3 minutes There are 20 runners confirmed for this year’s renewal and plenty in with a chance of glory
The feature race on the final day of the National Hunt season is the bet365 Gold Cup. There are 20 runners confirmed for this year’s renewal and plenty in with a chance of glory. Here at betting.bet we’ll take a glance at some of the market leaders whilst also searching for some real value at a much bigger price. bet365 Gold Cup odds and free bet offers come from race sponsors, bet365.
Kitty’s Light To Shine Again
Kitty’s Light won this race last year for Welsh trainer, Christian Williams and the eight-year-old returns to Sandown hoping to round off another successful season. Whilst not hitting the heights of last season’s three-timer in the Eider Chase, Scottish Grand National and bet365 Gold Cup, Kitty’s Light ran an excellent race to finish fifth behind I Am Maximus in the Grand National earlier this month.
National Hunt Champion Trainer Battle
We head to Sandown on Saturday with three trainers still in with an excellent chance of being crowned Champion Trainer. Willie Mullins is the bookies’ favourite as he aims to become the first Irish winner of the award in 70 years whilst Dan Skelton and Paul Nicholls are also in with a chance. All three trainers are well-represented in the bet365 Gold Cup.
Nick Rockett, Minella Cocooner and Aime Desjy make up a strong Mullins team with Nick Rockett looking the most likely winner of the three. The seven-year-old was a beaten favourite in the Irish Grand National but more than capable of bouncing back at Sandown. Minella Cocooner was third in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.
Le Milos runs for Dan Skelton and looks a solid option after skipping Aintree. Winner of the Coral Gold Cup in 2022, Le Milos has only been seen five times since and he should be well primed for a strong run on Saturday. Le Milos won a three mile handicap chase at Sandown two years ago but was well down the field when well-fancied for the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham last time out.
Paul Nicholls retains an outside chance of yet another champion trainer title and he has three representatives in the bet365 Gold Cup. Flash Collonges and Enrilo are both available at big prices but Threeunderthrufive will go off as one of the race favourites. He’s only had three runs this season but is yet to finish outside of the top two. Threeunderthrufive followed up two solid runs over the autumn by landing a competitive handicap at Ascot in February.
Follow The Money
In recent days there has been a surge of bets placed on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Amirite seeing him backed in from 25/1 to 8/1. Favourite for last year’s Irish Grand National before pulling up, Amirite heads to Sandown fresh with no runs since finishing 5/27 in December’s Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown. He would’ve finished considerably closer to race winner, Meetingofthewaters had he not run into traffic whilst he was 4/14 at Cheltenham behind stablemate, Whacker Clan at Cheltenham in October despite being hampered by a slipped saddle.
Bet365 Gold Cup Odds
| Horse | Odds |
|---|---|
| Kitty's Light | 4/1 |
| Nick Rockett | 13/2 |
| Le Milos, Threeunderthrufive | 7/1 |
| Amirite | 8/1 |
| Minella Cocooner | 9/1 |
| Kinondo Kwetu | 14/1 |
| Your Own Story | 16/1 |
| Annual Invictus, Weveallbeencaught | 20/1 |
| Certainly Red, Does He Know, Enrilo, Rapper, Slipway | 25/1 |
| Aime Desjy, Fortescue, Sam Brown | 33/1 |
| Bangers And Cash, Flash Collonges | 50/1 |
| Courtland | 66/1 |
| Flash De Touzaine | 100/1 |
