Cheltenham Gold Cup

Cheltenham, UNITED KINGDOM: Racegoers follow the action on the final day the annual Cheltenham Race Festival at Cheltenham race course, in Gloucestershire, west of England, 16 March 2007. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious Grade 1 steeplechase in national hunt racing, and the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival. Apart from the Grand National, no other horserace in Great Britain attracts such interest from punters and fans alike.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is run on the New Course at Prestbury Park. The race is the feature race of Ladies' Day at the Cheltenham Festival, and sees racehorses taking on a 3-mile, 2½ furlong course featuring 22 fences.

Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting & Trends

Age: The last five Cheltenham Gold Cup winners have been aged between 7 and 9. 7-year-olds have won the race three times during this period.
Odds: Winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup are usually short-priced with the last five winners trading between 5/4 and 15/2. The antepost favourite has won three times during this period. A horse priced over 10/1 last won the race a over a decade ago.
Jockey: Ruby Walsh has been onboard the Gold Cup winner twice in the last five years.
Trainer: Paul Nicholls has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup four times in the past eleven years.
Cheltenham Gold Cup Tip: Antepost favourites have had an excellent success rate in the Cheltenham Gold Cup over the long term, therefore a simple back bet on the favourite is never a bad option. Punters can, however, hedge this bet with each-way or place bets on entries priced within the 4/1 to 15/2 price margin.