3rd Mar 2011 | Cheltenham Festival
Gold Cup Betting Preview
The latest odds, trends and preview for the Blue Riband event of the Festival - The Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Gold Cup Betting Preview
Race Type: Chase
Distance: 3m 2.5f
Race Profile: The most prestigious race in the National Hunt calendar and the climax to the Cheltenham Festvial. The roll of honour elicits some of the most famous jumps horses to have ever lived: Arkle, Golden Miller, Best Mate and Kauto Star to name but a few. Twenty-two fences separate the next champion from immortality.
Ten Year Trends:
5 of the last 10 favourites have won.
7 of the last 10 winners had won their last race.
Only 3 horses arrived unbeaten in same season they won the Gold Cup.
All of the last 10 winners were aged between 7 and 9 years old.
The average starting price of the winner is 4/1
Race Preview: The last four winners are represented in the race with Imperial Commander, Kauto Star and Denman all featuring at the top of the betting. The younger pretender to the crown is King George winner, Long Run, aged only six, he would be the first six year old to win since Mill House in 1963.
Our Verdict: Denman
Odds correct at time of publishing: 12:03 3rd Mar, 2011 but subject to change
