Cheltenham Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival and the most prestigious Grade 1 chase in the United Kingdom, ranking alongside the Grand National as one of the horseracing and betting highlights of the year .

Run over 3 miles and 2½ furlongs on Cheltenham Racecourse’s new course, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is open to racehorses aged five and above. Many Cheltenham Gold Cup runners are specially groomed for this huge race, and can go an entire career without running handicap races to nurture the confidence needed to win the cup.

Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting Tips

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Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds

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15 March 2013 - Cheltenham 15 March 2013 - Cheltenham - 15:20
Bobs Worth	11/4	11/4	9/4	3	11/4
Long Run	7/2	7/2	7/2	-	4
Sir Des Champs	4	4	4	4	4
Silviniaco Conti	4	4	3	5	4
Cape Tribulation	12	14	16	10	14
Captain Chris	14	16	10	14	19
The Giant Bolster	16	18	14	14	26
Monbeg Dude	40	50	40	33	94
Wayward Prince	100	150	100	66	909
Sunnyhillboy	NR	-	-	-	-

Cheltenham Gold Cup Winners and History

The first Cheltenham Gold Cup was run on the 12th of March 1924, and was won by Red Splash. Within a decade the Cheltenham Gold Cup had introduced the first of its great champions to the racing world as Golden Miller won five consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup winners titles, and in so doing becoming the only horse in history to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in the same year in 1934.

The other horses that built their legends at the Cheltenham Festival included the great Irish racehorses Cottage Rake and Arkle. Best Mate was the last horse to put in a run of victories, dying in tragic circumstances in 2005 before having the opportunity to challenge for his fourth successive Cheltenham Gold Cup winners title.