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,

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.

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.

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Gold Cup champion horse Inothewayurthinkin sent a vet flying with a kick moments after taking the prestigious title on Day Four of the Cheltenham Festival. Inothewayurthinkin was a 7/1 shot heading into the race, with the horse owned by J.P. McManus beating odds on favourite Galopin Des Champs.

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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.

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.