Wylie dreaming of Gold Cup glory after Bellshill changes the owner's tide

Almost as soon as Bellshill galloped past the Punchestown lollipop in front, Harold Kirk, personal shopper to Willie Mullins, looked across at triumphant owner Graham Wylie and shouted: "That's next year's Gold Cup winner."

Wylie, perhaps influenced by the euphoria of success, immediately replied in the affirmative.

"I think so," he said. Only time will tell if Wylie is right, but following a largely wretched season for the ardent jumps fan he deserved this day and he deserves the right to dream about what might happen next March.