Cheltenham Festival 2016 live: Don Cossack wins Gold Cup and Victoria Pendleton finishes fifth on her debut
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Your support makes all the difference.The final day of the Cheltenham Festival will see two major events take place as the headline race, the Gold Cup, pits 10 of the best chasers in the world against one another, while British Olympic hero Victoria Pendleton makes her Festival debut. Follow the latest action here.
Friday’s racecard
13:30: Triumph Hurdle - 1. Ivanovich Gorbotov (9-2F) 2. Apple's Jade (12-1) 3. Footpad (5-1)
14.10: County Hurdle - 1. Superb Story (8/1) 2. Fethard Player (33/1) 3. Sternrubin (33/1) 4. Wait For Me (7-1F)
14.50: Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle - 1. Unowhatimeanharry (11/1) 2. Fagan (33/1) 3. Champers On Ice (20/1)
15.30: Cheltenham Gold Cup - 1. Don Cossack (9/4F) 2. Djakadam (9/2) 3. Don Poli (9/2)
16.10: Foxhunter Challenge Cup - 1. On The Fringe (13/8F) 2. Marito (14/1) 3. Paint The Clouds (9/2)
16.50: Conditional Jockey's Hurdle
17.30: Grand Annual Chase
Don Cossack wins the Gold Cup after holding off Djakadam
Victoria Pendleton finishes fifth on Pacha Du Polder in impressive Cheltenham Festival debut
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Friday is the final day of the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. For the latest Cheltenham Festival odds click here.
Hello and thanks for joining us on what promises to be a busy and action-packed final day at Cheltenham. We're about half an hour away from getting the first race of the day under way in the form of the JCB Triumph Hurdle, with everything building up towards the headline Gold Cup at 15.50 this afternoon. Following what is set up to be a keenly fought Gold Cup, attentions will turn to the Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup and the arrival of the most successful British female Olympian in history, Victoria Pendleton. Having made her name on one saddle, can she convert in the other? We'll find out at 16.10.
But for now, sit back and relax and follow all the action from the Cheltenham Festival as we keep you updated with all the runners, fallers and odds on the final day.
JCB Triumph Hurdle
We begin with the Triumph Hurdle, and the field is wide open. Money is coming back in for Ivanovic Gorbatov, having drifted in the day's leading up to the race. Paul Nicholls, with five horses in the field, has thrown his backing behind Connetable, the 14/1 shot, while former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is in attendance as he holds a share of the ownership in Zubayr.
The 15-horse field is being paraded and there's a fair bit of money coming in for Footpad, the Willie Mullins-trained Bay Gelding that will be jockeyed by Ruby Walsh. It was another day to remember for Ruby yesterday, but how will he fair today?
Ruby Walsh has seven winners at the Cheltenham Festival this week
County Hurdle Handicap Hurdle
Great Field leads the way as the favourite takes position at the fron tof the field. Meanwhile they won't jump the last as Hutchinson is receiving treatment. Wait For Me is beginning to push on and moves up to third.
County Hurdle Handicap Hurdle
Sternrubin overtakes Great Field and has Draco and Fethard PLayer with him, but here comes Superb Story!
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