Sizing John, ridden by Robbie Power, wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Written by News on 17/03/2017
Sizing John, ridden by Robbie Power, has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup ahead of Minella Rocco and Native River.
The winning horse, trained by Jessica Harrington, took the initiative at the penultimate fence and surged to victory.
It means the seven-year-old has now completed the English-Irish Gold Cup double.
Ms Harrington had never had a runner in the race before.
The favourite, Djakadam, ran out of steam.
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