It's Gold Cup day at Cheltenham and the much-anticipated clash between two-time champion Kauto Star and his stablemate Denman - billed as "The Decider" after Denman stole Kauto Star's crown in 2008
Punters pack the Cheltenham stands ahead of the Festival's feature race but first up is the Triumph hurdle
Barry Geraghty rides the Nicky Henderson-trained Soldatino to victory in the opening Triumph Hurdle on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival
Zanir (left) and Thousand Stars clear the last together in the 2m 1f Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle
And Katie Walsh, younger sister of leading Festival jockey Ruby, lands her second winner of the week onboard Thousand Stars for Willie Mullins
Light rain over Prestbury Park is causing the ground to cut up as Bertie's Dream, ridden by Andrew Lynch and trained by Paul Gilligan, wins the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle
The racing world is glued to the Gold Cup but defending champion Kauto Star falls four out as Denman (left) and Imperial Commander battle it out on the run-in
Jockey Paddy Brennan urges Imperial Commander to a seven-length win over 2008 winner Denman, ridden by champion jockey Tony McCoy
McCoy congratulates Brennan, who hails it as "the best day of my life" as he wins his first Gold Cup
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies says: "It's been hard for us sat there with the third-favourite when all the talk was about Kauto and Denman but we always knew we were going to win"
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