The champagne was flowing on Gold Cup day
And the food looked pretty decent too, if you’re into that fiddly kind of stuff
Chef Albert Roux was doing the rounds to meet and greet his guests
England’s Mike Tindall was spotted with wife Zara today
While Denis Hurley represented the Irish rugby contingent
After a week of decent weather, the heavens opened early on Friday
There were four more Irish winners to take the week’s total to 12, including Martello Tower in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett
But the day belonged to the novice Coneygree who won the Gold Cup in the hands of Nico de Boinville
Killultagh Vic’s win in the hands of young Luke Dempsey gave Willie Mullins a record eighth win of the week
Chanelle McCoy watched on anxiously as husband AP tried to score one last winner in his final Festival race before retirement
But Ned Buntline could only finish fourth and the master, the legend, bade his final farewell to jump racing’s showpiece