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2:20 Cheltenham: Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (Registered As The William Holman) (GBB Race)

  • Distance 2m 4f 44y
  • Class Class 1
  • Age 4yo+
  • Going Good
  • Prize £91,120
  • Runners 15
  • Surface Turf

Cheltenham stages the Class 1 Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (Registered As The William Holman) (GBB Race) on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 2:20. Run over 2m 4f 44y, on turf, with the going good. 15 runners are declared for a prize fund of £91,120. Meetmebythesea heads the market at 3.3/1, from Blueking d'Oroux at 5.6/1 and Quebecois at 6.8/1. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (Registered As The William Holman) (GBB Race)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Take it with
Matata J. J. Slevin 28/1 25/1 25/1 20/1 William Hill
Madara Tristan Durrell 12/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 SBK
Meetmebythesea Harry Cobden 3.3/1 11/4 3/1 3/1 SBK
Johnnywho Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 54/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 SBK
Blueking d'Oroux Harry Skelton 5.6/1 9/2 9/2 9/2 SBK
Riskintheground Harry Atkins(5) 50/1 40/1 40/1 50/1 Ladbrokes
July Flower Darragh O'Keeffe 7.6/1 7/1 7/1 7/1 SBK
Quebecois Sam Twiston-Davies 6.8/1 11/2 11/2 11/2 SBK
O'Moore Park Freddie Keighley(5) 20/1 14/1 14/1 16/1 SBK
Guard Your Dreams Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) 80/1 66/1 66/1 80/1 Ladbrokes
Zurich Sean Bowen 14/1 11/1 11/1 14/1 Ladbrokes
Norn Iron Paul O'Brien 35/2 12/1 12/1 14/1 SBK
Release The Beast Sean Flanagan 25/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 SBK
Torneo Gavin Sheehan 19/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 SBK
Dunkerque Sean Quinlan 159/1 80/1 80/1 80/1 SBK

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Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Cheltenham
Meetmebythesea Ben Pauling 4 from 21 · 1900% — Harry Cobden 0 from 407 · 0%
Blueking d'Oroux Dan Skelton 19 from 88 · 2200% — Harry Skelton 0 from 515 · 0%
Quebecois Paul Nicholls 5 from 29 · 1700% — Sam Twiston-Davies —
July Flower Henry de Bromhead 6 from 37 · 1600% — Darragh O'Keeffe —
Madara Dan Skelton 19 from 88 · 2200% — Tristan Durrell 0 from 35 · 0%
Zurich Henry de Bromhead 6 from 37 · 1600% — Sean Bowen —
Norn Iron Harry Derham 4 from 18 · 2200% — Paul O'Brien —
Torneo Jamie Snowden 11 from 25 · 4400% — Gavin Sheehan —
O'Moore Park Martin Keighley 2 from 8 · 2500% — Freddie Keighley(5) —
Release The Beast Paul Nolan 5 from 29 · 1700% — Sean Flanagan —
Matata Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 6 from 35 · 1700% — J. J. Slevin —
Riskintheground Dan Skelton 19 from 88 · 2200% — Harry Atkins(5) —
Johnnywho Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 5 from 36 · 1400% — Jonjo O'Neill Jr. —
Guard Your Dreams Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 6 from 35 · 1700% — Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) —
Dunkerque Jennie Candlish 2 from 7 · 2900% — Sean Quinlan —

Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.

The breeding angle

How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 20f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
Vadamos Matata 2m 4f 75 0 0%
No Risk At All Quebecois 2m 4f 215 0 0%
Fame And Glory Guard Your Dreams 2m 4f 807 0 0%
Soldier Of Fortune Norn Iron 2m 4f 538 0 0%

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