The Gold Cup is the headline event of the week at the Cheltenham Festival and 2025 could see Galopin Des Champs bid to emulate the likes of Arkle and Best Mate by winning the race in three successive years.
The Willie Mullins-trained horse was in sublime form to win the Gold Cup for a second time in 2024 and providing he is fit, he could take all the beating again in 2025.
The Gold Cup is the feature race on the final day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, which takes place at a new time of 16:00 on Friday 14th March 2025.
The Gold Cup is one of the key races at the Cheltenham Festival, hosted at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire.
The past five winners of the Gold Cup are: