Sweet music as Melody cashes in following the infamous Power failure

Glens Melody and Paul Townend (left) land the Mares' Hurdle in 2015Credit: Dan Mullan

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Owner/breeder Fiona McStay watched with pride as Glens Melody pushed Quevega every step of the way in the 2014 OLGB Mares' Hurdle. Twelve months later she went one better in dramatic fashion after stablemate Annie Power crashed out at the final flight

I never thought we would have a chance of beating Quevega and for our mare to be in the first three would have been a dream.

To have a horse good enough to go to Cheltenham is one thing but to be standing in the enclosure was brilliant.

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Published on 4 March 2018inCheltenham Festival

Last updated 16:08, 4 March 2018

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