{{Short description|Irish thoroughbred racehorse (born 2018)}} {{infobox racehorse | horsename = Inothewayurthinkin | image_name = [[File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg|120px]] | caption = Racing silks of J P McManus | sire = Walk In The Park | grandsire = | dam = Sway | damsire = Califet | sex = [[Gelding]] | foaled = 4 April 2018 | country = Ireland | colour = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]] | breeder = Noreen McManus | owner = [[J. P. McManus]] | trainer = Gavin Cromwell | record = | earnings = | race = [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] (2025) | awards = | honours = | updated = }}
'''Inothewayurthinkin''' (born 4 April 2018) is an Irish-bred, Irish-trained [[thoroughbred]] racehorse. A [[Steeplechase (horse racing)|steeplechaser]], he is best known for winning the 2025 [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/4219806/inothewayurthinkin/form |publisher=[[Racing Post]] |title=Iknowthewayurthinkin |date=2025-03-14 |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>
Inothewayurthinkin is owned by [[J. P. McManus]], and bred by his wife, Noreen. He is trained by Gavin Cromwell<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trainermagazine.com/european-trainer-articles/trainer-of-the-quarter-gavin-cromwell/2022/3/31 |work=Trainer Magazine |title=TopSpec Trainer of the Quarter - Gavin Cromwell |date=2025-03-14 |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref> at Danestown in Co. Meath.
Much attention leading up to the 2025 [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] was on [[Galopin Des Champs]], winner in 2023 and 2024 and favoured to win a third time in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/articles/cyve56v7nj7o |publisher=BBC |title=Galopin Des Champs eyes Gold Cup treble |date=2025-03-14 |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref> Inothewayurthinkin was added to the race as a supplementary entry. Ridden by [[Mark Walsh (jockey)|Mark Walsh]], Inothewayurthinkin beat the odds-on favourite into second place and won by six lengths.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/14/gold-cup-inothewayurthinkin-denies-galopin-des-champs |title=Inothewayurthinkin claims Gold Cup to deny Galopin Des Champs treble |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 March 2025 |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>
The 2026 [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] was won by [[Gaelic Warrior]] with Inothewayurthinkin finishing third.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coates |first1=Charlotte |title=Gaelic Warrior wins Cheltenham Gold Cup |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/articles/cd6z8xw1z28o |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 March 2026}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Racehorses bred in Ireland]] [[Category:2018 racehorse births]] [[Category:Racehorses trained in Ireland]]
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