Galopin Des Champs has received the Cheltenham Gold Cup to spherical off a dream competition for Willie Mullins.
In the 100-year anniversary of the competition’s flagship race, Galopin Des Champs retained his Gold Cup crown, backing up his tag as pre-race favorite at odds of round Evens to land £351,688 payday.
Galopin Des Champs and Paul Townend overcame well-backed rivals Fastorslow and Gerri Colombe, in addition to former King George VI Chase winner Bravemansgame and Grand National winner Corach Rambler.
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Mullins noticed his a hundredth win on the competition earlier this week earlier than Majborough started the day in good trend by profitable the JCB Triumph Hurdle within the first race on Friday.
Galopin Des Champs raced simply off the fitting shoulder of L’Homme Presse all through the early phases because the Real Whacker set the early tempo.
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Always in management, Townend was in a position to maintain a detailed eye on Fastorslow, who unseated jockey J J Slevin seven fences from the road. The unfastened horse continued to the road and was realistically the two-time Gold Cup champion’s solely concern if he had been to impede in any means.
GDC got here house forward of Gerri Colombe in second place and Corach Rambler in third. After the race, profitable jockey Townend instructed ITV Racing: “Unbelievable. We had to draw on our reserves there. I rode him completely different to last year and he was just so brave for me.
“We were a bit in between at the last and I was afraid about going for it. But it was a Gold Cup and you had to – and he’s pulled out all the stops again.”