Cheltenham Festival 2024 LIVE: Results, tips, odds and racecard on Gold Cup Day

Galopin Des Champs wrote his name into the history books with a supreme victory in the Gold Cup on the final day of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival.

Heavily backed at odds of 10/11, the overwhelming favourite backed up his victory from last year with a confident, calm and controlled ride over the three-mile course and ran home by three-and-a-half lengths ahead of Gerri Colombe.

The triumph capped off a superb week for trainer Willie Mullins, who had nine winners – including three on Friday – and jockey Paul Townend, who regained his title as leading jockey at the Festival.

And with that another Cheltenham Festival is in the books. There’s been thrills, there’s been excitement, and history has been made.

Galopin Des Champs is a back-to-back Gold Cup winner. Can he emulate Best Mate and make in three-in-a-row next year? We’ll find out in 2025.

Here’s the winning moment from the final race at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival:

A closing victory for Gordon Elliott, his third of the week, means Irish trainers finish on 19 runs to Britain’s nine – improving on the 18-10 margin we saw in 2022 and 2023.

Just the one win today for Britain as Ireland close out the Festival in style.

1st – Better Days Ahead (D J Gilligan) 5-1

2nd – Waterford Whispers (M P O’Connor) 10-3 Fav

3rd – Quai De Bourbon (M J M O’Sullivan) 4-1

4th – Answer To Kayf (J P Shinnick) 10-1

It’s Better Days Ahead who has the stronger run in. On the trampled turf he pulls away from Waterford Whispers and crosses the line.

The last race of the Festival is won by a Gordon Elliott horse.

As they go over the last Better Days Ahead stays in contention then drifts out wide of Waterford Whispers. Quai De Bourbon is the third in the mix.

Who has the legs to get to the line?

As they swing down the hill the field begins to thin out with the leaders pulling away. Waterford Whispers is in charge of the pace. No Ordinary Joe is right in the mix as well. Quai De Bourbon also challenges.

Ocastle Des Mottes and Waterford Whispers battle for first place as No Ordinary Joe gallops up to third and sits in behind the front two, tracking them well.

Ocastle Des Mottes still has control of the race. It’s only a two mile one so Answer to Kayf decides to make a push forward towards the leaders.