It’s Gold Cup day of the Cheltenham Festival as the 2025 extravaganza draws to a close.
One of the best in the business, Mick Fitzgerald, is here to give us his tips on day four.
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Mick Fitzgerald’s Cheltenham Day Four tips
13:20 Lulamba
14:00 Absurde
14:40 Dinoblue
15:20 Jet Blue (each-way)
16:00 Galopin Des Champs
16:40 Allmankind
17:20 East India Express
*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.
13:20 – Lulamba
Lulamba is smart and was an impressive winner at Ascot on debut. I can see him going down the Cheltenham Gold Cup route in years to come but for now he can start off his career in the big time by winning the Triumph Hurdle.
14:00 – Absurde
It’s no surprise that Willie Mullins has a strong hand in the race with four declared as he and UK rival Dan Skelton have farmed this contest over the past few years. Absurde was a good winner last year and I fancy him to do the same again. Drying ground will not be a problem and connections have spoken about him as Melbourne Cup type, that’s the sort of class he has. Won a Listed race on the Flat at Chester when last seen.
14:40 – Dinoblue
Paddy reckons the Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase is the most important race on the card but I’ve got news for him later. It’s hard to look past Dinoblue though for Willie Mullins, JP McManus and Mark Walsh.
15:20 – Jet Blue (each-way)
The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle frequently throws up a surprise or two, so I’ve no qualms in looking beyond the head of the market. The French raider Jet Blue was a good winner when proving he stayed 3m when winning the trial for this in December. He looks a solid each-way play to me in a wide-open contest.
16:00 – Galopin Des Champs
He’s going for a place in history and I believe that Galopin Des Champs will win his third consecutive Gold Cup to join Best Mate, Arkle and Cottage Rake in the record books. Everything has gone well for him this season and he looks as sound as ever. The King George VI winner Banbridge looks his biggest danger and while ground conditions should suit him, he still has to get past Galopin Des Champs up Cleeve Hill.
16:40 – Allmankind
The ground will be key to how this Hunters Chase unfolds. The drier the ground the better the chance of Allmankind, who used to be trained by Dan Skelton and was a very smart novice chaser. He will be suited by better ground, more so than Angels Dawn or Its On The Line.
17:20 – East India Express
We sign off for Cheltenham 2025 with the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle over 2m 4f for conditional jockeys. East India Express will love better ground and with Freddie Gordon riding for his own stable, he can claim 3lbs. That’s a big help as he’s an experienced rider and had already ridden him to win his last two races.
Mick Fitzgerald’s Cheltenham Day Four tips
13:20 Lulamba
14:00 Absurde
14:40 Dinoblue
15:20 Jet Blue (each-way)
16:00 Galopin Des Champs
16:40 Allmankind
17:20 East India Express
*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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