On Friday, one of the most anticipated dates on the shopping calendar took place on Friday with Gold Cup Day in Cheltenham 2025, where the favorite of the ratings, Galopin des Champs, aimed to become the fourth horse to win the race three times.
Despite the temperature freezing overnight, the course remained good to salt before the JCB Triumph Hurdle began a sequence of seven races.
After the first two days of the festival took place on the old course, the action Thursday and Friday took place on the new course.
Consider the Cheltenham results of the last day of the festival, including the way each race has finished, the dimensions and the starting reaction.
The Kargese class tells in the county 🎯
Five victories in the county of Townend, eight for Mullins pic.twitter.com/1cgyq73yqt
– Racing TV (@racingtv) March 14, 2025
13:20: JCB Triumph Hurdle
The fourth day started in a remarkable style while the beginner of the 100/1 Poniros, mounted by Jonjo O’Neill Jnr, beat Lulamba 11/4 at the last, with the third favorite East India quay of 5/4.
The four -year -old child, trained by Willie Mullins and property of Tony Bloom – the owner of the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion – won the longest Victory of Cotes in an obstacle to Triumph.
“He decided the field as a handicapper, even if he was a young girl,” Mullins told Racing TV. “We bought it, we educated it, then I threw it on the ground.”
O’Neill Jnr said he was scheduled for Friday in Doncaster. “It is the first time that he has seen a public obstacle,” he added. “I felt that I could bite a little and they didn’t go away from me.”
🗣️ “He decided the field like a handicapper even if he is a young girl.”
Poniros was “bought, educated and entered the field for six weeks”. Now he’s a winner of the triumph 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/gvvcdkwicy
– Racing TV (@racingtv) March 14, 2025
2:00 p.m.: Host Hurdle of the county of William Hill
Our champion and our Daunou spirit led with three obstacles to leave, but the Kargese moved away from the third pennant to give Mullins his eighth victory of the festival.
The Kargese had been the 3/1 favorite 3/1 of Jocket Paul Townend, with the 2/25 ndaawi second followed by 5/1 absurd and 16/1 ethical diamond.
“She was passionate today, okay,” said Townend. “She’s the heart of a lion. I was in front of much earlier than I wanted, but it may have helped me that when she arrived, she gave herself a breath of fresh air.
“It meant that she could repel what was going to happen to the last.”
Kargese 😍#Itvracing | @AlIceptlUNKETT | @Williemullinsnh pic.twitter.com/xmqdomalml
– ITV Racing (@itvracing) January 18, 2025
14:40: Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase
The winner of Chase 2024 Limerick Lace defeated Dinoblue by less than a length, but the latter began as a favorite among a top five of the entirely formed Irish suitors.
Vassy’s Verdite allegory led with four to leave, but fell to the last while Dinoblue justified the prices to give Mullins another triumph.
“I think I had the beat of [Allegorie] Anyway, “said Jockey Mark Walsh, calling his” brilliant “horse and” a super small mare “.
“If [Mullins] May have a few others like her, he will go well. »»
Brides Hill, which had started at 9/2, arrived second, followed by 12/1 Shecouldbeanhything, with a Mayhem Mya from 50-1 in fourth.
Dinoblue finally gets it #Cheltenhamfestival Victory in the pursuit of Ms. Paddy Power MARES 👏#Itvracing | @Williemullinsnh pic.twitter.com/vtrmlpzrqs
– ITV Racing (@itvracing) March 14, 2025
15:20: Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
The Big Westerner of Henry de Bromhead, selé by Darragh O’Keeffe, began as the favorite 9/2 for the obstacle of novices, followed by Jet Blue at 13/2.
Townend and Mullins again prevailed, however, the 6/1 jasmine of Vaux jumping better to beat the big West in the second.
Derryhassen Paddy, who had been 10/1, arrived third, with the 33/1 yellow car in fourth.
Jasmine de Vaux obtains Willie Mullins yet another winner, this time in the obstacle of novices Albert Bartlett 🥇#Itvracing | #Cheltenhamfestival | @Ptownend | @Williemullinsnh pic.twitter.com/jkb41vrmnv
– ITV Racing (@itvracing) March 14, 2025
4:00 p.m.: Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup
Mullins’ Field gallop was the 8/15 favorite for the day highlighting of the day, the 10-year-old aimed at becoming the first nine-year-old runner to win the Gold Cup in 15 years and in Inthewayurthinkin Second-Fourite at 13/2.
Galopin’s shot to grandeur has taken place from the middle of the field until a late push is not sufficient to deny Walsh in Inthewayrthinkin.
“Gavin Cromwell is a genius to train him in this way,” said Walsh, adding that he was “dancing inside”. “He is also an expert, which makes him very special.”
GentleMANSGAME denied its 40/1 departure ratings to take third place, the 8/1 Monty star finishing fourth.
🟢🟡 The king is dethroned!
Inhewayurthinkin denies Galopin des fields a third cheltenham gold cup with a brilliant performance pic.twitter.com/fxehbtmxfr
– Racing TV (@racingtv) March 14, 2025
4:40 pm: Chase des Hunters du St. James’s Place Festival
Second in 2024, its on the line started the amateur version of the Gold Cup as a second favorite behind Angels Dawn.
8/1 The third, Shearer, led with four to do, but a race that had produced two winners of 66/1 in the previous five years ended with 33/1 Wonderwall Celebrant.
His line on the line, which had been 4/1, was third ahead of 13/2 Willitgoahead. “Incredible,” said Jockey Rob James after turning to victory.
“The line came in time, thank God. It is the one, as an amateur, you would always want to win. [Trainer] Sat [Curling] And the team did a wonderful job … just in the upper class, absolutely brilliant. »»
🎵 Today will be Wonderwall day!
Rob James and Sam Curling win the pursuit of hunters – it’s again on the finalist line pic.twitter.com/myqs3uzixm
– Racing TV (@racingtv) March 14, 2025
5.30 p.m.: Hoste Handicap of Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys
Kopeck de MEE of JP MCMANUS began as the warm favorite in the last race of Cheltenham 2025Followed by the East India Express by Nicky Henderson.
The third favorite was the winner, however, with Wodhooh who arrives very late to give Gordon Elliott a long -awaited victory.
“She has almost jumped too well on a couple,” said Jockey Danny Gilligan. “She was probably doing a little too much, throughout the way.
“This is his first race in 10 or 11 months and display a display like that is very good. She just can’t stop winning.
The act of authority 28/1 arrived second, with Raglan Road third after starting 25/1 and 8/1 Taponthego fourth.
