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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US car giant General Motors has had its Formula 1 entry for the 2026 season formally approved. It will name the new team after its luxury Cadillac brand. The decision to approve GM’s bid comes just over two months after the company reached an agreement in principle with F1 to enter the sport next year. F1 had previously rejected a bid from the US team Andretti, which was linked to Cadillac.
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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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