The Jessica Harrington-trained Jezki has won the Champion Hurdle as defending champions Hurricane Fly settled for fourth in the big race on the opening day of this year's Cheltenham festival.

Barry Geraghty was on-board the 9/1 winner as he held-off a thrilling battle with My Tent Or Yours in the final furlong.

Off The Ball's racing pundit Donn McClean had said that Jezki represented the best value for punters ahead of the Champion Hurdle.

In a dramatic renewal of the Grade One race, The New One pipped Hurricane Fly for third place, despite being disrupted by a heavy fall from Our Conor earlier in the race.

There was some tragic new however regarding Our Conor as the British Horse Racing Authority confirming that he had to be put down falling his fall...

Sad to confirm that Our Conor after extensive treatment by veterinary surgeons was humanely put down due to a suspected serious back injury

— BHA Press Office (@BHAPressOffice) March 11, 2014