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Cheltenham Festival Day Four

Race 4 (Cheltenham Gold Cup)

Friday 13 March 2015

Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Carlingford Lough (AP McCoy) prepares for the pre-race parade 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Djakadam (Ruby Walsh) prepares for the pre-race parade 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Last year’s winner, Lord Windermere (Davy Russell) prepares for the pre-race parade 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade begins; Bobs Worth, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty; Boston Bob, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Carlingford Lough, trained by JE Kiely and ridden by AP McCoy; Coneygree, trained by Mark Bradstock and ridden by Nico de Boinville 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Coneygree again 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Djakadam, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh; Holywell, trained by Jonjo O’Neill and ridden by Richie McLernon 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Houblon Des Obeaux, trained by Venetia Williams and ridden by Aidan Coleman; Many Clouds, trained by Oliver Sherwood and ridden by Leighton Aspell 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Sam Winner, trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies; Silviniaco Conti, also trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Noel Fehily 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Smad Place, trained by Alan King and ridden by Wayne Hutchinson; The Giant Bolster, trained by David Bridgwater and ridden by Tom Scudamore 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The pre-race parade; Smad Place again 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The runners clear the second fence, Coneygree and Road To Riches lead the field 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) One circuit to go; Coneygree continues to lead 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The final fence; Coneygree has just two challengers now, Road To Riches and Djakadam, Holywell is in 4th place 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The runners return; Boston Bob, Houblon Des Obeaux, Road To Riches (3rd), Djakadam (2nd), Many Clouds, Silviniaco Conti, Carlingford Lough 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Djakadam (2nd), Many Clouds, Silviniaco Conti, Carlingford Lough, Holywell (4th), Smad Place 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Carlingford Lough, Holywell (4th) and Smad Place (8th) 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Smad Place again 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) The winner returns; Coneygree ridden by Nico de Boinville 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Derek Thompson interviews the winning jockey 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) More celebrations 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) It’s a family affair in the Winners’ Enclosure for Lily, Alfie and Sara Bradstock (granddaughter, grandson and daughter of Lord Oaksey) 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Trainer Mark Bradstock is on hand with buckets of water to cool the horse 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Ditto 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) In the Winners’ Enclosure 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) In the Winners’ Enclosure 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Winning connections pose for photos 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) HRH Princess Anne presents the trophies to connections 13 March 2015
Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Ditto 13 March 2015	Race 4: The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Connections on the podium 13 March 2015