Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup LIVE: Tips and results as Harry Redknapp and The Jukebox Man go for glory after 2.40 Mares Steeple Chase

Wilful was second throughout the race and then powered on late one, with Ooh Betty expending too much energy in the first three-quarters of the race.

We have a 14/1 winner in the second race of the day, and we’ll hear from winning jockey Jonjo O’Neill soon.

Ooh Betty is ahead as they approach the final hurdle…but they’ve gone too early!

Ooh Betty fades into the chasing pack as Wilful pulls ahead at the final furlong, and there’s no chance of anyone catching up!

Another outsider wins race two on the Friday.

Balko Dange is lost on the fourth hurdle. Ooh Betty has pulled into a lead ahead of Wilful as we approach the final two hurdles.

All horses safely over the first three hurdles, with Wilful in an early lead.

The top three favourites are all part of the leading pack at the moment, as they go over the first of eight hurdles.

Underway in the second race of the day! Karbau is 7/2 favourite for this one.

Almost ready in the second race of the day now, with the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle coming up.

This is a Premier Handicap race open to horses aged five years or older, and it is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong, with eight hurdles to be cleared.

It was inaugurated in 1920, and previous winners include State Man and Absurde.

Here are the latest odds for the second race of day four.

• Karbau – 7/2
• Sinnatra – 4/1
• Murcia – 8/1
• Secret Squirrel – 8/1
• Wilful – 9-1
• Sixandahalf – 10/1
• Joyeuse – 10/1
• Absurde – 11/1
• Bowensonfire – 12/1
• Hello Neighbour – 14/1
• Tellherthename – 14/1
• Jubilee Alpha – 20/1
• Tripoli flyer – 22/1
• Sticktotheplan – 22/1
• Helvic Dream – 28/1
• Ooh Betty – 28/1
• Ndaawi – 33/1
• Pinot Gris – 33/1
• Williethebuilder – 33/1
• Cracking Rhapsody – 40/1
• Gibbs Island – 40/1
• Balko Dange – 50/1
• Bowmore – 66/1

Ruby Walsh’s tip: Karbau

“He might not be a ’State Man’, but Karbau ran really well behind Glen Kiln in the Limestone Lad Hurdle. The forecast rain will suit him more than his stablemate Murcia, and that may have swayed Paul Townend’s decision to make him his only handicap ride of the week. He’s got a really good chance.”

Jonathan Doidge’s tip: Sinnatra (each-way)

“I am going to side with the Skelton-trained Sinnatra this time. His peak effort so far was when winning a Sandown maiden hurdle by a country mile in January, as he was entitled to do as the 1/8 favourite.”

“Only 50-1? Last year 100-1, so disappointing,” jokes Willie Mullins after that opening race.

“That was the biggest thrill of it, Patrick riding it. I was trying to watch all the others. Every time I was watching for Patrick one way or the other,” he explains.

“Every time I was happy when I looked at him, then he came through. What I loved was the horse’s attitude when he hit the front and the Cheltenham roar.

“He galloped on up through the roar. He is very brave and he is very good. He wasn’t in very early.

“Happy with everything so far,” he adds.