Gordon Elliott in tears as he finally breaks Cheltenham week duck in last race

Elliott - twice champion trainer at the showpiece meeting - was  emotional following the victory for Wodhooh, acknowledging a "really tough week" in the Cotswolds.

LAST GASP: After several near misses this week at Cheltenham, Gordon Elliott finally had a winner in the Martin Pipe, the last race of the festival. Pic:

Gordon Elliott had to wait until the final race of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival to get a win on the board, but Wodhooh ensured he would not go home empty-handed with a clear-cut verdict in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.

It has been a trying week for the Cullentra handler, with a string of placed efforts and notable near-misses with The Yellow Clay in Wednesday's Turners Novices' Hurdle, Stellar Story in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase and Teahupoo, whose Stayers' Hurdle defence was scuppered by Bob Olinger on Thursday.