December Gold Cup tips and runners guide to Cheltenham 1.50
Stolen Silver tops the weights for the December Gold Cup at Cheltenham. A field of 15 are set to go to post at 13:50 on Saturday.
The Premier Handicap is one of the most lucrative renewals for horses of this calibre. There is a £130,000 prize pot up for grabs and £74,035 on offer to connections of first past the post. The December Gold Cup odds can be found on the Paddy Power website, Paddysports app or via their betting widgets. A horse-by-horse guide to the runners and betting tips are below.
Sam Twiston-Davies is a jockey who won the Silver Trophy in April. He will ride in Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on December 1st at 1.50.
Mr David Maxwell won the Plate handicap at the Festival in 2020 and finished second to Stolen Silver in Silver Trophy over C&D final start last term. He finished seventh of 14 in Paddy Power Gold Cup on reappearance.
Brendan Powell rides for Joe Tizzard. Last season he won 3 times and finished fourth in the Arkle at the Festival. He finished third in Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter.
Sean Quinlan is a 7-year-old jockey. He made a sound return to action over hurdles at Haydock last month.
Norman Lee is an Irish hurdler/chaser. He has been third in a couple of 2m course novices this autumn. Norman Lee won around this trip earlier in his career.
Charlie Deutsch is a jockey who won the Grand Annual at the Festival last season. He finished fourth in the Ascot reappearance.
Jack Quinlan is a 7-year-old jockey. He won twice over hurdles and finished runner-up 4 times over fences. Jack Quinlin won a handicap at Uttoxeter last month.
Nicky Henderson's chaser won in 3m Market Rasen listed mares’ chase last month. Nico de Boinville rides her.
Harry Cobden won Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham 4 weeks ago. Paul Nicholls is seeking a fourth win in this race since 2012.
David Noonan hasn't won since February 2020. He has been off for 5 months. David Noona won a course veterans' chase 4 weeks ago.
Kielan Woods won a second chase success at Newcastle in January. He has been below par on both previous attempts over this trip.
Jonathan Burke was a dual winner around this trip last term but he's been operating below his best so far this season. He finished sixth of 10 at Newbury latest.
December Gold Cup takes place at Cheltenham on 1.50. Trainer: Evan Williams and jockey: Adam Wedge. Maiden hurdle winner and Wetherby handicap winner won this race last year.
Richard Patrick is a dual course winner at Newbury. He finished eighth of 14 in Paddy Power Gold Cup here last month. Kerry Lee trains Richard Patrick.
Tom Cannon is a smart novice chaser in 2019/20. He's run 2 sound races this season, narrowly denied at Wetherby and fifth in the Paddy Power Gold Cup.
December Gold Cup tips and runners guide to Cheltenham 1.50. Timeform: STOLEN SILVER. Il Ridoto shaped well in the Paddy Power Gold cup last month. Cheddleton is an each-way player at likely bigger odds.
December Gold Cup tips and runners guide to Cheltenham 1.50.
