Archive for the ‘Day Four’

  • Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle to serve a starter for Gold Cup Day
    We continue our Beginners Guide to the Festival by moving to the final day as we take a look at the Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle, which serves up a starter for the main course – the Cheltenham Gold Cup. By the time the final day of the Cheltenham Festival comes around, everybody is talking about the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It is the highlight of the...
    by Paul Berry at December 29th, 2011 at 11:12 am
  • JCB Triumph Hurdle to kick off Cheltenham Friday
    Our beginnners guide continues with a look at Cheltenham Friday, which features the jewel in the crown, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. After three days of entertaining races and all round good fun at the Cheltenham Festival, the event is concluded on Cheltenham Gold Cup day with an action packed day of racing. The Gold Cup itself is of course the highlight on the Friday of the...
    by Paul Berry at December 19th, 2011 at 08:12 am
  • All eyes look to Festival as Christmas signals Cheltenham fever
    The Cheltenham Festival is without doubt the most exciting four days in the racing calendar. There is a variety of entertainment and for racing punters it is without doubt the highlight of the year. The 2012 Cheltenham Festival may well be a few months away – it is set to take place from the 13th to the 16th March 2012 – but excitement is already building and betting...
    by Paul Berry at December 13th, 2011 at 10:12 am
  • Watch out for Pandorama in Cheltenham Gold Cup
    Not since War Of Attrition bounded up the Cheltenham hill in 2006 has an Irish-trained runner bagged the Cheltenham Gold Cup and this year Pandorama will be looking to add his name to the illustrious line of Emerald Isle winners. Noel Meade’s eight-year-old is currently best-priced 20/1 with Totesport for Friday’s blue riband event and in such a wide open contest...
    by Paul Berry at March 8th, 2011 at 09:03 am
  • Gold Cup Imperial Commander beatable?
    This year’s Gold Cup is bubbling up into a fantastic event as some young up-and-coming pretenders are staking their claim as well as the old protagonists putting their credentials forward for Friday’s blue riband event. Last year’s winner Imperial Commander will put his title on the line on March 18 and the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained ten-year-old is 7/2 ante-post...
    by ColinPearce at March 4th, 2011 at 01:03 pm
  • Why Denman can do it in the Cheltenham Gold Cup
    Emma Kerwin continues to blog her love of the Cheltenham Festival and this year is no different, as she wrestles with her heart and her head. Can Denman win the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup? Right, so this time last year the Gold Cup was being billed as the decider, and in all honestly, Kauto looked more likely. Denman had just decked McCoy in the AON chase, Kauto had won...
    by Paul Berry at February 21st, 2011 at 09:02 am
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup Midnight Chase to upset?
    Joel Neasham continues his look at the Gold Cup and is torn betwee his love of Denman and his betting head. Which horse will he lump on? This is Part 2 of his Cheltenham Gold Cup special! Now to the young pretenders and the nearly men, of which there are a few who take my fancy either to win or to place. None more so than a horse mentioned earlier, Long Run. If this horse...
    by EmmaKerwin at February 18th, 2011 at 09:02 am
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup Are Kauto and Denman too big to dismiss?
    Resident Cheltenham Blogger Joel Neasham takes  look at the jewel in the Cheltenham Crown – The Gold Cup on the Friday. Will he be lumping on Imperial Commander? This is part 1 of his report. Following from my ramblings on the Champion Hurdle my next attempt to decipher a winner is going to be in the big one – The Cheltenham Gold Cup. I think this is a very interesting...
    by Paul Berry at February 17th, 2011 at 09:02 am
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup Free Bets Tips
    Kauto Star and stablemate Denman clash once again in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup – but it is likely to be all one-way traffic in round three of the Festival battle. Kauto Star (4/6 with Paddy Power) looks every inch the likely winner again, having barely put a foot wrong in what has been another memorable season. The 10-year-old conceded his crown to Denman...
    by ColinPearce at February 1st, 2011 at 02:02 pm
  • Tidal Bay Cheltenham Gold Cup price shortens after Argento Chase
    Tidal Bay Shortens for Cheltenham Gold Cup The ten-year-old saw his price cut for a Cheltenham Festival victory after a typically frustrating performance saw him finish second in the Argento Chase behind Neptune Collonges. It typically took Tidal Bay too long to warm to the task at hand and despite his usual fast finish, he still left himself too much to do to reel in...
    by Paul Berry at February 1st, 2011 at 01:02 pm