Cheltenham as it happened: Native River wins the Gold Cup in thrilling finish ahead of Might Bite
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Your support makes all the difference.The final day of the Cheltenham Festival saw all eyes on the Gold Cup as Might Bite was beaten in a thrilling finish by 5/1-shot Native River, with Colin Tizzard preventing rival Nicky Henderson from recording a famous Cheltenham treble.
Henderson has already trained the winners of the Champion Hurdle and Champion Chase in Buveur d’Air and Altior respectively, with De Boinville riding the latter to victory after Barry Geraghty won the former.
De Boinville returned to the saddle on 4/1 favourite Might Bite for the Gold Cup at 15:30, with Henderson bidding to become the first trainer in history to win the Cheltenham treble, and his bid wass made that little bit easier in the absence of last year’s runner-up Minella Rocco as well as Double Shuffle and Shantou Flyer.
But after leading from the get-go with Might Bite right on his tail, the Tizzard-trained Native River stayed at the front from start to finish to record a brilliant victory, holding off the favourite as they raced to the line.
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What time does it start?
The action begins from 13:30, with the Gold Cup set to start at 15:30.
Where can I watch it?
The full week will be shown live on ITV from 13:00 each day, with coverage also shown live on the ITV Hub online and on their app. There will also be a preview for each day with The Opening Show from 09:30.
Just 10 minutes to go now until the first race of the day, the JCB Triumph Hurdle, and we'll have the very latest odds for you in just a few moments.
JCB Triumph Hurdle (13:30) latest odds
- Apple's Shakira – 6/5
- Redicean – 7/1
- Stormy Ireland – 8/1
- Farclas – 8/1
- Mr Adjudicator – 8/1
- Saldier – 12/1
- Sussex Ranger – 25/1
- Sayo – 50/1
- Gumball – 66/1
Odds from Oddschecker
Six jumps to go and Stormy Ireland and Sussex Ranger currently head the field!
Very close race this one. Stormy Ireland still has the lead with two jumps to go but all of the horses are still in contention.
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