Cheltenham Festival 2023 RECAP results: Day 4 tips, racecards and Gold Cup betting

That's a wrap

Well there we have it. After four days, 28 races and a whole host of legendary horses the 2023 Cheltenham Festival has come to a close.

Thank you very much for tuning in across the last four days, and be sure to check back in with Mirror Sport for all the Festival fallout across the weekend!

Day four recap: Gold Cup redemption

And finally the most anticipated day of the week, Gold Cup - and St. Patrick's - Friday. The day belonged to one horse, and that horse was Galopin Des Champs. After falling in the same race last year, the seven-year-old and Paul Townend were out for redemption 12 months on.

And they got it, as an expertly-patient ride from Townend saw Galopin fly through the pack, before going on to see of Bravemansgame.

Day three recap: Upset after upset

Day three was no doubt a day for the bookies, after a number of favourites had their fortunes turned over. The heavily backed Shishkin headed into the Ryanair Chase with all eyes on him, but poor jumping allowed Envoi Allen and Rachael Blackmore to capitalise.

The marquee race of the day then saw outsider Sire du Berlais secure an unexpected victory at 33/1, with favourite Teahupoo then gifted second after a stewards enquiry saw him switch places with 80/1 shot Dashel Drasher.

Day two recap: Energumene goes back-to-back

Day two saw the great Energumene secure back-to-back Queen Mother Champion Hurdle titles. The defending champion was tightly grouped with rival Edwardstone at the top of the betting, but saw off his rivals with ease to further cement his Cheltenham legacy.

Day one recap: One star bows out, whilst another kicks on

Day one saw two of the Festival's top horses in Honeysuckle and Constitution Hill take to the famous track and they did not dissapoint. With Honeysuckle's retirement imiment, the Festival legend made one final appearance and bowed in style.

Under the guidance of Rachael Blackmore, she battled home to win the Mares' Hurdle in what seemed to be the most popular win of the week. From one the former Champion Hurdle winner to the new champion, as Constitution Hill once again asserted his dominance.

He entered the race at the shortest odds of the week, priced at 4/11. But he more than lived up to it, leaving his rivals in his wake and romping home to a famous Champion Hurdle victory.

A week to remember

Well there we have it, as the sun sets over Gloucestershire yet another Cheltenham Festival comes to an end. It was a week to remember, so here is a look back at some of the best bits.

Day four round-up: Lossiemouth back with a bang

After defeat at Punchestown questions were asked about Lossiemouth, but the impressive Mare shot down her doubters today. She secured an impressive victory under the guidance of Townend, and no doubt has a future ahead of her - especially at the Festival.

Day four round-up: Galopin Des Champs wins the Gold Cup

Well, another remarkable day of racing which belongs to the great Galopin Des Champs.

Amongst all the great runs, the seven-year-old seemingly saved the best of all for the biggest race of all, after romping home to Gold Cup victory with Paul Townend.

Post victory, Townend said: "I don’t think the horse understands how good he is, to be honest. He galloped all the way up the hill and through the line. There’s no doubting his stamina now, anyway...

“We’ve had a good week. But I like to take it race by race, win, lose or draw, and move on to the next one, so I haven’t been looking at the winners or the losers up to now, and we’re not finished yet. The Gold Cup brings winning to a different level. Cheltenham is very important, but the Gold Cup just has that little bit more spice to it.”

Punter lands 100k accumulator

There have been some impressive betting slips flying around and this one is right up there.

One lucky punter has swooped over £100,000 in winnings from an accumulator that they placed way back in December 2021!

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle result

Here are your top three finishers from the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.

1st: Iroko

2nd: No Oridnary Joe

3rd: Buddy One

Iroko finishes in style

What a way to cap off the 2023 Festival! Seemingly from nowhere Iroko comes between horses to secure victory in the very last race of the week.

Iroko wins the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle!

A first Festival winner for Aiden Kelly as Iroko wins the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle!

And they're off!

For one final time we are off and racing at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival!

