Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds: Can anybody stop Galopin Des Champs?

Ah, the biggest race on the biggest day of the Cheltenham Festival. The Cheltenham Gold Cup comes our way at 16:00 on Friday, with nine horses bidding to win one of the biggest races on the calendar, and scoop the £350k prize money on offer for the winner. 

Below we’ve taken a look at all nine runners and riders and their Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds, which you can find below. 

Cheltenham Gold Cup Odds

Galopin Des Champs @ 8/15

Galopin Des Champs might just be the greatest-ever chaser trained by Willie Mullins. It’s quite clear to all onlookers that we are in the presence of greatness and it will be a joy to watch him compete again at Cheltenham, as he targets a third-consecutive Gold Cup crown. 

His history at this course makes him the odds-on favourite here, and the 11-time Grade 1 winner could make mincemeat of the rest of the field once again. His jumping still leaves a little to be desired but two recent big wins at Leopardstown should give punters confidence that he can deliver once again. The rightful favourite for glory. 

Banbridge @ 9/2

It feels as though Banbridge could be the one to challenge to all-time great, and the bookies clearly feel the same way. He put in a sparkling performance on Boxing Day as he won the King George VI Chase and so it makes perfect sense for him to go for the big one - the Gold Cup. 

Joseph O’Brien has had a superb campaign and Banbridge has a real chance here. If the jumps go smoothly, he should be close to Galopin heading into the final few furlongs, but whether he can outrun him is another question entirely. 

Inothewayurthinkin @ 7/1

Inothewayurthinkin was supplemented for this and could be a decent shout as an E/W option. He has been in good form lately, catching the eye in the Irish Gold Cup, and you have to feel the 3m2f trip will suit his engine. 

Gavin Cromwell is enjoying a fantastic week and I think he can run a big race here, before eyeing up the Grand National earlier next month. A win at Aintree is the goal, but I think he’s in with a shot here as well. 

Monty’s Star @ 11/1

Henry de Bromhead may have just got Monty’s Star at his very best ahead of this race, which gives him a chance under Rachael Blackmore. A quiet winter period, with just two showings, means he comes into this fresh, and he could land something big here. 

Blackmore is also confident ahead of this ride, explaining that: “He didn't make his seasonal debut until New Year's Day.  He came on a lot for that run at Tramore, and he has come on again for his run in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown last time. 

“He ran really well in Cheltenham last year when he finished second in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase.  He's very well in himself, and we're really looking forward to him.”

Cheltenham Betting Odds

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Corbetts Cross @ 18/1

The eight-year-old was a well-backed 17-length winner of the National Hunt Chase at last year’s Cheltenham Festival and he finished sixth when last seen in the King George at Kempton. That day he couldn’t live with Banbridge, but if the rain starts to fall he could become a contender, given how strong he stays on. 

With six career wins from 17 starts, trainer Emmet Mullins will hope the grey clouds gather for Corbetts Cross, but he’s not out of the running for an E/W finish either way. 

The Real Whacker @ 33/1

The nine-year-old is a Festival winner already having won the 2023 Brown Advisory and he's had a decent spell away from the track having not appeared since Boxing Day. 

He was also in the field for the King George, but showed decent stamina late on and with others perhaps not able to keep the pace, I think he could offer E/W value. 

Ahoy Senor @ 40/1

He last won here at Cheltenham in January 2023, but since then it’s not been great from Ahoy Senor. He managed a second-place finish in the Bowl at Aintree last April but in two runs since he has been off the pace. Recent wind surgery may have helped him regain some form, but I can’t see him getting near the action. 

Gentlemans Game @ 40/1

Some recent good efforts but was pulled up last year’s edition of this race when priced at 25/1. His form needs an upgrade and others look better suited to this test in stamina. 

Royalle Pagaille @ 50/1

Doesn’t appear to be a contender, despite some good showings at Haydock Park. Venetia Williams has only one winner from her last 25 entries and I don’t think Royalle Pagaille has what it takes to cause a shock. 

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