Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch At westernhousehotel Handicap Chase.
Ayr · Tuesday, 13 Jan · 18:48
· 3m 20y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:48
Off time
7
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BIG ZOUK (IRE
🥈 Second
I SEE THE SEA (IRE
🥉 Third
JIRKO (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
21
20/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
101
100/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
I See The Sea (G)
[B]
Notched second success over fences when opening account for present yard at Catterick (25.2f, good) in November. Subsequent effort over the same C&D was subdued but he'll have a serious chance if able to bounce back in a race where strong …
|
Non Runner | C N Kellett | 7 | 76.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Big Zouk (G)
FAV
Point winner who showed ability on first of his 2 starts over hurdles sphere for James Ewart. Beaten favourite both runs for new yard following a break/wind op but latest third on handicap bow at Newcastle (23.7f, good to soft) was credita…
|
B S Hughes | N G Richards | 7 | 75.3 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Torosay (M)
[P]
Goes well on soft ground and she resumed from 7 months off with a good second of 12 in a handicap over this C&D in November. Rather laboured at Carlisle since but eased 3 lb as a result and she's dangerous to discount.
|
D R Fox | L Russell & M Scudamore | 8 | 73.5 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Jirko (G)
Didn't show a great deal in bumpers/over hurdles but this 7-y-o has performed with credit both starts since switched to fences, latterly finding just one too good in a C&D handicap (heavy). Now 1 lb lower and he has to enter calculations.
|
Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander | 7 | 72.1 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Rob Roy Macgregor (G)
[P]
Tumbled down the weights and showed a bit more when hitting the frame twice last spring, latterly on chase debut at Hexham. However, he hasn't backed that up in 2 subsequent runs, including when returning from a break over this C&D in Nove…
|
P W Wadge | A M Thomson | 8 | 69.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Maid Of Houxty (M)
[T]
Opened her account at the fifth attempt over fences at Newcastle in March 2023. However, she then endured a prolonged spell on the sidelines and has offered little in 2 appearances since returning from a 32-month absence.
|
Craig Nichol | D W Whillans | 11 | 67.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Kingston Rock (G)
Modest maiden who has shown nothing in 2 runs so far this season and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.
|
Edward Austin | Gary Rutherford | 8 | 66.7 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Euchan Falls (G)
[T1V]
Dual hurdles winner back in 2023 but he's 0-15 in this sphere and has failed to complete on each of his last 3 starts. Now tried in a tongue strap.
|
Nathan Moscrop | R M Smith | 9 | 64.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
Muroor (G)
[P]
Best effort for a while when nailed close home at Hexham last spring but not in the same form since and this veteran hasn't won a race since November 2020.
|
Sean Quinlan | Lizzie Quinlan | 13 | 64.4 kg |
101
100/1
|
Betting forecast: Big Zouk (11/8), Jirko (5/2), Rob Roy Macgregor (5/1), Torosay (6/1), I See The Sea (8/1), Euchan Falls (12/1), Maid Of Houxty (20/1), Kingston Rock (20/1), Muroor (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4753.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2187.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1094.0 GBP |
| P4 | 547.0 GBP |
| P5 | 273.0 GBP |