We’ve reached the make-or-break stage in the battle for the inaugural David Power Jockeys’ Cup.
The competition – named in honour of Paddy’s dad and our legendary co-founder – pits riders into battle on ITV jump races for a slice of the record-breaking £1.5million prize fund.
It started on the opening day of November Meeting and concludes on the Friday of the Grand National Festival at Aintree – but the upcoming Cheltenham Festival represents a critical phase.
A bumper 24 races from the Fez, which runs from Tuesday to Friday next week, will be shown live on ITV Racing and that could have major ramifications on the leaderboard, which is currently headed by Harry Skelton.
There are a total of 672 points up for grabs across the four-day fiesta, with a maximum of 240 points available to any single jockey, and the current top 10 are all in with a mathematical chance of bagging the £500,000 top prize.
The David Power Jockeys’ Cup could be won or lost at Cheltenham, adding an extra layer of interest and excitement to the biggest races of the season.
Cheltenham tickets are still available if you want to see the greatest show on turf – and you can expect to see the jockeys scrapping for every point possible.
David Power Jockeys’ Cup odds are on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, the standings for this season’s competition can be found below.
David Power Jockeys’ Cup standings
Jockeys are awarded points for finishing in the top four of races shown on ITV Racing between 15th November and 4th April. A win is worth 10 points, second gets 8 points, third will bag 6 points and fourth will collect 4 points.
These are the points accrued after the ITV Racing action on Saturday, 22nd February.
1 Harry Skelton – 312 points
2 Harry Cobden – 270 points
3 Sam Twiston-Davies – 230 points
4 Nico de Boinville – 214 points
5 Sean Bowen – 194 points
6 Gavin Sheehan – 168 points
7 Charlie Deutsch – 144 points
8 Ben Jones – 128 points
9 Jonjo O’Neill Jr. – 108 points
10 Brendan Powell – 104 points
David Power Jockeys Cup Prize Table
David Power Jockeys’ Cup odds
David Power Jockeys’ Cup odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Harry Skelton is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the inaugural David Power Jockeys’ Cup after building a healthy lead at the top of the standings.
Harry Cobden is next in our betting thanks to the firepower at his disposal as Paul Nicholls’ stable jockey – but he has some catching up to do at the big spring festivals!
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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