INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup after Galopin Des Champs BLEW the chance to complete a stunning hat-trick. JP McManus owned the winner but his other horse Corbetts Cross has

Galopin Des Champs was denied a third straight win in horse racing's Cheltenham Gold Cup when he was beaten by Inothewayurthinkin in the prestigious jumps race on Friday. Only four horses, including greats Arkle and Best Mate,

Galopin Des Champs will run for history in the Gold Cup later today. The Willie Mullins-trained horse is the odds-on favourite to win the 4pm race. If he succeeds, Galopin Des Champs will become only the fifth horse to win three consecutive Gold Cups. He will be ridden by Paul Townend.

The unpredictability of horse racing was hammered home as instead of joining Golden Miller, Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate as three-time winners of the Boodles Gold Cup, Galopin Des Champs joined a succession of beaten odds-on shots at this year’s Festival after he was put firmly in his place by Inothewayurthinkin.

Inothewayurthinkin won the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Galopin Des Champs was denied a historic hat-trick. The 15-2 winner, ridden by Mark Walsh for trainer Gavin Cromwell and owner JP McManus, charged clear up the hill to beat the gallant two-time victor by six lengths, with Gentlemansgame in third.

Inothewayurthinkin, a 15/2 shot trained by Gavin Cromwell and ridden by Mark Walsh, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday and denied odds-on favourite Galopin Des Champs a third successive victory.

Racing fans were horrified after a vet was sent flying by a kick from Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin. In the aftermath of the 15-2 shot’s triumph over the strongly fancied Galopin Des Champs,

The horse Corbetts Cross has tragically died at Cheltenham. "In our fifth race of the day, Corbetts Cross was immediately attended to by our veterinary professionals, but sadly sustained a fatal injury.

Inothewayurthinkin denied Galopin Des Champs a third successive Cheltenham Gold Cup with a dramatic victory on Friday under jockey Mark Walsh. On Friday, Galopin Des Champs struggled for his usual fluency under Paul Townend in the early stages of the race and was hampered when front-runner Ahoy Senor fell.

Race horse Corbetts Cross has died following a fatal fall in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The JP McManus-owned gelding, ridden by Jack Kennedy, fell during the latter stages of Friday’s show-piece event at the Festival,