Cheltenham Gold Cup results LIVE: Inothewayurthinkin claims victory as horse suffers fatal injury
Paul Townend and Galopin des Champs were denied a historic hat-trick in the Gold Cup, as Inothewayurthinkin claimed glory in the race of the week at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival
Galopin Des Champs was denied a historic third successive Cheltenham Gold Cup as Inothewayurthinkin triumphed in the race of the week.
With history on the line, Galopin Des Champs, Paul Townend and Willie Mullins were denied by a sensational ride as jockey Mark Walsh marshalled the Gavin Patrick Cromwell-trained seven-year-old to an emphatic win.
“I'm dancing inside,” said Walsh. “I can't believe it. He jumped well, just missed the ditch. Paul [Townend on Galopin Des Champs] was on my outside and early on, he missed a few fences and I just thought he wasn't happy. This boy [Inothewayurthinkin] has had to grow up over the last year. Gavin Cromwell is a genius having him spot on for today. I'm delighted.”
On a day of upsets with plenty of other fascinating contests, the 100/1 shot Poniros pulled off the biggest shock of the week by winning the JCB Triumph Hurdle in the opening race of the day, while the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle saw another Mullins-Townend triumph with Jasmin De Vaux taking victory.
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2.40: Paddy Power Mares’ Chase odds
Ok, attention turns to the next race of the day - the Paddy Power Mares.’ chase. A Grade 2 race, over 2 miles and 4½ furlongs with 17 fences.
Willie Mullins has the favourite in this one with Mark Walsh aboard Dinoblue. Here are the odds (via Oddschecker) as they stand - just the nine runners
- Dinoblue 8/5
- Allegorie De Vassy 4/1
- Limerick Lace 9/2
- Brides Hill 9/2
- Shecouldbeanything 12/1
- Royale Margaux 33/1
- Mayhem Mya 50/1
- Fontaine Collonges 50/1
- Je Tai Porte 100/1
Cheltenham CEO Guy Lavender, speaking about this year's festival
He told Radio 5 Live: “It's been amazing. It's been epic racing with some enjoyable, good crowds. It's been a festival in its truest sense. I've loved it, it's been my first festival in charge. I came from Lord's cricket ground so it's different but loving it so far and we hope we can cap it with a brilliant day today.
"I was pretty chilled out the fortnight before. The day before, the enormity of it sunk in. I walked the course the morning of the Tuesday and you start to get the sense of it's coming. It's a massive racecourse but the team come in and we delivered really well. It was a difficult festival last year, everyone acknowledged it and we've made a number of improvements. We're really smashing it out of the park so far this year.
"Start with the racing, we made some changes to the races to see it more competitive. There haven't been a lot of short-priced favourites winning everything. We've got 7,000 cars on hard standing, people can take more drinks to watch the racing.
"There are a lot of discounted tickets for other meetings. The festival is the festival. They come here and they have a great time even if they are not hardcore racing fans. It's vibrant and an iconic sporting event."
Can Mullins break his own record?
The most wins Willie Mullins has had at any Cheltenham Festival is 10, in 2022.
The prolific Irish trainer picked up nine last year and is currently sitting on eight for 2025 after wins for Poniros and Kargese.
With Galopin Des Champs the heavy favourite to win the Gold Cup, he could equal last year’s tally or even surpass it.
He’s got horses running in each of the last five races.
'She has the heart of a lion'
Jockey Paul Townend told ITV why he wanted to ride Kargese today.
He said: “She was keen today. She has the heart of a lion.
“I was in front sooner than I wanted but that helped me and she was able to get a breath of air which helped her at the last."
Owner Kenny Alexander reacts to Kargese win
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "She was second last year and she ran against Sir Gino, troubled him. It's a tough race and she won as we hoped she would. I couldn't believe it. Phenomenal.
"This was the one I was quite confident but you can't be confident in that race. Paul is a champion jockey, incredible."
Gold Cup Day winners and full results
1.20: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) Race conditions: £150,000 | 2m1f | 8 hurdles | New Course
Winner: Poniros (100/1), 2) Lulamba (11/4), 3) East India Dock (5/4F)
2.00: BetMGM County Hurdle (Grade 3) Race conditions: £98,370 (2024) | 2m1f| 8 hurdles | New Course
Winner: Kargese (3/1F), 2) Ndaawi (25/1), 3) Absurde (5/1)
Kargese wins the County Hurdle
That was an eighth winner of the festival for Willie Mullins.
It’s also Paul Townend’s third winner after the two horses he won on during the opening day.
2.00 - County Handicap Hurdle
Kargese wins the Couty Handicap Hurdle!
The 3/1 favourite edges out the rest and takes the victory.
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