Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race).
Cheltenham · Friday, 13 Mar · 20:00
· 3m 2f 70y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:00
Off time
10
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
JANGO BAIE (FR
🥈 Second
GAELIC WARRIOR (GER
🥉 Third
THE JUKEBOX MAN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
34
33/1
10 · —
41
40/1
11 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 1 | — |
Envoi Allen (G)
[T]
His record at this meeting is enviable having notched third Festival success in the 2023 Ryanair and placed in the next 2 renewals. Got the better of subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Down Royal on return, but you have to g…
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 12 | 74.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Firefox (G)
[T]
Smart novice last season, unable to add to chase debut success but giving a good account at the highest level and sixth of 19 in the Golden Miller at this meeting. Landed the odds at Down Royal on return, but task is now to build on his fo…
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 8 | 74.4 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Gaelic Warrior (G)
FAV
[HT]
Boasts a fine record at this meeting having finished second over hurdles at the 2022 and 2023 Festivals before going one better in the 2024 Arkle. Better than ever this season, landing the John Durkan before losing little in defeat at Kemp…
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 8 | 74.4 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 7th | 4 | — |
Gold Tweet (G)
[T]
Winner of the Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle here in 2023 and has won 5 times over fences in France, including a Grade 2 when last successful in this sphere back in December 2023. However, he was put in his place on sole previous chase start on the…
|
C Lefebvre | Gabriel Leenders | 9 | 74.4 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Grey Dawning (G)
Golden Miller winner at 2024 Festival and resumed with a comfortable success in the Betfair Chase at Haydock. Bad mistake 2 out proved costly when third to Spillane's Tower here on Trials Day and less testing conditions should be in his fa…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 9 | 74.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Haiti Couleurs (G)
Successful in the National Hunt Chase at this meeting and Irish Grand National last spring. Flopped in the Betfair Chase in November but has otherwise continued to progress this season, winning the Denman Chase at Newbury in convincing fas…
|
S Bowen | Miss R Curtis | 9 | 74.4 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Inothewayurthinkin (G)
[TP1]
Kim Muir winner in 2024 and made it 2-2 at the Festival when coming out on top against Galopin des Champs in this race 12 months ago. Well below his best in 3 runs so far this season and, while it's possible that he'll again peak at this m…
|
Mark Walsh | G P Cromwell | 8 | 74.4 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Jango Baie (G)
FAV
Winner here on chase debut last season and made it 2-2 at this venue when charging home in the Arkle. Impressive Grade 2 Ascot reappearance success was followed by a close fourth in the King George and another bold show is expected with th…
|
N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 7 | 74.4 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
L'Homme Presse (G)
Decisive winner of the Broadway Novices' Chase at the 2022 Festival and fourth in this race 2 years later. Clearly retains plenty of ability, aged 11, judged on this season's efforts but he was comprehensively outpointed by Haiti Couleurs …
|
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 11 | 74.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
Spillane's Tower (G)
Grade 1-winning novice chaser who showed top-class form when runner-up in the 2024 John Durkan at Punchestown. After a couple of runs over hurdles, back on the scoresheet in 4-runner Cotswold Chase here in January, though he found a well-r…
|
H Cobden | J J Mangan | 8 | 74.4 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 8th | 11 | — |
The Jukebox Man (G)
Smart novice hurdler (went close in the Albert Bartlett at 2024 Festival) and successful both starts over fences last season, notably the Grade 1 Kauto Star. Again shone at Kempton on Boxing Day when making it 4-4 over fences in the King G…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 8 | 74.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
Betting forecast: Gaelic Warrior (11/4), Jango Baie (11/4), The Jukebox Man (7/2), Haiti Couleurs (6/1), Spillane's Tower (10/1), Inothewayurthinkin (11/1), Grey Dawning (16/1), Firefox (25/1), Envoi Allen (33/1), L'Homme Presse (40/1), Gold Tweet (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 351688.0 GBP |
| P2 | 132500.0 GBP |
| P3 | 66312.0 GBP |
| P4 | 33125.0 GBP |
| P5 | 16625.0 GBP |
| P6 | 8312.0 GBP |
| P7 | 4125.0 GBP |
| P8 | 2125.0 GBP |