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 stormed to a seven-length victory in 2023, and defended his crown last year despite having to contend with the unwelcome presence of a loose horse.

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' 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.

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 bids to join the legends of jump racing Arkle, Best Mate, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

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.