Carlingford Lough comes from nowhere on day of shocks at Leopardstown Irish Gold Cup meet

On Saturday afternoon Leopardstown hosted an Irish Gold Cup meeting which threw many Cheltenham markets into complete disarray.

There was drama throughout but none so vivid as the feature event in which reigning champ Carlingford Lough traded at 1000 on the exchanges before galloping to a wide-margin victory for Waterford trainer John Kiely and jockey Mark Walsh.

From last of 10, some 25 lengths off the pace, jumping the second-last to a 12-length victory, Gold Cup successes don’t come much more improbable than this