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Cheltenham Festival LIVE: Gold Cup results, reaction and updates after Galopin Des Champs beaten

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Cheltenham Festival 2025 - LIVE!

The Gold Cup took centre stage at Prestbury Park later this afternoon and Galopin Des Champs could not secure a third straight win in the race. He was a firm favourite to do so for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend, but Inothewayurthinkin produced a brilliant run to stay with Galopin Des Champs and then power up the hill in dominant fashion.

There had already been a huge shock on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival, summing up the week for punters. Favourites have been beaten on a regular basis over the past four days and it continued in the Triumph Hurdle, as Poniros won at 100-1 on hurdling debut in a huge shock. That gave Willie Mullins his first winner of the day and three more have followed, with the trainer claiming the opening four races on Friday to move into double figures for the week.

The Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle brought down the curtain on the Festival, as Gordon Elliott finally brought up his first winner of the week at the 28th time of asking, as Wodhooh proved too strong and completed an Irish sweep on Friday. Catch up on all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!

Cheltenham Festival Day 4 latest news

  • Inothewayurthinkin beats Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup
  • Four straight wins for Willie Mullins on Friday
  • Poniros wins Triumph Hurdle at 100-1
  • Kargese too good in County Handicap Hurdle
  • Gordon Elliott gets first winner of week in final race

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17:56 , Matt Verri

What a week it’s been!

Plenty of surprises, no shortage of storylines and some very, very poignant winners.

Another strong Festival for the Irish, particularly for Willie Mullins as he ended up on 10 winners.

You can look at the full list of winners this week right here!

(Davies Davies for The Jockey Club/PA Wire)

Reaction from an emotional Gordon Elliott

17:33 , Matt Verri

It’s been a long and frustrating week for the trainer, but he does get on the board at the 28th time of asking.

Full result

17:28

1 Wodhooh 9/2

2 Act Of Authority 28/1

3 Raglan Road 25/1

4 Taponthego 8/1

Wodhooh wins the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle!

17:25 , Matt Verri

Wodhooh has come flying alongside the leaders and now putting distance between them.

Three lengths clear at the last, lands it and nobody is going to catch her!

The Irish finish the Festival in style - a first winner of the week for Gordon Elliott at long last.

Kopeck De Mee was never in it.

Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle

17:24 , Matt Verri

Nurse Susan leads the way two out.

East India Express moving up alongside, Kopeck De Mee has work to do on the inside.

They're off!

17:20 , Matt Verri

Away in the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle!

Update on Galopin Des Champs

17:17 , Matt Verri

Speaking of Willie Mullins...

Here’s the trainer discussing Galopin Des Champs’ run in the Gold Cup.

“He just wasn’t jumping,” is the verdict.

The Last Dance!

17:16 , Matt Verri

We’ve had 27 races this week - one to go!

Willie Mullins has the 5-2 favourite in Kopeck De Mee, and a victory here would see him break his own existing record and finish the Festival with 11 winners.

Johnny Ward's tip for Martin Pipe

17:07 , Matt Verri

The Festival concludes with the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle (5.20) and one of the talking horses of the week, the McManus-owned Kopeck De Mee.

He reportedly wowed watchers in a Curragh stretch lately.

One very relieved jockey!

16:58 , Matt Verri

Looked at one stage as though Wonderwall would run out a comfortable winner.

Anything but in the end...

Full result

16:52

1 Wonderwall 28/1

2 It's On The Line 4/1

3 Willitgoahead 13/2

4 Music Drive 33/1

Wonderwall wins the St. James's Place Festival Hunters Chase!

16:49 , Matt Verri

Wonderwall jumps the last well and is a couple of lengths up.

Its On The Line looks to be beaten, but he comes again and is charging on the inside...

But it’s Wonderwall who holds on!

That was a great race. Haven’t had too many tight finishes this week, but that suddenly turned into one.

St. James's Place Festival Hunters Chase

16:48 , Matt Verri

Three to jump and still Shearer is right there at the front.

Wonderwall starting to make a move on the outside, but there are plenty with chances.

Its On The Line up the inside, and challenging Wonderwall as they approach the last.

St. James's Place Festival Hunters Chase

16:44 , Matt Verri

Shearer leading them round in the early stages. Imagine that’ll have been a fairly popular bet in one particular part of the country.

