Just 14 horses have been declared to run in the Coral Gold Cup on Saturday, making it the smallest field to contest the Premier Handicap since 2018.
Despite the limited number of hopefuls, a standout failed to emerge in Paddy Power’s antepost market and the race has previously for throwing up big-priced winners over the years including last year’s 16/1 scorer Datsalrightgino and 33/1 Cloudy Glen in 2021.
There have been some classy winners in previous years such as Many Clouds (2014) and Native River (2016) so perhaps a star could emerge after 21 fences over 3m2f at Newbury this weekend.
Coral Gold Cup odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise key historical trends from the last 10 renewals and a tip based off the big-race stats are below.
Coral Gold Cup 2024 trends
AGE
- 10/10 were aged 6 to 10
The veteran duo of Sam Brown (12) and Remastered (11) are both older than 10 and can be scrubbed from calculations.
CHASE FORM
- 10/10 had between six and 14 runs over fences
General En Chef (22), Victtorino (15) and Senior Chief (five) fall outside the parameters.
- 10/10 had between two and four career wins over fences
Kandoo Kid (one) lacks enough chase wins.
WEIGHT
- 10/10 carried 11st 6lbs or less
Midnight River (11st 11lbs), Horantzau d’Airy, (11st 9lbs), Broadway Boy (11st 8lbs), Colonel Harry (11st 8lbs) and Grandero Bello (11st 7lbs) are the latest to fall by the wayside.
RATING
- 9/10 were rated 140 or higher
Henry’s Friend (139) and Iron Bridge (136) might lack the quality to win, according to the handicapper.
Coral Gold Cup 2024 trends verdict
The Skelton team have pulled off a number of big handicap victories over the years and GALIA DES LITEAUX, who finished a creditable eighth in the Grand National in April, emerges as the trends picks.
*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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