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Follow Mail Sport’s live blog as we provide you with all the latest updates, results, tips and coverage from day four of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. It is Gold Cup Day, and Galopin Des Champs, Fastorslow, Corach Rambler are all among the runners for the Gold Cup at 3:30pm.
WATCH: Galopin Des Champs at the double
A fourth Gold Cup win for Paul Townend
Owner Audrey Turley is in tears, on ITV Racing
(Watching is) terrifying. I’m sorry but it is. I don’t think it gets any easier. I will enjoy the race later, when i know what’s going to happen.
I’m just so thrilled that everybody got around – and Galopin won!
He is so special to us, we absolutely lovely. When we go to the stables to meet him, he is just so lovely.
i just want to snuggle him and cuddle him all day.
Paul Townend speaks to ITV Racing
Rode him completely different to last year, and he was just so brave for me. We were kind of in between at the last.
He pulled out all the stops.
We took off his reserves there that only the really special ones have.
Gold Cup: RESULTS
Galopin Des Champs wins back-to-back Gold Cups!
Galopin Des Champs has the lead
L’Homme Presse and Gerri Colombe lead
Fastorslow unseats JJ Slevin
Bravemansgame makes a move
Reaching the halfway stage
Beginning the descent
L’Homme Presse kicks that jump
The Real Whacker leads over the first two
The Gold Cup is A-GO
Time for a well-lit parade
Monkfish returns to Cheltenham
Can Nassalam take advantage of the conditions?
Just 10 minutes to go until we’re underway
Runners and riders for the Gold Cup
Galopin Des Champs goes for back-to-back wins
A Cheltenham Confidential refresh: Lizzie and Marcus’ thoughts on the Gold Cup
Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle: RESULTS
WATCH: Stellar Story at the last
Sam Ewing gets his first Cheltenham winner, and talks to ITV Racing
Absolutely brilliant. He’s a horse who jumps very well, loves that ground today, he battled very hard for me. He was brillant. I can’t believe it.
The way the week was going, you think it’ll never happen. Unbelievable.
Fair play to the horse. He stuck his head out and tried hard to the end of the line.
Agony for Harry Redknapp!
Stellar Story wins the Albert Bartlett!
Rounding the last corner
Three more hurdles to go
Rounding the corner
The Jukebox Man extends his lead
The field steadies
The Albert Bartlett is underway
His boss might not be the only one to break records this week
Runners and riders for the 2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
A handsome favourite
Another race, another Mullins favourite
Quick-thinking aboard Afadil
Back to our regularly scheduled programming
County Handicap Hurdle: RESULTS
WATCH: A crafty ride from Paul Townend
Paul Townend speaks to ITV Racing
Got a lot of satisfaction out of that one, to tell you the truth.
I won’t repeat what the lads were saying to me in the weight room, but it was nice to go out and take a chance.
Absurde comes from nowhere to win the County Handicap Hurdle!
L’Eau Du Sud is coming out now
Descending the hill
By Your Side the new back-marker
Afadil lays down the gauntlet
The County Handicap Hurdle is underway
Jack Kennedy on the turf at the start
… before leading King of Kingsfield back to the pack.
Pictured: Horse and owner
Runners and riders for the 2.10 County Handicap Hurdle
Another Handicap win for the Skeltons?
JCB Triumph Hurdle: RESULTS
WATCH: A monster run from a monster horse
Willie Mullins is next on the mic with ITV Racing
I’m quite surprised he wasn’t favourite. He was my pick for the day. Not the day, but the race.
I thought a Gold Cup horse (when he arrived). Physically, that’s what he looked like.
That’ll be a few miles down the road. We’ll let him go novice chasing first.
Mark Walsh talks to ITV Racing
He’s not your typical juvenile hurdler. He’s a big chaser, so strong.
Little bit keen on me hands earlier, but was happy sitting and galloping.
I was delighted (when Kargese entered the race) because there was something to aim at down the straight.
It’s testing work out there.
Majborough takes the Triumph Hurdle!
Majborough and Kargese neck and neck
Kargese showing now
Majborough jumping well
Over flight number three
Bunting stays close to stablemate Majborough
They’re off in the Triumph Hurdle
We’ll be getting underway in a matter of moments
Tony Bloom will hope for a better morning
Runners and riders for the 1.30pm Triumph Hurdle
Lizzy Kelly’s pick for the Triumph Hurdle
NON-RUNNERS in the 2.10pm Handicap Hurdle
Here comes the favourite…
First up, it’s the Triumph Hurdle
Iconic Gold Cup winners: Golden Miller
All that glitters, et cetera, et cetera
Fresh turf on the Gold Cup circuit, at least
35 years since one of the Gold Cup’s most iconic winners
Gold Cup Day’s schedule: in full
The Prestbury Cup: an update
CHELTENHAM CONFIDENTIAL: Marcus Townend and Lizzie Kelly share their tips
There it is!
Inopportune weather for The Real Whacker
Conditions are tough down over there. We’re delighted to be here, and it’s brilliant to be running in the Gold Cup.
There’s only one Gold Cup, so we have to take our chance. Conditions aren’t really in our favour, but you never know.
Return of the defending champion
The weather should hold off until the Gold Cup
Going update – HEAVY!
Good morning!