Bardenstown Lad up alongside him.

Two races to go...

16:40 , Matt Verri

We’ll be bringing you plenty more reaction from the Gold Cup.

But we’ve also got two more races!

The first of those is about to start - it’s the St. James's Place Festival Hunters Chase!

Reaction from winning trainer Gavin Cromwell

16:38 , Matt Verri

"I’m absolutely speechless.

“We’ve had a lot of faith in this horse and a lot of credit has to go to Keith Donoghue. He’s rode him all the way along and done all the schooling.

“ The pace of the race on the better ground was a worry, and he was only just hanging on in there the whole time.

“He’s a very good horse. I suppose going down to the second-last I felt we still had a chance. I’m just thrilled."

Corbetts Cross suffers fatal injury

16:32 , Matt Verri

Some incredibly sad news from the Gold Cup.

Corbetts Cross had a heavy fall at the last and it’s been confirmed that he suffered a fatal injury.

A statement from Cheltenham said: "In our fifth race of the day, Corbett’s Cross was immediately attended to by our veterinary professionals, but sadly sustained a fatal injury.

“Our heartfelt condolences are with his connections."

Not to be...

16:18 , Matt Verri

No hat-trick for Galopin Des Champs.

Still a warm reception for him after the race.

Paul Townend has said he never really got going - a big, big surprise.

Full result

16:12 , Matt Verri

1 Inothewayurthinkin 15-2

2 Galopin Des Champs 8-13

3 Gentlemansgame 40-1

Inothewayurthinkin wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup!

16:09 , Matt Verri

INCREDIBLE!

Galopin Des Champs looked to be absolutely cruising at the turn, but Inothewayurthinkin went with him.

Jumped the last brilliantly, and just powered away up the hill to win with something to spare.

Galopin Des Champs does not have his hat-trick.

Cheltenham Gold Cup

16:08 , Matt Verri

Banbridge is struggling, his race looks to be run.

Galopin Des Champs is looking so good, cruising up into the lead on the turn for home and it all looks so easy.

Inothewayurthinkin goes with him.

They’re neck and neck at the last!

Cheltenham Gold Cup

16:07 , Matt Verri

Ahoy Senor goes down!

And Galopin Des Champs and Monty’s Star are both hampered! Have to swerve right to avoid him.

The Real Whacker then very nearly falls at the front, just about stays up.

Galopin Des Champs starting to move up, third on the outside.

Cheltenham Gold Cup

16:06

Halfway stage, Galopin Des Champs in the outside back in sixth.

Royale Pagaille is a few lengths off the field at the back, but otherwise not a huge amount between them.

Nine to jump...

Cheltenham Gold Cup

16:05 , Matt Verri

Couple of slightly iffy jumps from Galopin Des Champs, but nothing too serious.

As you were at the front, Ahoy Senior in front of The Real Whacker and Gentlemansgame.

Poor jump from Monty’s Star, but doesn’t lose too much ground.

Cheltenham Gold Cup

16:03 , Matt Verri

Ahoy Senor straight to the front.

Galopin Des Champs happy to cover the extra distance on the outside, staying out of any trouble.

They're off!

16:02 , Matt Verri

Huuuge roar as they get away in the Gold Cup!

16:01 , Matt Verri

Four horses have done the Gold Cup hat-trick before - Galopin Des Champs looking to expand membership in that particularly club to five.

Banbridge is one of the main threats, but it remains to be seen whether he can stay the distance.

There has been a fair bit of support for Monty’s Star, ridden by Rachael Blackmore.

15:57 , Matt Verri

Paul Townend brings the trophy out. He’ll hope to be lifting that again very, very shortly.

Applause for Galopin Des Champs wherever he goes, but he doesn’t look to have a care in the world.

Willie Mullins has 10 records as it stands, matching his own record.

One more to break it - this would be a decent way to do it!

Latest odds: Cheltenham Gold Cup

15:49 , Matt Verri

It’s the big one!

Can Galopin Des Champs do the three-peat?

He’s looking incredibly relaxed in the parade ring.

Galopin Des Champs - 1/2

Inothewayurthinkin - 13/2

Banbridge - 7/1

Monty’s Star - 12/1

Corbetts Cross - 14/1

The Real Whacker - 28/1

Gentlemansgame - 40/1

Ahoy Senor - 50/1

Royale Pagille - 100/1

Via Gold Cup odds.

