Three things we will learn on the final day of Cheltenham Festival

LAST CHANCE: Envoi Allen has one more shot at Gold Cup glory. Pic: Healy Racing

LAST CHANCE: Envoi Allen has one more shot at Gold Cup glory. Pic: Healy Racing

A final shootout for Envoi Allen 

An old gunfighter will buckle up his Cheltenham holster for the final time in the Gold Cup (4.00) this afternoon. Envoi Allen has woven himself into the festival tapestry as much as a false start and the twelve-year-old is making his eighth visit to the meeting. A truly remarkable combination of soundness and attitude in a sport that can be physically tortuous for the participants.

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