Results for tag: Imperial Commander
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...