A Champs no more as 70,000 Cheltenham shoulders slump in unison after Gold Cup upset

Willie Mullins' iconic two-time winner may have seen his bid for immortality ended by a good horse in Inothewayurthinkin but it still took the air out of a historic afternoon

CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Inothewayurthinkin and Mark Walsh win the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) from Galopin Des Champs. Pic: Healy Racing Photo

History made, and history lost.

Inothewayurthinkin has entered the annals. There is no such thing as a bad Gold Cup winner and Willie Mullins himself made a point of stressing that Galopin Des Champs had been beaten by a good horse but, well, jeez. C’mon, you know?