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Inothewayurthinkin tears up the Gold Cup script
Mark Walsh aboard Inothewayurthinkin after winning the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase on day four of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, March 14, 2025
The outcome of the Shakespearean modern-day classic, where legacy was reborn, continues to resonate in the mind of Morning Star boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN galloped on strongly up the hill to deny Galopin Des Champs a famous Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick today.
Gavin Cromwell’s seven-year-old was supplemented for the race at a cost of £25,000 and that proved another shrewd investment by owner JP McManus as he stormed home to score by six lengths at 15-2.
Galopin Des Champs, who broke the heart of Bravemansgame two years ago and was too strong for Gerri Colombe last year, was settled in mid-division as Ahoy Senor set the pace, but the defending champion was not quite at his fluent best over the early fences.
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