Paddy Power Gold Cup National Hunt Betting Tips

One of the most anticipated dates on the UK National Hunt race calendar is the Paddy Power Gold Cup- a Grade 3 National Hunt race run over 2 miles and 4.5 furlongs at Cheltenham Racecourse. Currently, Denman is the out and out favourite to take this one, listed at 11-10. However, Kauto Star is an exceptionally skilled horse and is known for closing out well, Kauto could very well edge this and take the title with 4/1 odds. Neptune Collonges and Tidal Bay are your likely sources for show bets. This particular race tends to draw lots of attention thanks to its occurrence early in the National Hunt season. A number of first-rate horses have won this competition (formerly known as the Mackeson Gold Cup) in the past few years. One of the key factors this year will be whether Martin Pipe will continue his training dominance over this year's winner. He has trained approximately seven winners between 1996 and 2005 including Celestial Gold, Our Vic, Cyfor Malta, Shooting Light, Lady Cricket and Challenger du Luc. This is a race for five year old and above horses.