'He’s going to have his last hurrah in the Gold Cup' - De Bromhead on Envoi Allen The Cheveley Park Stud team have decided on a spring swansong in the Cheltenham Gold Cup for Envoi Allen following his record-breaking third victory in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase. Although in the twilight of his career at the age of 11, Henry de Bromhead’s charge proved the fire still burns bright with an emphatic success at Down Royal earlier this month, adding to his previous triumphs in the Grade One contest in 2022 and 2024. It will be fitting end to a glorious career which has seen Envoi Allen win 10 top-level prizes in all, including three victories at the Cheltenham Festival, but connections are in favour of rolling the dice one more time. Trainer Henry de Bromhead confirmed this morning at a press event that The Gold Cup will be his final race. He said: “He’s going to have his last hurrah in the Gold Cup so we are really looking forward to that, straight there, he was so good in Down Royal and like myself he’s getting older so less is more for him now. “The Thompsons are keen to do it and we’re keen to do it, he’s entitled to give it a go, so we are very excited about that. “If he bolted up we might have to rethink it but never say never!” Henry De Bromhead confirms that Envoi Allen will run his final race at the Cheltenham Gold Cup before retirement.What an absolute star he has been throughout out his career and for all his connections! pic.twitter.com/m3gUTIR8Bi— irishracing.com (@irishracing) December 11, 2025
