Gaelic Warrior secures dominant victory in Cheltenham Gold Cup

Gaelic Warrior has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, finishing eight lengths clear of the field in a commanding performance The 11-4 joint favourite, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend, outclassed the competition after making the turn for home The victory marked a fifth Gold Cup win for trainer Mullins Runner-up Jango Baie, the other joint favourite, finished a distant second, while Inothewayurthinkin took third place The win was also historic for owner Rich Ricci, who became the first owner to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Gold Cup in the same festival week, following Lossiemouth's win on Tuesday Mullins praised the owner's achievement and jockey Paul Townend's composed ride on the impressive winner In other results, Jukebox Man, owned by former football manager Harry Redknapp, finished in eighth place