Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson did the double once more this afternoon – at Cheltenham.
The Scotsman guided the membership to a report 13 Premier League titles, together with two ‘doubles’ of FA Cup and League title, in 1994 and 1996, and a ‘treble’ of each trophies and the European Champions League in 1999.
Sir Alex watched from the parade ring alongside his one-time rival Premier League supervisor Sam Allardyce and Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall as 25-1 shot Monmiral received in ‘Fergie time’.
The 82-year-old, whose groups turned famend for carving out last-gasp victories throughout a report run of 13 Premier League title victories, was seen celebrating his first ever Cheltenham win because the seven-year-old overhauled frontrunner Kyntara simply yards from the ending submit of the Pertemps Community Last Handicap Hurdle.
And within the very subsequent race Protektorat romped to victory within the Ryanair Chase at odds of 17-2.
Sir Alex Ferguson, proprietor of Monmiral, celebrates alongside John Hales, Dan Skelton (rear) Alan Halsall (again left) after watching his horse win the Pertemps Community Last

Sir Alex watched from the parade ring alongside his one-time rival Premier League supervisor Sam Allardyce

Actor Alan Halsall, who performs Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Avenue, pictured on day three of the 2024 Cheltenham Pageant

Half house owners John Hales (left) and Sir Alex Ferguson (centre) have fun with the trophy after Prokektorat received the Ryanair Steeple Chase
Fergie, who misplaced his spouse of 57-years, Girl Cathy, 84, final autumn, was pictured within the parade ring punching the air in jubilation once more as his former United captain Bryan Robson beamed behind him.
Fergie owns each horses collectively with long-time associates Ged Mason and John Hales and after lastly breaking his Cheltenham Pageant duck stated: ‘I’ve waited a very long time for this, however it’s unbelievable.
‘It has been in all probability 20 years that I’ve wished to have a winner right here as after I first began I simply had Flat horses and no Nationwide Hunt ones. I received within the jumps with Ged (Mason) and John (Hales).
‘It 100 per cent makes it extra pleasurable having a winner with associates. Everybody appears ahead to Cheltenham whereas on the Flat you’ve gotten the Derby. These two occasions are unsurpassed.’
Talking about Monmiral’s victory he stated of rider Harry Cobden: ‘The jockey was completely sensible on him.
‘What I used to be considering on the tapes was ‘what the hell is he doing on the again?’ however he crept ahead and judged it completely.
‘I could not perceive why earlier than he got here to the final why John (Hales, joint proprietor) was saying he had received, however that’s expertise for you. ‘I used to be simply saying ‘simply soar the bloody final!’
Throughout his 26-year spell on the helm of Manchester United till his retirement 2013, Sir Alex received 38 main trophies. Fergie had beforehand additionally received a Scottish league and cup double with Aberdeen in 1984 when he broke the stranglehold of the ‘Outdated Agency’ of Glasgow’s Rangers and Celtic north of the border.

Sir Alex Ferguson, proprietor of Monmiral, celebrates alongside Alan Halsall (background) and Sam Allardyce (left) after watching his horse win the Pertemps Community Last,

Sir Alex Ferguson was jubilant after successful back-to-back races on the third day of Cheltenham Pageant

The previous Manchester United supervisor could not consider his luck after his horse Protektorat additionally received the Ryanair Steeple Chase

Harry Cobden (left) led Monmiral to victory within the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle with odds of 25/1

Harry Skelton then jockeyed Protektorat and received the Ryanair Chase from 17/2
Earlier within the day, Allardyce by accident photobombed Princess Beatrice as she posed for photographers alongside husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
The previous Bolton Wanderers and England supervisor stepped from his automotive and smiled for the cameras himself, after failing to identify the royal couple behind him, prompting the princess to erupt in laughter.
The Fergie double labored out at a really good-looking 246/1 with Ladbrokes. Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes stated: ‘Sir Alex Ferguson is having a dream afternoon on the Cheltenham Pageant and though it wasn’t an apparent double, there have been clearly numerous hardcore Man United followers who weren’t going to overlook out on the 246/1 double.’
Sir Alex had a 3rd horse operating at Cheltenham, in the identical race as Protektorat. Hitman completed the Ryanair Steeple Chase in eighth place.
Requested how lengthy he has waited to have a Cheltenham Pageant winner, Sir Alex stated: ‘It have to be 15 to twenty years.
‘Then two in 40 minutes, it is unbelievable, is not it? It is a particular place.’
Alan Halsall, who was a part of Ferguson’s occasion on the Pageant, stated of Monmiral’s win: ‘That was nice, an unbelievable experience. It got here from nowhere actually. A couple of of the boys had been saying he was in a great spot, however it was unbelievable from Harry (Cobden) simply to push him by the center there. Unbelievable.
‘I am simply together with these guys for the experience, however we will have fun a winner within the house owners. It is unbelievable. We’ll get on the champagne now!’

Alex Ferguson celebrates after successful the 14:10 Pertemps Handicap Hurdle with Monmiral

Sir Alex was pictured celebrating together with his horse Monmiral after it received the Pertemps Community Last
However Sir Alex was denied a well-known treble on the Pageant by his buddy and former soccer rival Harry Redknapp’s horse within the Trustatrader Plate.
The ex-Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth supervisor’s 8-1 shot Shakem Up’arry, ridden by Ben Jones, took the honours from 7-2 favorite Crebilly.
Paul Binfield of bookmaker Paddy Energy, stated: ‘It is unbelievable to see a soccer supervisor’s treble on the Olympics of horse racing.
‘Sir Alex is properly used to trebles and it is simply pretty to see Harry get in on the motion.’