Summary

  • Coneygree wins Cheltenham Gold Cup

  • 1. Coneygree 2. Djakadam 3. Road To Riches 4. Holywell

  • AP McCoy ninth on Carlingford Lough

  • River Choice & Don Cossack non-runners - 16 starters

Live Reporting

Patrick Jennings

  1. That's all from us then - thanks for stopping by.

    And don't forget there's more horse racing to come over on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. AP McCoy is running again in the 17:15 GMT AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase.

    But before that there's the 16:00 St James's Place Foxhunter Chase, and at 16:40 the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Hurdle.

  2. Full results

    1stConeygree (7-1)

    2ndDjakadam (10-1)

    3rdRoad To Riches (8-1)

    4thHolywell (8-1)

    5thOn His Own (33-1)

    6thMany Clouds (7-1)

    7thSilviniaco Conti (3-1)

    8thSmad Place (25-1)

    9thCarlingford Lough (14-1)

    10thBoston Bob (33-1)

    11thHoublon Des Obeaux (33-1)

  3. Coneygree trainer Mark Bradstock and jockey Nico de Boinville have made it up to the presentation area now. Boinville lifts the Gold Cup to his lips, gives it a big smacker and raises the shining trophy to the heavens.

  4. McCoy finishes ninth

    Confirmation that AP McCoy finished ninth on Carlingford Lough, two places behind pre-race favourite Silviniaco Conti.

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    Meanwhile, winning jockey Nico de Boinville has been soaking it all in down in the paddock.

  5. Reaction

    Coneygree trainer Mark Bradstock, speaking to Channel 4: "He's a fantastic horse. We've done it before in smaller races and we will still keep doing it, but it's fantastic to do it on the big stage. The forecast was so up and down, the rain was meant to be coming on Tuesday, but luckily we made the right decision. It's brilliant."

  6. Former jockey Andrew Thornton tells BBC 5 live: "Like all great jockeys, Nico wasn't worried about anything else. He had his own game plan, got a clean start and the first two fences set him up nicely and the jockeys behind couldn't go with the pace. It was a flawless display of jumping and a cool calm and collected performance from Nico in his first Cheltenham Gold Cup."

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    Where was AP McCoy on Carlingford Lough you ask? Well he was a fair way back. We're still waiting for the full results to be officially confirmed.

    Not the fairytale finish many of the enormous crowd at Cheltenham today would have wanted, but McCoy's got another chance at 17:15 GMT.

    And there's plenty of romance about Coneygree's win - what a performance that was.

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    The winning trainer's wife Sara Bradstock, daughter of racing great Lord John Oaksey who died in 2012, told BBC Radio 5 live: "Dad's looking down on us - it is just amazing. All of these people who said the horse is just a novice but he knows how to run and knows how to jump."

  9. So Coneygree wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup on his first attempt, in what was only his fourth race over hurdles.

    Djakadam, ridden by Ruby Walsh, was second, while Road To Riches, the 8-1 chance, was third, while Holywell finished fourth.

  10. Reaction

    Coneygree jockey Nico de Boinville, speaking to Channel 4: "A great family win. Great plan. They knew the gods were looking down at us. The rain came at the right time. It was ideal. He is so deceptive."

  11. Coneygree wins

    BBC commentator Luke Harvey: "He killed the rest of the field. It was a classic display of jumping and galloping. It was extraordinary and is the minnows taking on and beating the big boys, Mark Bradstock has 20 runners in his whole stable."

  12. Where where the favourites in that one then? What a result - it's Coneygree's first appearance here. One race, one win. Brilliant stuff. My heart is pounding!

  13. Coneygree wins

    Yes he can! Coneygree hangs on! The 7-1 chance takes a thrilling victory.

  14. Over the last fence Conegree lands it, but where has his energy gone? Can he hold it??

  15. Coneygree is still going - the gap is getting bigger - two to go!

  16. Coneygree it is - is his lead extending? Three to go!

  17. It's Conegree and On His Own. They've got a bit of a gap as we approach the final six jumps...

  18. 10 to jump and Coneygree is still ahead, but this race is far from won. The crowd roar them out on the final circuit. What a noise!

  19. Boston Bob and Lord Windermere are falling off at the back, Coneygree is still in the lead, closely followed by On His Own and Road To Riches.

  20. BBC 5 live commentator Luke Harvey: "Coneygree has only had a few runs over fences but is still eight years old and is taking them at a sensible gallop."