Cheltenham Gold Cup Form
The Cheltenham Gold Cup form boils down to a few races. Kauto Star is the clear favourite and is in top form following his win in the King George. Denman was brilliant in the Hennessy Gold Cup but was not himself in the Aon Chase at Newbury and it will be interesting to see what paul Nicholls can do to bring him back to his best.
We suggested odds of 14/1 for Denman for the Hennessy and Gold Cup double prior to the Hennessy with Stan James and this looked a nice ante post punt and for those that took it you are now sitting on a nice wager. That was until the Aon Chase when it all went wrong for Denman where he unseated Tony McCoy at the thrid last fence. The race was won by another of Paul Nicholls horse Tricky Trickster but many feel that this he is not up to this class and his main target for the season is the Grand National.
Paul Nicholls' current monopoly on the Gold Cup shows no sign of abating as the trainer landed the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown courtesy of What A Friend beating the best of the Irish challenge in the process.
The Irish Hennessy saw Joncol and Cooldine fight it out and Cooldine takes his chance in the Gold Cup. Cooldine may have more to give as Willie Mullins did say he was not quite at 100% going into this race.
Gold Cup Race Card
| No | Colours | Horse | Form | Trainer | Jockey | |
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| 1 |  |
Calgary Bay | 04-P01 | G Lee |  |
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| 2 |  |
Carruthers | 14-512 | Mattie Batchelor | |
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| 3 |  |
Cerium | PP/05- | D N Russell | |
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| 4 |  |
Cooldine | 11-4P2 | P Townend | |
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| 5 |  |
Denman | 22F-1U | A P McCoy | |
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| 6 |  |
Imperial Commander | 61-P25 | P J Brennan | |
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| 7 |  |
Kauto Star | U11-11 | R Walsh | |
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| 8 |  |
Mon Mome | 1-P346 | A Coleman | |
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| 9 |  |
Mr Pointment | /6220- | K Whelan | |
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| 10 |  |
My Will | 53-275 | Nick Scholfield | |
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| 11 |  |
Tricky Trickster | 121-21 | B J Geraghty | |
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Cheltenham Festival Betting Tips
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Cheltenham Festival Races
On this section you can get an overview of the each of the races and official going for each day of the festival. In addition we have previewed each race with all the form, tips and odds to assist you in backing a Cheltenham Festival winner.
- Cheltenham Day One - Tuesday
- Cheltenham Day Two - Wednesday
- Cheltenham Day Three - Thursday
- Cheltenham Day Four - Friday
Cheltenham Festival 2010 Odds
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Cheltenham Betting Offers
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Attending The Cheltenham Festival
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