Posts Tagged ‘gold cup’

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    Venetia Williams to make decision on Mon Mome for Gold Cup
    Venetia Williams has admitted that a late decision will be made on Mon Mome’s involvement in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It has been made clear that the priority this year is the Grand National, but involvement at Cheltenham is still a distinct possibility. Everyone remembers 2009 when Mon Mome won the famous event at Aintree at odds of 100-1 and this was without doubt...
    by Paul Berry at January 13th, 2012 at 09:01 am
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    King confident of Hold on Julio for Festival
    Alan King has been speaking about his Cheltenham Festival ambitions for Hold on Julio. The horse was victorious at Sandown last week and this has King confident about what is to come in 2012. King has only been training Hold on Julio for around a year, but has shown excellent form ever since with all preparations building up to the Cheltenham Festival in March. Speaking...
    by Paul Berry at January 12th, 2012 at 09:01 am
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    Captain Chris can be Gold Cup contender says Hobbs
    As the 2012 Cheltenham Festival gets closer and closer, Philip Hobbs has admitted that Captain Chris has a lot to prove in the next couple of months, but can be a Gold Cup contender come March. Referring to the potential of the chaser, Hobbs said: “We were pleased with his comeback in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter, even though he unseated.” “The only disappointing...
    by David Norris at January 8th, 2012 at 08:01 am
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    Denman unseats McCoy – a worry for the Gold Cup?
    Denman’s Gold Cup hopes were severely dented as he unseated champion jockey AP McCoy in his last run, the Aon Chase, before the Cheltenham Festival showpiece. Trainer Paul Nicholls had said that the 2008 Gold Cup winner, nicknamed ‘The Tank’, needed a run before the Festival so it will be a huge blow that he was unable to get round at Newbury. As a result...
    by Paul Berry at February 15th, 2010 at 11:02 am
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    Denman v Kauto Star at Cheltenham
    Of all the titanic battles that the Cheltenham hill has seen over the years, we may be about to see the biggest one yet as on Friday 19 March the racing world braces itself for the third instalment of Kauto Star versus Denman in the Gold Cup. Since Kauto Star won his first Gold Cup in 2007 the racing world knew it had found something special and it has been proved right...
    by Paul Berry at February 12th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    McCoy on Denman for Gold Cup
    Tony McCoy is delighted to land the ride on Denman in next month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. Ruby Walsh, trainer Paul Nicholls’ first choice stable jockey has remained loyal to Kauto Star, leaving McCoy to ride Denman, every jockey’s dream. The fourteen times champion jockey gets his leg up on Denman for the first time in the Aon Chase in Newbury next week. Denman...
    by ColinPearce at February 12th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    Paddy keeps fingers crossed for Imperial Commander
    Paddy Brennan is keeping his fingers crossed Imperial Commander can shake up the big two in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Last season’s Ryanair Chase hero, whose Cheltenham Gold Cup odds are N/A, was beaten just a nose by dual Gold Cup winner Kauto Star at Haydock in November but was well in arrears when the latter made history by securing his fourth...
    by Paul Berry at February 9th, 2010 at 02:02 pm