INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup after Galopin Des Champs BLEW the chance to complete a stunning hat-trick. JP McManus owned the winner but his other horse, Corbetts Cross, sadly

For them, this was a day to cherish. It was a first Gold Cup win for both Cromwell and Walsh, two of racing's most unassuming men whose exploits belie their reticent demeanour. Cromwell started out in racing as Gordon Elliott's farrier, and Walsh had long lived in the shadows of Messrs McCoy and Geraghty, so this was a day to behold for them.

Inothewayurthinkin, a 15/2 shot trained by Gavin Cromwell and ridden by Mark Walsh, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday and denied odds-on favourite Galopin Des Champs a third successive victory.Galopin Des Champs (1/2) finished second and 40/1 Gentlemansgame was third.