gold cup results from Day 4 show Gaelic Warrior, trained by Willie Mullins, wins the Gold Cup, with Jango Baie second and 2025 winner Inothewayurthinkin third. The day also brought another Festival victory for Dinoblue in the Mares’ Chase, a 50-1 shock in the JCB Triumph Hurdle as Apolon De Charnie took the race, and a disappointing eighth-place finish for The Jukebox Man.
Gold Cup Results: What happened on Day 4?
Gaelic Warrior secured the Festival’s premier prize, finishing ahead of Jango Baie and the previous year’s champion Inothewayurthinkin. Reaction on course captured a mixture of celebration for the winner and sadness for a familiar figure on his final appearance. Andrew Thornton, Gold Cup-winning jockey, said, “That is a real dampener. He was a magnificent horse, and it was his eighth time at the Festival. It is difficult to take in a race like that. ” John Hunt, horse racing commentator, summed the moment as “Desperately sad news on what was Envoi Allen’s last run. ” Henry de Bromhead added, “he was so well at home that they had to let him run this afternoon. “
What do the placings tell us?
The headline placings and standout results from Day 4 can be read directly from the finishing order and the surprise winners that emerged:
- Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase: Gaelic Warrior — 1st (trainer Willie Mullins); Jango Baie — 2nd; Inothewayurthinkin — 3rd; The Jukebox Man — 8th.
- Mares’ Chase: Dinoblue recorded another Festival win in the Mares’ Chase.
- JCB Triumph Hurdle: Apolon De Charnie won at 50-1, providing one of the day’s biggest surprises.
- Notable storyline: Envoi Allen made his final appearance at the Festival; he was 12 years old, a three-time Festival winner and a ten-time grade one winner.
These outcomes combined a predictable top-level result with unexpectedly large-odds success elsewhere on the card, underlining the mixture of form and volatility that defined Day 4.
What happens next and what to watch?
For followers of the meeting, the immediate takeaway is clear: the marquee prize for the meeting went to Gaelic Warrior, while underdogs and established performers both left their marks elsewhere on the card. Observers will be watching how trainers, owners and connections respond in the coming period to a high-profile Gold Cup winner and to the emotional send-off for a horse whose Festival record included three wins and multiple top-level successes. Keep these gold cup results in mind when tracking season-long form and the next stages for the horses and teams involved.
