15:30 Cheltenham

Friday 16 March 2018

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 2f 70y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 7m 2.90s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Cloth number
Live Odds
Odds
1
American
25/1, 28/1, 25/1, 28/1
25/1
2
Anibale Fly
33/1, 40/1, 33/1
25/1
3
Bachasson
28/1, 33/1, 28/1, 33/1
25/1
4
Definitly Red
8/1
10/1
5
Djakadam
25/1
20/1
7
Edwulf
16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1, 20/1
14/1
8
Killultagh Vic
9/1
8/1
9
Might Bite
4/1
7/2
11
Native River
5/1, 11/2, 5/1
4/1
12
Our Duke
9/2, 5/1, 9/2
5/1
13
Outlander
20/1
33/1
14
Road To Respect
10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1
8/1
15
Saphir Du Rheu
66/1
50/1
17
Tea For Two
66/1
50/1
18
Total Recall
20/1, 18/1, 16/1, 14/1
12/1
SP Book Percentage 127.72

Non-Runners

16
Horse silk
Shantou Flyer3
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: R Hobson  J: James Bowen
NR
10
Horse silk
Minella Rocco40
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Mark Walsh
NR
6
Horse silk
Double Shuffle80
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: T R George  J: Adrian Heskin
NR

Forecasts

Might Bite (7/2), Native River (4/1), Our Duke (5/1), Road To Respect (8/1), Killultagh Vic (8/1), Definitly Red (10/1), Total Recall (12/1), Edwulf (14/1), Djakadam (20/1), Minella Rocco (20/1), Anibale Fly (25/1), American (25/1), Bachasson (25/1), Outlander (33/1), Double Shuffle (33/1), Tea For Two (50/1), Saphir Du Rheu (50/1), Shantou Flyer (100/1)

Verdict

Might Bite returns to the scene of his famous win here and while he hasn't always looked straightforward, his issues have seemingly been ironed out of late. However, it might be worth chancing the improving DEFINITELY RED. Brian Ellison's runner has suffered his fair share of bad luck in his career, badly hampered in both the Grand National and the Charlie Hall subsequently but he was foot perfect here last time when landing a Grade 2 and we may not have seen the best of him yet. Our Duke is another with claims. His form was boosted by Presenting Percy on Wednesday and gives last year's winning trainer/jockey combination a sporting chance of landing consecutive renewals.
  1. Definitly Red
  2. Might Bite
  3. Our Duke

Previous Winners

2017
Sizing John
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 7
J: R M Power  |  T: Mrs J Harrington
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £369,822.002nd: £138,773.003rd: £69,484.004th: £34,612.005th: £17,403.006th: £8,702.00

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