
15:20 totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (3m 2f) For Full Details
1. Kauto Star (Ruby Walsh) 7-4 favourite
2. Denman (Sam Thomas) 7-1
3. Exotic Dancer (Tony McCoy) 8-1
4. Neptune Collonges (Christian Williams) 15-2
The 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup was without doubt the race of the 2009 festival as the 2007 winner Kauto Star and the new kid on the block Denman squared up to fight it out to find the number 1 chaser in the World. This race cause so much hype and we only hope that we again get to see both horse do battle in the 2009 Gold Cup.
The Gold Cup is the feature race of the entire Cheltenham Festival and it brings to the fore the best chaser in the land and it is run over three miles, two furlongs of the Cheltenham Racecourse.
Paul Nicholls had the first three home in 2009 and there is no reason why he can not achieve the same again in 2009. The third horse home Neptune Collongues nearly got second place last year and with another year of improvement in him he may well be more of a problem for Denman and Kauto Star next time round.
In 2009 the online bookies could not make up their mind as to who they would make the favourite and in the end it was Kauto Star who went off at odds of 10/11 and is likely to go off favourite once again after his win in the King George and Denman disappointing in the Levy Board Chase.
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It is thought that Nicholls will keep the two market leader apart for the best part of the season with each horse attempting different path to the showdown in March. We shall keep you updated on their progress as the season unfolds.
The leading players in the market have a great record in this race with horse like Best Mate, Kauto Star and Denman all living up to punters expectations. We shall consider how all the leading players are performing during the season and we shall put up our selection close to race day.
The winners of the Gold Cup this decade are:
2008 Denman 8 P F Nicholls 9/4
2007 Kauto Star 7 P F Nicholls 5/4F
2006 War Of Attrition 7 M Morris 15/2
2005 Kicking King 7 T Taaffe 4/1F
2004 Best Mate 9 Miss H Knight 8/11F
2003 Best Mate 8 Miss H Knight 13/8
F 2002 Best Mate 7 Miss H Knight 7/1
2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 N Chance 9/2
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| Ladbrokes | Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet |
| Stan James | Stan James £25 Free Bet |
| Boylesports | Boylesports £20 Free Bet |
| Bet365 | Bet365 £100 Free Bet |
| Totesport | Totesport £25 Free Bet |
| VCBet | VCBet £50 Free Bet |
Ladbrokes are our firm number one choice for your Cheltenham Festival bets. When you open an account with Ladbrokes you can claim a free bet of upto £25.
When the racing starts in March many of the listed bookmakers on our site provide special betting markets and cashback offers. As soon as these are revealed we will be adding them to our site to ensure you have all the latest Cheltenham offers at your disposal.
So concludes another Cheltenham Festival.
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On this section you can get an overview of the each of the races and official going for each day of the festival. In addition we have previewed each race with all the form, tips and odds to assist you in backing a Cheltenham Festival winner.
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We now have the latest antepost betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival 2009 races. These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.
All the bookmakers will be putting up Special Offers on top of their Cheltenham Festival free bets for the festival. Generally you can get extra value with various cashback offers should your horse finish second or if it falls which are just a couple of the different types of offers you will find on this site during the Cheltenham Festival Races.
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