St. Patrick's Day celebrations continue

There aren't many better places to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than the Cheltenham Festival!

Breeder O'Doherty 'over the moon' with Impervious

Impervious breederTom O'Doherty told Racing TV: "I am delighted. I am over the moon. She is one tough cookie.

"I saw two fences! I could not watch, my heart was in my mouth. I knew she wouldn't let me down. She is a terrier."

McCoy hails Townend's Gold Cup-winning ride

ITV pundit and former Gold Cup winner AP McCoy was left blown away with Paul Townend's ride on Galopin Des Champs, and had high praise for the fellow Irishman.

"That was as brilliant, a ride as I’ve ever seen in any horse race. Talk about riding a horse with bottle. Oh my God. Talk about the pressure, the privilege and pressure – oh my God, he coped with it better than anyone I’ve ever seen.”

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle racecard

For one final time in 2023, here are your runners and riders:

Cool Survivor 5-1, Sam Ewing

Spanish Harlem 5-1, Michael O'Sullivan

Imagine 11-2, Ben Harvey

Iroko 15-2, Aidan Kelly

Might I 10-1, Lorcan Murtagh

Irish Hill 14-1, Angus Cheleda

Firm Footings 16-1, Shane Fitzgerald

Haxo 20-1, Kieran Callaghan

No Ordinary Joe 22-1, Luca Morgan

Mark Of Gold 28-1, Caoilin Quinn

Spirit Of Legend, Mike O'Connor

Felix Desjy 33-1, Corey McGivern

West To The Bridge 33-1, Tristan Durrell

Au Fleuron 33-1, Kieren Buckley

Saylavee 33-1, Jack Foley

Buddy One 33-1, Jack G Gilligan

Molly Ollys Wishes 40-1, Fergus Gillard

Impulsive One 40-1, Ben Bromley

One to go...

27 races later we have just one race of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival to go. If the first 27 are anything to go by, we are in for a cracking finish in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle!

Battle of the Mares

What a finish! The favourite Allegorie De Vassy looked set to charge home following the last, but Impervious battled back into it to secure the victory.

Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase results

What a run from Impervious! Here is a look at who followed her in, in second and third.

1st: Impervious

2nd: Allegorie De Vassy

3rd: Pink Legend

Impervious wins the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase!

One of the great finishes of the week, as Impervious gets up to win the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase!

And they're off!

We are underway in the penultimate race of the Festival, the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase!

Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase up next

Here are the runners and riders in the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase.

Allegorie De Vassy 7-4, Paul Townend

Impervious 2-1, Brian Hayes

Jeremys Flame 7-1, Keith Donoghue

Magic Daze 11-1, Rachael Blackmore

Riviere D'etel 20-1, Davy Russell1

Elimay 25-1, Mark Walsh

Zambella 25-1, Daryl Jacob

Dolcita 50-1, Danny Mullins

Two races to go

ITV Racing's coverage might be over, but ours isn't! Stay tuned for the Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase at 4:50pm, and the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at 5:30pm.

Galopin Des Champs redemption

What a difference a year makes for Galopin Des Champs. 12 months after a Gold Cup fall he is now the champion, and owner Audrey Turley has already forgotten the dissapointment of 2022.

She told ITV: "We're going to forget all that (last year, when the horse fell at the last fence), these things happen and in racing anything can happen as we know. Here we are, beautiful sunshine and Galopin has won - we're thrilled."

St James's Place Hunters' Chase result

Your top three finishers from the St James's Place Hunters' Chase.

1st: Premier Magic

2nd: Its On The Line

3rd: Shantou Flyer

Drama in the St James's

What a bizarre finish! The loose horses in the race caused chaos after slowing down at the front late on to hamper a number of runners. Premier Magic took advantage though!

Premier Magic wins the St James's Place Hunters' Chase!

A huge winner in the St James's Place Hunters' Chase, as Premier Magic wins at 66/1!

Billaway falls

Last year's winner is out of the race, as Billaway takes a fall.

And they're off!

We are underway in the St James's Place Hunters' Chase!