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- Galopin Des Champs is the clear favourite to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup
- The full card for Day 4's Gold Cup Day kicks off with the Triumph Hurdle
- OLBG's Cheltenham Festival Tipster Competition is taking place once again this year
Galopin Des Champs is the clear favourite to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Day 4 of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival sees the Gold Cup as the feature race of the day and of course it's the feature race of the week.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup sees a total purse of more than £600,000 with some of the best horses battling it out for one of the biggest races on the calendar.
Galopin Des Champs is the clear favourite in the betting market to win the Gold Cup with the Willie Mullins star looking to win back-to-back Gold Cups.
Last year saw Galopin Des Champs power up the Cheltenham hill to win the big race as the 7/4 favourite and this year sees him as favourite once again.
Paddy Power have full odds up for the race with Fastorslow and Shishkin following behind in the betting market to win the big race.
| Cheltenham Gold Cup 2024 Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Galopin Des Champs | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| Fastorslow | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Shishkin | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Gerri Colombe | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Bravemansgame | 12/1 | 7.7% |
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The full card for Day 4's Gold Cup Day kicks off with the Triumph Hurdle
Day 4 of the Cheltenham Festival kicks off with the Triumph Hurdle and is wrapped up by the Martin Pipe Handicap.
The Gold Cup is of course the feature race of the day and the festival and all eyes will be on that come 3:30 on Friday.
The full card for Friday's Racing at the Cheltenham Festival, taken from the Jockey Club site, is:
TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
13:30 | The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2m abt 1f | Hurdle |
14:10 | The County Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) | 2m abt 1f | Hurdle |
14:50 | The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) | abt 3m | Hurdle |
15:30 | The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1) | 3m abt 2½f | Chase |
16:10 | The St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Steeple Chase | 3m abt 2½f | Chase |
16:50 | The Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Steeple Chase (Grade 2) | 2m abt 4½f | Chase |
17:30 | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (0-145) | 2m abt 4½f | Hurdle |
OLBG's Cheltenham Festival Tipster Competition is taking place once again this year
The OLBG Cheltenham Festival tipster competition will take place on OLBG once again this year with a total prize fund of £1500.
This year's top prize is £500 for the winner with £200 for second and £100 for the third, fourth and fifth placed tipsters plus there will be £5 paid for the next 100 places.
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