Denman has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, pushing his stablemate Kauto Star into second place.
Denman, 9-4 second favourite, was trained by Paul Nicholls (as was 10-11 favourite Kauto Star), and ridden by Sam Thomas. He won by seven lengths.
Neptune Collonges set an early pace and came third, which means that Paul Nicholls's stable got a 1-2-3 result.
Mr Nicholls said: 'It was a great performance, good for the whole team. Just brilliant.'
Today's victory for Denman over his stablemate Kauto Star comes after Wednesday's were cancelled due to high winds.
To comment on this article, use the comment box below, or email us at clonews@ipcmedia.com. Read more about the countryside.
-
17 outstanding homes for sale across Britain, from under £250k to £6.5 million, as seen in Country LifeSomething for every budget in this week's round up of homes across the country that have come to market via Country Life.
-
'We started thinking: if we were going to design a bike for Aston Martin, what would it look like? And then we simply couldn’t stop': Aston's new bike has everything you could ever dream of — except a price tagThe new Aston Martin .1R bicycle, a collaboration with manufacturer J.Laverack, leaves Paul Henderson stirred rather than shaken.