(Getty Images)

Johnny Ward's Gold Cup tip

15:42 , Matt Verri

One of the game's great staying chasers, Galopin Des Champs, is on the cusp of a third Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (4.00) on the trot – and it may seem folly to take him on.

The layers will feel they are hoping against hope. Then again, in Grade One races in the opening two days alone, we've had race-ending blunders from Ballyburn, Majborough, Constitution Hill, State Man and Jonbon. The bookies are emboldened.

Galopin Des Champs faces a run-of-the-mill Gold Cup field and there is no evidence he has regressed. However, Inothewayurthinkin is put forward as an each-way play, on the basis that he has not been trained to peak yet this season.

That he was so good as a novice last year and was supplemented both suggest he has the ability and promise to get involved.

The King George winner, Banbridge, crucially has his ground. Still, he needs to prove he stays this yardage.

(Getty Images)

Perfect Mullins start

15:35 , Matt Verri

That’s 4/4 for Willie Mullins today!

He’s already into double figures for the week, as impressive as ever.

Small matter of Galopin Des Champs next in the Gold Cup, to continue Mullins’ perfect day.

Full result

15:30 , Matt Verri

1 Jasmin De Vaux 6/1

2 The Big Westerner 9/2

3 Derryhassen Paddy 10/1

4 Yellow Car 33/1

Jasmin De Vaux wins the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle!

15:27 , Matt Verri

Here comes Jasmin De Vaux on the inside!

The Big Westerner threatens to pull alongside at the last, it’s not a great jump from Jasmin De Vaux...

But too strong on the run up the hill! Townend and Mullins do it again.

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle

15:25 , Matt Verri

It’s very bunched as they make the turn.

Jasmin De Vaux has been towards the back for pretty much the whole race.

Wingmen at the front...

They're off!

15:20 , Matt Verri

Away in the Albert Bartlett!

Five-minute warning...

15:16 , Matt Verri

Runners are on their way up to post.

The way this week has gone, can expect Jig’s Forge at 80-1 to win this.

Johnny Ward's tip

15:05 , Matt Verri

Henry de Bromhead is taken to score in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (3.20) with The Big Westerner.

A mare has never taken this grueller – few have tried – and this strapping six-year-old has been kept fresh with a view to this.

It is harsh on the geldings, given her size, that they have to give her 7lb.

Latest odds: 15:20 - Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle

14:57 , Matt Verri

This looks a really competitive race.

Henry de Bromhead has the favourite in The Big Westerner, but Willie Mullins and Paul Townend are a threat, as ever, with Jasmin De Vaux.

The Big Westerner - 4/1

Jasmin De Vaux - 6/1

Jet Blue - 6/1

Derryhassen Paddy - 7/1

Wingmen - 9/1

Wendigo - 10/1

Argento Boy - 11/1

Intense Approach - 14/1

Ballybow - 16/1

Bar 20/1

Via MyBettingSites.co.uk

Full result

14:49 , Matt Verri

1 Dinoblue 6/4

2 Brides Hill 9/2

3 Shecouldbeanything 12/1

Dinoblue wins the Mares' Chase!

14:47 , Matt Verri

Allegorie De Vassy goes down at the last!

Dinoblue had moved into the lead anyway and think she would have had enough, but it turned into a cruise up the hill.

A favourite wins at last for the punters!

Mares' Chase

14:46 , Matt Verri

Dinoblue moves up alongside Allegorie De Vassy on the inside.

Brides Hill being pushed to keep up with them, Limerick Lace and Shecouldbeanything have been left behind.

It’s Dinoblue and Allegorie De Vassy on the approach to the last...

Mares' Chase

14:45 , Matt Verri

Allegorie De Vassy with a couple of very average jumps. Veering out a fair way to the right.

Stil in the lead, in front of Dinoblue. Limerick Lace has just dropped back a bit for now, as Brides Hill moves up.

Shecouldbeanything right there too.

Mares' Chase

14:43 , Matt Verri

Allegorie De Vassy in the lead, a length or two ahead of Dinoblue and Limerick Lace.

The top three in the betting are the ones setting the pace.

In fact, the top four. Brides Hill sticking with them.

They're off!

14:42 , Matt Verri

Away in the Mares Chase!

