Ruby Walsh Cheltenham preview: Gold Cup tips
He was speaking on this week's Paddy Power Media’s ‘From The Horse’s Mouth’ podcast which captured ‘The Ultimate Cheltenham Preview Night’.
The Racing TV pundit admits there's a live contender for chasing's blue riband among the home contingent but feels the Willie Mullins-trained favourite will prove too tough a nut to crack.
"I didn’t think Bravemansgame was a formidable opponent until I watched him in the King George and I would tend to agree with them," he reasoned.
"The further he went in the King George, the more he impressed me. I don’t worry about the track, he’s had one run in Cheltenham was it, in the Ballymore, he was placed behind Bob Olinger, I think he’s a much better horse now, he’s gone one way and Bob Olinger has gone the other. I’d say he is a big runner, there’s no doubt about it – if you give me the choice which one would I ride, I would ride Galopin Des Champs all day, every day. I think he’s tailormade for it and I think he will win. I hope he wins.
"As for a stayer coming at them, you’re going to have A Plus Tard, Bravemansgame, Galopin Des Champs, the classy ones, but as always happens in Gold Cups, a stayer will get involved. I thought that would be Noble Yeats all year and I still think it will be Noble Yeats, he gave Ahoy Senor 3lb in the Cotswold Chase, he wasn’t knocked about, cheekpieces are going back on, I think he’ll turn the form with Ahoy Senor and I think he’ll get in the money."
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