1.30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle – Result
1st: Defi Du Seuil 5/2 F
2nd: Mega Fortune 7/1
3rd: Bapaume 10/1
Full result of the Triumph Hurdle. Favourite wins, with bets on Mega Fortune refunded as a free bet! #CheltMental pic.twitter.com/6B1y38ygco
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Unbeaten Defi Du Seuil gives champion jockey Richard Johnson a third win in the JCB Triumph Hurdle #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/LtjTdpAMBb
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2.10pm Randox Health County Hurdle – Result
1st: Arctic Fire 20/1
2nd: LAmi Serge 25/1
3rd: Ozzie The Oscar 50/1
4th: Air Horse One 10/1
5th: Winter Escape 9/1
6th: Ivanovich Gorbatov 5/1 5.
It’s a fifth winner at the Festival for Willie Mullins as Arctic Fire took a crazy second race of the day.
The Irish juggernaut rolls on as top weight Arctic Fire gets up to win the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/YNpvAnZ9Ie
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) March 17, 2017
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2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle – Result
1st: Penhill 16/1
2nd: Monalee 8/1
3rd: Wholestone 13/2
4th: Constantine Bay 12/1
Penhill made it two wins on the spin for jockey Paul Townend and a super six for Willie Mullins.
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Penhill gives Paul Townend a double and Willie Mullins his sixth winner of the meeting by capturing the Albert Bartlett #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/y9YSP83Y8l
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) March 17, 2017
3.30pm Cheltenham Gold Cup – Result
1st: Sizing John 7/1
2nd: Minella Rocco 18/1
3rd: Native River 7/2
4th: Djakadam 3/1 F
Sizing John claimed a stunning victory in the Gold Cup, Jessica Harrington’s first victory in the Festival’s feature race.
Sizing John powers to victory in the Gold Cup, completing the Irish Gold Cup & Cheltenham Gold Cup double #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/C1FsT7Zae9
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) March 17, 2017
4.10pm St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase – Result
1st: Pacha Du Polder 16/1
2nd: Wonderful Charm 7/2
3rd: Barel Of Laughs 100/1
4th: On The Fringe 11/8 F
A famous former ride of Victoria Pendleton, Pacha Du Polder stormed in to claim 1st place.
Pacha Du Polder leads home a Paul Nicholls 1-2 in the Foxhunter #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/mHUJCQwtad
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4.50pm Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle – Result
1st: Champagne Classic 12/1
2nd: Verni 25/1
3rd: Runfordave 9/1
4th: Coo Star Sivola 13/2 2F
Gordon Elliot claims the leading trainers title from Willie Mullins as Champagne Classic powers home.
"I don't know how he won that, he is the worst horse I own." A baffled Michael O'Leary on Champagne Classic #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/g0Bbk79Sqc
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) March 17, 2017
5.30pm The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase – Result
1st: Rock The World 10/1
2nd: Gardefort 20/1
3rd: Theinval 9/1
4th: Dandridge 13/2 2F
Rock The World closed out the 2017 Cheltenham Festival with an impressive showing in the last.
Rock The World gives Jessica Harrington and Robbie Power a double on the day and three for the week in the final race of #TheFestival pic.twitter.com/56Gs0Ak6UU
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) March 17, 2017