14:39 , Matt Verri

Allegorie De Vassy has drifted out to 4-1, money is very much on Dinoblue.

Should be a fair bit of pace in this race.

Johnny Ward tip

14:31 , Matt Verri

The Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (2.40) can see Gavin Cromwell strike with Brides Hill.

This race should not belong at a Cheltenham Festival but this mare has her ground and is a far bigger price than hot favourite Dinoblue, who is costly to follow.

Latest odds: 14:40 - Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase

14:24 , Matt Verri

Dinoblue the one to beat, but Paul Townend rides Allegorie De Vassy and the money has been coming in there.

Couple of decent chances for Gavin Cromwell, too.

Dinoblue - 6/4

Allegorie De Vassy - 7/2

Brides Hill - 9/2

Limerick Lace - 11/2

Shecouldbeanything - 8/1

Bar - 33/1

Via Genting Casino.

Mullins on the charge

14:14 , Matt Verri

That’s 2/2 for Willie Mullins today.

He’s got Dinoblue next in the Mares’ Chase, a 6/4 favourite, then a couple of decent chances in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.

Then it’s the small matter of Galopin Des Champs going for Gold Cup glory again.

Could be a very, very special day for Mullins.

Full result

14:08

1 Kargese 3/1

2 Ndaawi 25/1

3 Absurde 5/1

4 Ethical Diamond 16/1

Kargese wins the County Handicap Hurdle!

14:06 , Matt Verri

Kargese with a good jump at the last and leads by just over a length.

Ndaawi hanging tough, Kargese struggling to pull away... but it’s comfortable enough in the end!

Victory for Townend and Mullins. An eighth winner of the week for the trainer.

County Handicap Hurdle

14:05 , Matt Verri

Kargese cruising up towards the lead on the turn for home.

Absurde trying to follow behind, but already being pushed pretty hard.

Kargese in a class of her own on the approach to the last...

County Handicap Hurdle

14:03 , Matt Verri

Our Champ and Spirit D’aunou setting the pace.

Kargese travelling nicely on the outside, probably about five lengths off the lead in about seventh.

They're off!

14:01 , Matt Verri

Away in the County Handicap Hurdle!

13:58 , Matt Verri

Runners are up at the start.

Kargese backed at around 3-1, Lark In The Mornin the second favourite.

Johnny Ward's tip

13:48 , Matt Verri

The William Hill County (2.00) was long the Festival finale, a get-out heat to beat them all. The 2025 edition, notably, has not attracted anything close to a full field; still, we have perhaps the most competitive handicap of the four days.

An Irish win appears certain – Kargese, Absurde, Lark In The Mornin and even Ethical Diamond can be argued as strong fancies – but McLaurey is preferred. He cruised through the race at Leopardstown for the talented young trainer Emmet Mullins and appears primed for JP McManus.

Latest odds: 14:00 - County Handicap Hurdle

13:41 , Matt Verri

On we go!

Plenty with chances in this, but it’s Willie Mullins who is once again backed for another winner.

He’s got Kargese, Absurde and Daddy Long Legs among his runners in this.

Kargese - 3/1

Lark In The Mornin - 4/1

Absurde - 9/2

Mclaurey - 8/1

Valgrand - 9/1

Daddy Long Legs - 12/1

Ethical Diamond - 12/1

Hansard - 12/1

Bar - 14/1

Via Genting Casino

(David Davies for The Jockey Club/PA Wire)

Mullins as surprised as anyone!

13:32 , Matt Verri

Willie Mullins had 11 runners in the race, so there was every chance he was going to have the winner.

But nobody expected it to be Poniros, not even the trainer.

Asked what the horse had shown in the build-up to Cheltenham, Mullins says: “Nothing much.”

Full result

13:28

1 Poniros 100/1

2 Lulamba 11/4

3 East India Dock 5/4

4 Lady Vega Allen 14/1

Poniros wins the Triumph Hurdle!

13:26 , Matt Verri

East India Dock moves into the lead, there’s five of them right there on the approach to the last.

Hello Neighbour in third, but it’s East India Dock who takes the lead at the last. The top three in the betting going head-to-head.

Lulamba charging on the inside, but Poniros has come flying from nowhere...

He’s catching them... AND WINS IT!

That’s a massive shock on his hurdling debut.

Triumph Hurdle

13:23 , Matt Verri

Opec rapidly falling back, despite being pushed along. From the front to the back in a matter of seconds.

