Explaining Galopin Des Champ’s run Townend said: “Everything seemed to be a bit of an effort but he came half alive the top of the hill the last time and I was hoping it would be game on from ...

Galopin Des Champs is the favourite to join the ranks of Cottage Rake, Best Mate, Arkle and the aforementioned Golden Miller. Ante-post bets had him at 8/13 to lift the Gold Cup again.

Inothewayurthinkin produced a storming run to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, denying Galopin Des Champs a hat-trick. The big story coming into the Cheltenham Festival had been whether Galopin Des ...

Galopin Des Champs only pulled clear of Gentlemansgame just before the second-to-last fence and couldn’t hold off Inothewayurthinkin (15-2) ahead of the last. Gentlemansgame wound up in third place.

Inothewayurthinkin, a 15/2 shot trained by Gavin Cromwell and ridden by Mark Walsh, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday and denied odds-on favourite Galopin Des Champs a third successive victory.

marcus armytage Sat, Dec 28, 2024 · 4 min read Galopin Des Champs, with Paul Townend on board, en route to victory in the Savills Steeplechase at Leopardstown on Saturday - Damien Eagers/PA Wire ...

As Galopin Des Champs’ quest for glory ended, his is just beginning. An outing at Aintree for the Grand National is to come next month and he will surely be among the favourites.

Galopin Des Champs' trainer, Willie Mullins, was looking to claim a remarkable fifth straight race victory on the final day of the festival. His first was a 100-1 shot, Poniros.

CHELTENHAM, England (AP) — Galopin Des Champs was denied a third straight win in horse racing's Cheltenham Gold Cup when he was beaten by Inothewayurthinkin in the prestigious jumps race on Friday.