Galopin Des Champs has been denied a third straight win in horse racing’s Cheltenham Gold Cup after he was beaten by Inothewayurthinkin in the prestigious jumps race in England.

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

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.

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, 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. Galopin (1/2) finished second and 40/1 Gentlemansgame was third.

General admission for the Gold Cup has sold out, with nearly 70,000 spectators gathered at Prestbury Park. The total attendance for the week is still expected to pass 200,000 but will be significantly down on the record 280,

Galopin Des Champs can raise the Cheltenham roof and join the pantheon of greats who have won three Gold Cups but the festival has been beset by drama with giants such as Constitution Hill, State Man

The Gold Cup and Galopin Des Champs take centre stage on the fourth and final day of action at Cheltenham Festival 2025. There was more drama and excitement on Thursday at Prestbury Park with another stacked day of action for punters to look forward to on the final day of the Festival.