Lady Vega Allen has taken on the lead, East India Dock and Lulamba biding their time in second and third.

Triumph Hurdle

13:22 , Matt Verri

Opec is rattling along at the front, with Lulamba just behind.

East India Dock right up there too early on. Huge roar as they go past the packed grandstands.

They're off!

13:21 , Matt Verri

Away in the Triumph Hurdle!

13:19 , Matt Verri

All the money coming in for East India Dock.

Was around 2-1 this morning, but that’s into 5-4 now. Lulamba drifting out towards 3-1.

Mullins well-stocked

13:16 , Matt Verri

Just the 11 runners for Willie Mullins in this race. Yes, ELEVEN.

Nicky Henderson’s hope is Lulamba. He’s been speaking ahead of the race and doesn’t sound hugely optimistic.

Suggests Lulamba will be “lovely” in the years ahead, expecting best form to come here next year or even the year after.

Johnny Ward's tip

13:10

The opening JCB Triumph Hurdle (1.20) is a captivating renewal. East India Dock has excelled himself since going hurdling while the Nicky Henderson-handled Lulamba carries a lofty reputation.

Preference, however, is for Hello Neighbour. Gavin Cromwell's horses are running nicely this week, he has yet to be beaten and crucially appeals as an improver in a true-run Triumph.

Latest odds: 13:20 - Triumph Hurdle

12:55 , Matt Verri

Not far away from our first race of the day.

East India Dock is the favourite for James Owen, with the chief threat coming from Nicky Henderson’s Lulamba.

East India Dock - 7/4

Lulamba - 2/1

Hello Neighbour - 6/1

Blue Lemons - 12/1

Lady Vega Allen - - 12/1

Mondo Man - 16/1

Bar - 22/1

Via Genting Casino.

Prestbury Cup

12:38 , Matt Verri

Ireland lead 13-8 in the Prestbury Cup heading into the final day.

It’s been a better showing overall from the British trainers, but it would take a minor miracle for them to turn that deficit around today. In fact, make that a major miracle.

It’s been a decade since the Irish last failed to win the Prestbury Cup.

Johnny Ward's tip: Cheltenham Gold Cup

12:22 , Matt Verri

One of the game's great staying chasers, Galopin Des Champs, is on the cusp of a third Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (4.00) on the trot – and it may seem folly to take him on.

The layers will feel they are hoping against hope. Then again, in Grade One races in the opening two days alone, we've had race-ending blunders from Ballyburn, Majborough, Constitution Hill, State Man and Jonbon. The bookies are emboldened.

Galopin Des Champs faces a run-of-the-mill Gold Cup field and there is no evidence he has regressed. However, Inothewayurthinkin is put forward as an each-way play, on the basis that he has not been trained to peak yet this season. That he was so good as a novice last year and was supplemented both suggest he has the ability and promise to get involved.

The King George winner, Banbridge, crucially has his ground. Still, he needs to prove he stays this yardage.

(Getty Images)

12 months ago...

12:03 , Matt Verri

Was it ever really in doubt?

Galopin Des Champs made his move on the turn from home last year, took the lead at the second-last, and from there it was game over.

Mullins: Galopin Des Champs could be my best ever horse

11:47 , Matt Verri

Willie Mullins has spoken about the “heart” that makes Galopin Des Champs such a force.

He has the chance to win a third straight Gold Cup and Mullins has suggested that if the horse does so, he will go down down as the best he’s trained.

"I think he's got just lots of heart," Mullins told BBC Sport.

"He's obviously got athletic ability, he's better than average. But when push comes to shove in those last two furlongs, when you've got to dig deep, this guy seems to have reserves of energy.

"And it's also mental. It's his heart. He just gets down, you know, when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that's what he is. He's tough.”

Asked if Galopin Des Champs is the best horse he’s ever had, Mullins replied: "I've had some wonderful horses here.

“If he does the treble, we'll probably have to give him that accolade, but until then we'll wait.”

(Getty Images)

More Blackmore magic?

11:34 , Matt Verri

Rachael Blackmore has been reflecting on her two wins yesterday.

She rides Monty’s Star in the Gold Cup this afternoon - she won the race on A Plus Tard in 2022.

Going update

11:19 , Matt Verri

Good to soft the going at Cheltenham today.

