Cheltenham Festival 2023 Friday results in full: Every winner including Gold Cup
The final day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival has come to a close, and once again the runners and riders have lived up to the billing.
After three days of remarkable racing, fans flocked in their thousands for the St Patrick's Day, Gold Cup special. The day kicked off as it meant to go on after well-backed favourite Lossiemouth showed her class to win the JCB Triumph Hurdle.
Next up came the McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle, and it was the Skelton-trained Faivoir who passed the post first, before Stay Away Fay secured the win in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle. The main event of the day then came at 3:30pm with the Gold Cup, and it did not disappoint.
After last year's fall, the great Galopin Des Champs lived up to his name to secure a famous five-length victory ahead of Bravemansgame. Amid all the drama, the racing was not done there though, as 66/1 shot Premier Magic secured an impressive win in the St James's Place Hunters' Chase.
A show-stopping week of racing was then capped off after Impervious secured the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase and Iroko won the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.
Harry Cobden says winning Cheltenham ride on Il Ridoto did not deserve banCheck out all the runners, riders and results via the racecard below.
1:30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 3f 168y
1st: Lossiemouth
2nd: Gala Marceau
3rd: Zenta
4th: Gust Of Wind
5th: Ascending
6th: Rightsotom
7th: Cinsa
8th: Jacovec Cavern
9th: Blood Destiny
Cheltenham Festival and Grand National drop dress code in huge horse racing move10th: Almuhit
11th: Jipcot
12th: Je Garde
13th: Active Duty
2:10pm McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle 2m 0f 179y
1st: Faivoir
2nd: Pied Piper
3rd: Filey Bay
4th: Sharjah
5th: Ballyadam
6th: Highway One O Two
7th: Petit Tonnerre
8th: Luttrell Lad
9th: Anna Bunina
10th: Pinkerton
11th: First Street
12th: Hunters Yarn
13th: Wonderwall
14th: Winter Fog
15th: Gin Coco
16th: Highland Charge
17th: Pembroke
18th: Aucunrisque
19th: Saint Sam
20th: Glory And Fortune
21st: Prairie Dancer
22nd: Ganapathi
2:50pm Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y
1st: Stay Away Fay
2nd: Affordale Fury
3rd: Sandor Clegane
4th: Letsbeclearaboutit
5th: Three Card Brag
6th: Thomas Mor
7th: Weveallbeencaught
8th: Shanbally Kid
9th: Hiddenvalley Lake
3:30pm Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y
1st: Galopin Des Champs
2nd: Bravemansgame
3rd: Conflated
4th: Noble Yeats
5th: Protektorat
6th: Royale Pagaille
7th: Eldorado Allen
F: Ahoy Senor, Hewick
PU: A Plus Tard, Minella Indo, Stattler
4:10pm St James's Place Hunters' Chase (Grade 2) 3m 2f 70y
1st: Premier Magic
2nd: Its On The Line
3rd: Shantou Flyer
4th: Rocky's Howya
5th: Chris's Dream
6th: Famous Clermont
7th: Vaucelet
8th: Bob And Co
9th: Le Malin
F: Billaway, Secret Investor
PU: Wotzizname, The Storyteller, Moratorium, Mighty Stowaway, Go Go Geronimo, Dorking Cock, Cat Tiger, Dandy Dan, Brain Power, Black Op
4:50pm Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 4f 147y
1st: Impervious
2nd: Allegorie De Vassy
3rd: Pink Legend
4th: Zambella
5th: Elimay
6th: Jeremys Flame
7th: Dolcita
F: Riviere D'etel
5:30pm Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) 3m 4f 56y
1st: Iroko
2nd: No Oridnary Joe
3rd: Buddy One
4th: Might I
5th: Imagine
6th: Firm Footings
7th: Mark Of Gold
8th: Au Fleuron
9th: West To The Bridge
10th: Irish Hill
11th: Molly Ollys Wishes
12th: Fifty Ball
13th: Spirit Of Legend
14th: Felix Desjy
15th: Cool Survivor
16th: Saylavee
17th: In From The Cold
PU: Hollow Sound, Haxo, Impulsive One, Spanish Harlem