Galopin Des Champs has become a back-to-back winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Willie Mullins’ stable star delivered a flawless round of jumping to see off Gerri Colombe in the 100th edition of the Blue Riband at the Cheltenham Festival to add to last year’s success.
Grand National hero Corach Rambler stayed on to finish third and L’Homme Presse was next home in fourth.
Galopin Des Champs’ jockey Paul Townend told ITV Racing: “Unbelievable!
“I rode him completely different to last year and he was just so great.”
There was drama mid-race as Fastorslow unshipped jockey JJ Slevin and the loose horse continued to the winning line but did not interfere.
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2024 result
1. Galopin Des Champs (10/11)
2. Gerri Colombe (13/2)
3. Corach Rambler (14/1)
4. L’Homme Presse (16/1)
Can Galopin Des Champs become the first horse since Best Mate to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup three years in a row?
The three-time Cheltenham Festival winner is the favourite in Paddy Power’s antepost betting for the 2025 Cheltenham Gold Cup ahead of emerging stablemate Fact To File and French fancy Il Est Francais.
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