Little Josh takes Gold Cup

A jockey named Sam was widely predicted to steal the headlines in the Paddy Power Gold Cup today but it was Twiston-Davies, rather than Waley-Cohen, who stepped up to the mark.

Amateur Sam Waley-Cohen was sent off the 2-1 favourite aboard his father's Long Run in the first major handicap chase of the season and the pair managed to claim third place, but they were given a Cheltenham masterclass by 18-year-old Sam Twiston-Davies and the gallant front-runner Little Josh.