Horse racing immortality awaits Galopin Des Champs in today’s big race at the Cheltenham Festival, but is he standing firm as the favourite in Paddy Power’s Cheltenham Gold Cup betting market?
Willie Mullins’ stable star is bidding to join the likes of Arkle, Best Mate and Golden Miller in winning the Blue Riband three years in a row and he comfortably heads our odds for today’s big race.
Galopin landed the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time in 2023 when seeing off Bravemansgame’s challenge, before a change of tactics in last year’s renewal saw him retain the crown in devastating fashion.
It has been a terrible week for hot favourites in the championship races, however.
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Constitution Hill clattered the fifth from home in Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle to crash out of a race for the first time in his career.
Stablemate Jonbon made a shuddering error in the Champion Chase to wreck his chances of victory, but he ran on gallantly to finish second behind Marine Nationale on Wednesday.
And Teahupoo made it a hat-trick of beaten favourites when he was gunned down by the mighty Bob Olinger in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle on Thursday.
Can Galopin end the nightmare run for punters backing the favourites?
He has already seen off Inothewayurthinkin on multiple occasions this season, but owner JP McManus has stumped up £25,000 to supplement last year’s Kim Muir winner.
Banbridge represents the new opponent for Galopin to have to vanquish as the King George VI Chase winner has a crack at the top dog.
Can Galopin make it three in a row and land his place among the pantheon of greats? You can live stream the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the Paddy Power website for free!
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