All eyes are on Galopin Des Champs, who is aiming for a third successive Gold Cup at the climax of the Cheltenham Festival. General admission for the Gold Cup has sold out, with nearly 70,000 spectators gathered at Prestbury Park.

New Cheltenham chief executive Guy Lavender has promised to reflect on "the quality of the experience" for everyone on course in the coming weeks and months, but in the interim our reporters discussed the festival with racegoers in attendance, from the competitiveness of the racing to the raceday experience and pricing.

After three spellbinding days at the Cheltenham Festival we arrive at the biggest of all. God Cup day is the very peak of jump racing and this year we have suitable storyline to match the occasion within reach.

The penultimate day of Cheltenham Festival marked St Patrick's Day with many racegoers opting for a hint of green to celebrate. The day saw some unexpected victories, with jockey Harry Cobden aboard Caldwell Potter for trainer Paul Nicholls.

We have reached the final day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival and what a week it has been so far as we have truly experienced the highs and lows of national hunt racing. Galopin Des Champs takes centre stage in the Gold Cup on Friday as he bids to become one of the all-time greats by winning the race for a third year in a row.

Galopin Des Champs can raise the Cheltenham roof and join the pantheon of greats who have won three Gold Cups but the festival has been beset by drama with giants such as Constitution Hill, State Man

Gold Cup race card, results, winners, schedule, weather and latest odds on day four - Another bumper day of racing ahead on St Patrick’s Thursday at Prestbury Park