Cheltenham Gold Cup: guide to launching the leader for the main event of the festival | Racing news

This season’s Gold Cup Division was re -dominated by Irish -trained horses, with a lack of Nicky Henderson, Paula Nicholls or Prisoner of Dan Skelton, who participated in Cheltenham Showpien on Friday.

The supplementary entry at least added some excitement to the actions. However, with many of last year’s best money who decided to aim elsewhere, there is a truly race this time there is no real depth.

This means that the more experienced guard should go out once again and that is the heat of betting. However, one aspect in favor of the bookmaker could be the time. With a warm period that leads to the festival, the soil should be faster than the last few years. Expect the usual searches for the gallop and the cream on the rise as the field approaches the famous climb for the home.

Ahoy Senor

Jockey: Derek Fox | Coach: Lucinda V Russell

The wheels preferred to get off this former outpatient at the top, and the 10 -year -old withdrew to his last two outings. The connections have already hit the net this week and have decided that the wind is acting to help, but it is necessary for the real imagination that Ahoy Senor is to play a serious role for the purpose.

Banker

Jj Slevin | Joseph O’Brien

This horse took its shape to the next level with an impressive victory at Chase King George VII in Kempton on boxing day. He advertised a new side in his game with durability previously unknown.

Already the winner of the festival, Banbridge is one of the few in the race that could definitely be re -enhanced because the gods and the time gods respond to the prayers of the links in the lead.

Corbetts Cross

Jack Kennedy | Emmet Mullins

This runner looked like a candidate for Bonafide Future Gold Cup during a Rombine home in last year’s Potjeri National Hunt Novaces. There is an abundance in abundance, but since he continued this season Corbetts Cross did not really cut the mustard and will have to jump much better than it was this season if he will be said on the upper table.

Galopin des Champs

Paul Townend | Willie Mullins

After the sound return when the third over the inadequate 2m4f was chased for John Durkan in Punchestown in December, it was common for great gallopin des Champs in Leopardstown last twice.

Victory and Savills Chase and Irish Gold Cup saw him back to the best and he was adopting a lichen to join the racing immortality with the third success of the Golden Cup as a hot favorite.

Gentlemansgame

DarRag O’Keeffe | Michael Morris

Mouse Morris’s accusation over the years was a skinny campaign for her coach who won the Gold Cup and recorded a top -notch effort when the third Galopin des Champs at Savills Chase in Leopardstown on Christmas. Still, he was routinely on the day of the Cheltenham trial next time, and opposed it against it.

InothewayUrthinkin

Mark Walsh | Gavin Cromwell

This horse was a almighty gambling at last year’s festival as Novak in the Kim Muir Muir handicap and proved himself as a venture with the highest table when he followed in the 1st grade company at the big national Aintree’s national meeting. He fought for his two outskirts against the great boys of this term, but he really made a glance when the last day remained the fourth Galopin des Champs in the Irish Golden Cup.

And in temptation to the connection to supplement the return to the festival and, while Grand National looks like its large spring target, it would not be surprised to see how it moves politely.

Monty’s star

Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead

Mount Rachael Blackmore looked like a possible candidate for a golden cup when a runner on the fact or report in last year’s chase for brown advisory recruitment, and then finished second when signing at Pumpchestown festival.

He has not yet hit the heights expected from him on two outputs, but he is with the main coach and has him to end up closer to Galopin des Champs than it was in the latest Irish Golden Cup.

Royale Pagaille

Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams

Ventiia Williams candidate landed another Betfair chase on the first grade when he went through the mud to deny Gray Dawn on his seasonal return in November.

However, he went to Pot into two of the next trips and, on drying, the veteran will improve well on his sixth beacon in the race behind Galopin Des Champs 2023.

A real whacker

Brian Hughes | Patrick Neville

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We only saw him once because when he was not embarrassed behind Banbridge at the Kempton on the Day of Boxing, he could surprise a few usual bold tactics in his favor.

Judgment

Although Galopin des Champs could have more miles on a clock at this stage of his career than the best friend – the last hero of the three -time golden Cup – ban on Willie Mullins’ Chaser Chaser’s accident should be completed by the feat. As long as time holds, expect a gamble on a banbridge and can certainly have a big word, but the best alternative for each time could be supplemented InothewayUrthinkin For the excellent Gavin Cromwell.