Panic Attack’s Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham a boost for Skelton’s title hopes

<ul><li><p>Nine-year-old mare is 6-1 success for new yard</p></li><li><p>Vicenzo, the favourite, beaten by four lengths</p></li></ul><p>If Dan Skelton’s time to scale jump’s racing’s summit has finally arrived, horses like Panic Attack, a nine-year-old mare and the trainer’s first winner of the Paddy Power Gold Cup, will feel as significant as Grade One victories when it comes to the final reckoning.</p><p>All but three or four of the dozen runners in Saturday’s race, the first big handicap chase of the season, were still in with a chance as they ran down the hill for the final time, but it was Panic Attack, at 6-1, who found the better turn of foot from the last after jumping it half-a-length behind Vicenzo, the favourite.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/15/panic-attacks-gold-cup-victory-at-cheltenham-a-boost-for-skeltons-title-hopes">Continue reading...</a>