Galopin des Champs bids to join the legends of jump racing Arkle, Best Mate, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.His jockey Paul Townend, who like Mullins is bidding for a fifth Gold Cup,

Langer Dan may not enjoy the same hype or possess the same quality as the brilliant Galopin Des Champs but Dan Skeleton’s charge matches the double Cheltenham Gold Cup winner in terms of Festival success and it’s worth siding with both of them to improve their tallies over the final two days of the meeting.