ROGER-YVES, Valerie and Nicolas Simon bred the final winner on the opening day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival when Haiti Couleurs (Dragon Dancer) landed the Princess Royal National Hunt Chase.

Bought by Luke Cummins through George Mullins for €7,000 at Arqana at two, Haiti Couleurs was reoffered at the Tattersalls May Sale the following year, the sale held in August due to the pandemic, but he was unsold at just €2,800. He found plenty of fans when he was consigned by Harley Dunne at Tattersalls Cheltenham in January 2022 after running second in a point-to-point, costing trainer Rebecca Curtis £68,000.