Results for tag: Gold Cup
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Mar 15, 2012 at 11:40:58 PM
[b]After a period of panic, Kauto Star has been cleared to challenge for a third Gold Cup. The Betfair Contrarian is confident that the 12-year-old Cheltenham Festival legend will delight all those excitedly waving his trademark green, gold and purple scarves on Friday...[/b]
[u]The holder rarely retains[/u]
This year's favourite Long Run established himself as the latest elite chaser by beating Denman and Kauto Star to the Gold Cup last March, however his progress has surprisingly stalled since, with just one victory in three outings and that an unconvincing success by half-a-length in a Grade 2 race. Also counting against the market leader is that even the mighty Kauto Star and Denman never managed to finish first two years in a row, with the dominant Best Mate (2002, 2003 and 2004)...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jun 16, 2011 at 08:35:52 AM
The first point to make about this year's Gold Cup is that, with last year's winners Rite Of Passage on the sidelines and few emerging stars on show, it looks a very winnable race.
The second point to make is that Fame And Glory looks tight enough at 2.98 for a horse who is unproven over this far and hasn't been that impressive in two wins this season.
Rain could well complicate things and make this a searching stamina test, and if conditions do change then don't be surprised if Tastahil and possibly Blue Bajan go well at long odds.
Tastahil has come up short against the very best in the past but is as good as ever aged seven and shouldn't be trading at over 20, while Blue Bajan is in the form of his life aged nine and shouldn't be written off either.
Most of the supporting ...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Mar 18, 2011 at 10:38:58 AM
[b]Graham Cunningham is putting sentiment to one side for his Gold Cup angles and casts his eye over the rest of Friday's card as he completes day four of his Festival rundowns.[/b]
It's a case of heart against head for most punters on Gold Cup day 2011. Hearts pull for ageing Cheltenham legends Kauto Star and Denman, while heads vote for last year's hero Imperial Commander or one of a clutch of exciting newcomers.
1. Zarkandar and Sam Winner give Paul Nicholls a very strong hand in the Triumph Hurdle at 13:30. Sam Winner's form here before Christmas gives him a major chance and any rain overnight would be a plus, while Zarkandar lacks hurdling experience but left a lasting impression when clocking a fast time on his Kempton debut.
The remote third Kumbeshwar franked that form...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Feb 24, 2011 at 08:14:46 AM
In March 2007, the month Kauto Star was sprinting away from a crowded pack to land the first of his two Cheltenham Gold Cups, the BBC released a DVD of luminaries such as Bill Oddie and Lesley Garrett discovering their past during the hit series Who do you think you are? In recent months racing fans have been concerned less with previous and more with the present in regard to this year's Gold Cup contenders. The question of them is; 'Who are you now?"
At 11-years-old both Kauto Star and Denman appear in the dusk of sparkling careers but do the former Champs have one last great fight in them?
Denman's monumental weight-carrying third place in the Hennessy has him solid in the market though not apparently convincing at 7.8. The 2008 Gold Cup winner has been on one hell of a Bill & Ted...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Feb 23, 2011 at 01:26:55 PM
[b]Dan Fitch looks at the horses that defied the odds to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.[/b]
As the most prestigious event of the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the Grade 1 race that can make or break the reputation of a horse.
With the race contested by the very top horses around, it is no wonder that it is most often won by one of the favourites. Occasionally though, an unfancied entrant has upset the odds to win the race.
Here are five rank outsiders who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
[i]5. Cool Ground - 1992 Gold Cup Winner - 25/1[/i]
Carvill's Hill was expected to win the 1992 Gold Cup at Cheltenham, but was overtaken in the final moments of the race, as Cool Ground won the race by a short-head, with The Fellow just beaten into second and Docklands Express...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jan 19, 2011 at 02:10:54 PM
[b]A legend that always bounces back - that's the Betfair Contrarian's assessment of Kauto Star as he explains why you should back Paul Nicholl's two-time Gold Cup winner for more Cheltenham glory in 2011...
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The Contrarian has twice argued against Kauto Star winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup, so is under no illusion just how hard it is to oppose the horse which BBC Sports Personality of the Year Tony McCoy described as the best in his lifetime. Imagine therefore the favourite-layer's relief upon learning that his latest assignment was to state the case for backing the two-time winner at an absurdly huge 10.0. With no shortage of ammunition, here's why the Contrarian is confident of seeing Kauto Star in the winner's enclosure at Cheltenham...
[b]Kauto Star is a Gold Cup legend
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