KAUTO STAR LISTED AROUND 4/1 TO WIN 2010 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP

After producing several minutes of the highest quality, the 2009 Cheltenham Festival's highest-profile horse has exceeded all expectations and firmly embedded himself into horseracing immortality. Kauto Star continued his epic partnership with Ruby Walsh, taking the Cheltenham Gold Cup by several lengths with stablemate Denman coming in second and A P McCoy and Exotic Dancer pipping third after Neptune Collonges lost ground coming up the hill. Click here to get your FREE BET up to £100 from Blue Square!Already, bookmakers are coming out with odds on the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner and, needless to say, Kauto Star is the outright favourite to secure a three-peat of victories at the Gold Cup. Denman is also a strong contender for next year with odds coming in around 6/1. Several of this year's big winners are being tipped for the penultimate prize of the festival with Big Bucks being a particularly enticing punt at 22/1. His incredible performance in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle paid off dividends and he has certainly been thrust further into the spotlight over the last couple of days. Cooldine triumphed in the RSA Chase and is expected to be in the running for next year's Gold Cup. His odds are surprisingly short as he is currently sitting in the neighbourhood of 10/1. Forpadydeplasterer sits at around 20/1 while both Neptune Collonges and Imperial Commander look tempting at 17/1. No matter which way you slice it next year's festival will have a lot to live up to, but with exciting runners like these already being backed by punters across the home nations, you can't help but mark those calendars. Can Kauto do it again? We will soon see. Click here to get your FREE BET up to £100 from Blue Square!