Galopin Des Champs may be standing on the edge of greatness, but Willie Mullins is doing his best to keep his feet on the ground ahead of his star chaser's bid for a Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick.

Galopin Des Champs bids to become only the fifth horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times on Friday at the Festival.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is upon us, with the winner on Friday taking home a significant portion of the record-breaking prize fund on offer at the Festival this year

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Willie Mullins's eight-year-old grabs the Grade One feature on day three of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival in fine style scoring at the meeting for a second successive season

One of two Grade 1 races on Thursday is the Ryanair Steeple Chase, where Protektorat will aim to defend his title after a stellar performance in last year's event

Galopin Des Champs is aiming to make history at the Cheltenham Festival

One of two Grade 1 races on Thursday is the Ryanair Steeple Chase, where Protektorat will aim to defend his title after a stellar performance in last year's event

How Galopin Des Champs went from being a trotting horse in France to being on the brink of jump racing history