It was very cold overnight, but Clerk of the Course Jon Pullin is happy with how things are looking this morning after that frost.

Blackmore shines on Thursday

11:10 , Matt Verri

Bob Olinger beat favourite Teahupoo to win the Stayers’ Hurdle, as Rachael Blackmore secured a second victory on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Blackmore provided Henry de Bromhead with a 16-1 win in the opening race of the day, as Air Of Entitlement won the Mares Novice Hurdle, and she backed it up with an even more significant winner three hours later.

Teahupoo had been travelling well and took the lead on the turn to home, but Bob Olinger moved alongside and they took the last together, before he powered away up the hill for his third Festival victory.

It completed the set of wins in Cheltenham feature races for Blackmore, who already has victories in the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Ryanair Chase to her name.

"I'm very lucky to be on this horse,” Blackmore said.

“He is brilliant. He has so much speed and could use it. They went a good gallop but he could still pick up when it was needed.

"He is unbeaten around here. I know one day was fortuitous but he has luck on his side and is a very very good horse."

(REUTERS)

Johnny Ward's best bets for Day 4

10:57 , Matt Verri

1:20: Hello Neighbour 5-1

2:00: McLaurey 5-1

2:40: Brides Hill 5-1

3:20: The Big Westerner 9-2

4:00: Inothewayurthinkin 6-1

4:40: Angels Dawn 10-3

5:20: Kopeck De Mee 9-4

(Odds subject to change)

Big race preview: Cheltenham Gold Cup

10:48 , Matt Verri

Such has been the brilliance of Galopin Des Champs again this season that several likely challengers have sidestepped this contest, either re-routing to yesterday’s Ryanair Chase or focusing on other targets further down the line, such as at Aintree.

As a result, this has the look of the weakest of the three renewals he has contested and with favourites having won four of the last five, the omens are good. Should Galopin Des Champs add to that number, he will almost certainly become the shortest-priced winner since Arkle triumphed at 1-10 in 1966.

If there is a small chink in the armour it may be that the champion’s very best runs have come at his beloved Leopardstown, but his Cheltenham form is still excellent and he would be unbeaten in four starts at the track if not for an infamous final fence fall in 2022.

Amid the dearth of rivals, thank heavens for the emergence of Banbridge, a multiple Grade 1 winner over shorter trips before stepping up to three miles to land the King George at Christmas. Representing Joseph O’Brien, the better the ground the better the nine-year-old’s chance.

Seeing the state of the field, Gavin Cromwell and JP McManus have opted to supplement Grand National favourite Inothewayurthinkin into the race as a late entry at a cost of £25,000.

Rachael Blackmore and Henry De Bromhead, meanwhile, hope Monty’s Star will relish this stamina test.

(David Davies for The Jockey Club/PA Wire)

How to watch Cheltenham Festival

10:39 , Matt Verri

TV channel: The Gold Cup is scheduled for 4pm this afternoon.

ITV1 will broadcast the race for FREE, with coverage beginning at 12.45pm every day of the meeting and running until 5pm.

Preview show 'The Opening Show' will be broadcast on ITV4 from 9am to 10am every morning of the meet.

The Gold Cup will also been shown, along with every other race across the week on Racing TV.

Racing TV is a subscription-based channel available through Sky and Virgin Media and online via its website and app. Build-up coverage starts at 12.45pm GMT every day and coverage concludes after the final race.

Live stream: Racing TV subscribers can stream the action live via the website or app, or cast to their TV, while ITV viewers can do likewise via the ITVX website and app for FREE.

Live coverage: You can also follow all the action right here with us!

Cheltenhan Festival Day 4 schedule

10:26 , Matt Verri

13.20: JCB Triumph Hurdle

14.00: William Hill County Handicap Hurdle

14.40: Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase

15.20: Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle

16.00: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup

16.40: St. James’s Place Festival Hunters Chase

17.20: Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Good morning!

10:18 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the final day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival!

You know what that means... the Cheltenham Gold Cup will take centre stage this afternoon.

Can Galopin Des Champs be stopped in his bid for a third straight victory in the race?

We’ll have all the build-up right here as well as plenty of previews and tips, before full coverage of the afternoon’s card.

(Getty Images)
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The romance buz began after Pedro Pascal and Jennifer Aniston were spotted together leaving the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.
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