Inothewayurthinkin won the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Galopin Des Champs was denied a historic hat-trick. The 15-2 winner, ridden by Mark Walsh for trainer Gavin Cromwell and owner JP McManus, charged clear up the hill to beat the gallant two-time victor by six lengths, with Gentlemansgame in third.

The most audacious and arduous spring double is officially off the cards. Inothewayurthinkin will not have a go at emulating Golden Miller by winning the Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season so it's 91 years and counting now, but this was not a day for what ifs. It was a day for celebrating an astounding achievement in its own right.