Great Britain 8 Ireland 20
Just one British trained runner contested the Supreme and there were no British entries in a final field of seven in the Brown Advisory.
Once again Willie Mullins was the leading trainer at the Festival, equalling his previous record total of 10 winners. He fielded 11 of the 18 runners in the Triumph and won it with 100/1 shot Poniros who was racing over hurdles for the very first time.
Shambolic starts and the drop in attendance figures are two topics we're likely to hear more about in the coming days.
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