Well-backed favourite is trainer’s fifth winner in race Jockey Townend out on his own with five successes A capacity crowd had squeezed into the grandstands on Friday hoping to see a football…

Paul Townend secured a record-breaking fifth Gold Cup triumph as he rode the warrior to victory in a tough field

It’s Gold Cup day in the final installment of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival, with British hopefuls hoping to finally wrestle the big prize from Irish hands for the first time since 2018.

Redknapp’s horse was a contender but ran out of steam as Gaelic Warrior took the crown in the Cheltenham showpiece