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06 Sept 2025

Carlow-based trainer's horse wins the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival

Galopin Des Champs wins the Gold Cup for Willie Mullins

Carlow-based trainer's horse wins the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival

Willie Mullins at Cheltenham 2024, Photo: Sportsfile

In a week that saw the Carlow based trainer, Willie Mullins take his 100th Cheltenham Festival race victory. He wins the Gold Cup with Galopin Des Champs.

And it is an all Irish affair as jockey Paul Townend of Cork rides Galopin Des Champs to his second back-to-back Cheltenham Gold Cup.

And after a huge week for Willie Mullins, it has only gone and got better with the victory of the Gold Cup to top it all off.

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