Dettori and Courage Mon Ami land brilliant Gold Cup victory

It was a ninth Gold Cup for the Italian, who will hang up his boots at the end of the year.
Dettori and Courage Mon Ami land brilliant Gold Cup victory

JUMPING FOR JOY: Frankie Dettori celebrates winning the Gold Cup by jumping off Courage Mon Ami. Pic: David Davies/PA Wire.

Frankie Dettori recorded a fairytale victory on his final Gold Cup ride, with the aptly-named Courage Mon Ami showing plenty of grit to down Coltrane in a titanic battle through the final furlong of the Royal Ascot showpiece.

It was a ninth Gold Cup for the Italian, who will hang up his boots at the end of the year.

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