Bookies pasted as 7-5 fav Galopin Des Champs wins action-packed Gold Cup in Cheltenham blockbuster

BOOKIES were pasted as 7-5 fav Galopin Des Champs won an action-packed Gold Cup.

Willie Mullins and jockey Paul Townend were left in dreamland as their stable star pounded away up the famous hill.

PAGalopin Des Champs was simply awesome in winning the Gold Cup[/caption]

AP McCoy said: “Oh my God. Talk about pressure. What a ride.”

Sir Alex Ferguson looked in with a shout of victory as his horse Protektorat battled for the lead late on.

But as he faded Paul Nicholls’ Bravemansgame took charges as Galopin Des Champs loomed large.

He pinged to the front at the last and left them all trailing behind as he hit overdrive to land the £350,000 first-place prize in style.

Townend said: “I was delighted to see them all going at it in front of me.

“This race is just different. It brings winning to a different level.”

Bravemansgame clung on for second at 6-1 while 22-1 Conflated came third.

More to follow.