2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Every year in March, the Cheltenham Racecourse hosts the Cheltenham Festival and its feature race, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Of all events on the National Hunt racing calendar, the Gold Cup is the highlight. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase for horses five years or older. It includes a total of 22 fences and is run over a total distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs. The total prize fund for the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2008 is £450,000.
Cheltenham Festival 2010
With over twenty races, the likelihood of about 70 0000 spectators and prize money that exceeds one million pounds, the Cheltenham Festival is an event not to miss. The 2010 Cheltenham Festival is scheduled to run from Tuesday 10 March to Friday 13 March.
2009 Schedule
- 10 March - Smurfit kappa Champion Hurdle day
- 11 March - Seasons Holiday Queen Mother Champion Chase day
- 12 March - Ladbrokes World Hurdle day
- 13 March - totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup day
In addition to the feature races, Grade 1 events held as part of the Festival include the Champion Bumper, Triumph Hurdle, Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle, Arkle Challenge Trophy, and the Royal & SunAlliance Chase and 7th race has been included on Wednesday 11 March.
2009 Gold Cup Betting
Ireland’s Denman was the 2008 winner, with 2007 winner and crowd favourite Kauto Star coming in second place - both horses were trained by top trainer Paul Nicholls. Ruby Walsh was yet again the top jockey at the 2008 event. Be sure to buy your tickets early! Betting on the outcome of the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup 2009 will be the biggest draw of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, which sees millions of pounds in bets changing hands each year. Because the Gold Cup is a handicapped race, all horses stand a chance of winning. This adds to the excitement of the chase and creates interesting odds for Cheltenham Gold Cup betting. Before picking a favourite, it’s wise to weigh up the odds and do some research into the horses and their trainers.
We also suggest you have a look what horse racing betting tips our professional tipster, the Racing Guru is offering for the race.
Latest News
Kauto Star takes back Gold Cup
O’Neill hopeful for Gold Cup upset
War of Attrition out of Gold Cup
Royal hopes for Barber’s Shop
Denman looking good for Gold Cup
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