Inothewayurthinkin galloped on strongly up the hill to deny Galopin Des Champs a famous Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick. Gavin Cromwell’s seven-year-old was supplemented for the race at a cost of £25,000 and that proved another shrewd investment by owner JP McManus as he stormed home to score by six lengths at 15-2.
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Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup as A Plus Tard scooted clear to land the sport’s blue riband prize for trainer Henry De Bromhead. In a vintage Blackmore ride, the duo stalked their rivals who quickened the pace in the final half-mile with 2021 winner Minella Indo and Robbie Power moving clear.
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Henry de Bromhead claimed a famous one-two in the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup as Minella Indo ridden by Jack Kennedy repelled the challenge of A Plus Tard under the charge of the inform Rachel Blackmore. Dual champion Al Boum Photo had to settle for third.
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Al Boum Photo (10-3 favourite) became the first horse since Best Mate to retain the Cheltenham Gold Cup to cap a fabulous final day of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival for Willie Mullins.
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Horse racing in the UK has been suspended until at least Wednesday the 13th of February after an outbreak of equine influenza.
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