Galopin Des Champs may have come short in his bid for Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup immortality, but his Prestbury Park conqueror Inothewayurthinkin put himself in line for perhaps an even greater slice of history at Aintree next month, with a Randox Grand National tilt still very much in the melting pot.

Sean Davis was another to gain a breakthrough winner at Dundalk today as Porsche Lad gave him his first success as a trainer.

Willie Mullins was crowned leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival for an incredible 12th time on Friday, his seventh in succession, although the Gold Cup was not among his final day four-timer.