CHELTENHAM: Bobs Worth joy for backers as bookies take a real battering

Bookmakers were battered on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival as punters piled into another feature-race winner.

Star of the show for backers was Bobs Worth as he powered up the hill to take the Betfred Gold Cup and justify favouritism for the Prestbury Park track’s record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson.

In an up-and-down week for layers and punters, the latter held sway as At Fishers Cross (11-8), Salsify (2-1) and Alderwood (3-1) in the closing Johnny Henderson Grand Chase were other market leaders, while Our Conor was another popular success in the Triumph.