De Bromhead and Kennedy put the icing on a remarkable festival cake for Ireland

Henry de Bromhead with Minella Indo (Jack Kennedy) and A Plus Tard after the Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham 19.3.21 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post

Henry de Bromhead: poses for pictures alongside his Gold Cup one-two, Minella Indo and A Plus TardCredit: Edward Whitaker

At 1.38pm an announcement was made over the tannoys.

"We have news of a further non-runner this afternoon."

I thought it was going to be Britain. It might as well have been.

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Published on 19 March 2021inReports

Last updated 20:44, 19 March 2021

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