Cheltenham Festival 2022 Friday results in full: Every winner including Gold Cup

The 2022 Cheltenham Festival is reaching its climax with the iconic Gold Cup leading the entertainment this Friday.

Yesterday Flooring Porter and Allaho took the headlines by retaining their respective titles. But today all eyes will be on the showpiece race at 3.30pm when the Gold Cup gets underway.

Last year's champion Minella Indo, runner-up A Plus Tard and Al Boum Photo will be among 11 contenders racing to the finish in the prestigious race. Galvin is another leading Irish challenger, while Protektorat, Chantry House and Royale Pagaille are some of the British-trained hopefuls.

However, that is not the only piece of action to hit the Cheltenham racecourse during the final day of the festival. The first race of the day comes just after 1.30pm, with a competitive field contesting the JCB Triumph Hurdle.

Surprisingly, British and Irish bragging rights remain in the balance too, with the Irish going into the final day just 11-10 up in race winners. Ahead of all the action here is the full racecard for day three at the Festival.

1.30pm JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 179y

1st: Vauban

2nd: Fil Dor

3rd: Pied Piper

2:10pm McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 179y

1st: State Man

2nd: First Street

3rd: Colonel Mustard

Gordon Elliott (left), Davy Russell and connections with Pied Piper in the Cheltenham winners enclosure (PA)

2:50pm Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7f 213y

1st: The Nice Guy

2nd: Minella Cocooner

3rd: Bardenstown Lad

3:30pm Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) 3m 2f 70y

1st A Plus Tard (FR) ts 8 11 10 Cheveley Park Stud Henry de Bromhead Ireland Rachael Blackmore

2nd Minella Indo (IRE) 9 11 10 Mr Barry Maloney Henry de Bromhead Ireland Robbie Power

3rd Protektorat (FR) ts 7 11 10 Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales & L Hales Dan Skelton Harry Skelton

Dual Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Al Boum Photo bids for a hat-trick (PA)

4:10pm St. James's Place Festival Hunters' Chase 3m 2f 70y

1st Billaway (IRE) p 10 12 0 Mr J. Turner W. P. Mullins Ireland Mr P. W. Mullins

2nd Winged Leader (IRE) 8 12 0 Samuel John Hegarty/Miss Jennifer O'Kane D. M. Christie Ireland Mr Barry O'Neill

3rd Mighty Stowaway (IRE) ts, p 11 12 0 Camilla Sharples Gordon Elliott Ireland

4:50pm Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f 127y

1st Elimay (FR) ts, p 8 11 2 Mr John P. McManus W. P. Mullins Ireland Mark Walsh

2nd Pink Legend 8 11 2 Mr Francis Mahon Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch

3rd Scarlet And Dove (IRE) 8 11 5 Gigginstown House Stud Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland B. J. Cooper

5:30pm Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 56y

1st Banbridge (IRE) 6 11 3 Mr R. A. Bartlett Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland

2nd Cobblers Dream (IRE) h,ts 6 11 2 Lady Jane Grosvenor Ben Case Jack Andrews

3rd Hollow Games (IRE) ts 6 11 9 Bective Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland