Save the Date: On 18th March the Cheltenham Racecourse Takes Centre Stage for The Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest events on the British National Hunt calendar and the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the entire event’s spotlight race. On Friday, 18th March 2022, the best jump horses across the UK will be competing for the prestigious title, starting at 3:30 pm (GMT). Save the date, set your alarms, and read on to know all that your need to know about the Main Event of Cheltenham Gold Cup Day 2022.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2022: Details of the Race

• Starting Time: 3:30 pm (GMT) on Friday, 18th March 2022
• Race Type: Grade 1, 5,294-metre steeplechase (5yo+) with 22-fences
• Prize Pool: £625,000
• Winner’s Share: £351,688
• Sponsor: Boodles

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2022: Betting Odds and Favourites

The 5 favourites to win this year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup are:

1. A Plus Tard: 3/1
2. Galvin: 4/1
3. Minella Indo: 5/1
4. Protektorat: 8/1
5. Al Boum Photo: 8/1

The bookmakers may differ to some degree in their respective odds for each horse, at least when it comes to the year’s biggest races. Nevertheless, the favourites are all set for this year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup and you can make more out of every pound you bet by opening a new account at Coral, one of the UK’s oldest and most reliable bookmakers to date. They allow each-way bets on the Cheltenham Gold Cup as well, which is something that a lot of other bookmakers do not allow on high stake horse races.

Who Won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2021?

The Cheltenham Gold Cup 2021 was won by Jack Kennedy atop Minella Indo, who was trained by Henry De Bromhead. It was an all-around Irish victory since everyone from the jockey and the trainer to the horse itself was Irish. Minella Indo and Jack Kennedy will be competing to retain their title in 2022 as well, but it’s a feat that has very rarely been repeated twice in a row.

Likely Candidates: A Closer Look at Past and Present Contenders

Al Boum Photo (trained by Mullins) and Paul Townsend did it twice in a row in 2019 and 2020, and Al Boum Photo is still one of the top five favourites. Unfortunately, the horse might just be too old at 10 to win in 2022, but that remains to be seen.

Galvin, on the other hand, has shown remarkable form in the last few months to quickly become one of the top two most likely horses to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup this year. Galvin will probably be jockeyed by Irish jockey Davy Russell, who won the 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup atop Lord Windermere.

A Plus Tard, the most likely horse to win Cheltenham Gold Cup 2022, will be jockeyed by Rachael Blackmore. She is not just the only female jockey to win the 2021 Grand National and Top Jockey at Cheltenham Festival 2021, but she is also the only jockey (except Ruby Walsh) to land the Top Jockey award with more than 5 wins. Great things are expected of her, and she is unlikely to disappoint. However, placing an each-way bet might not be a bad idea, given that she is extremely likely to at least end up in the top 3 with A Plus Tard.

Where to Watch the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2022?

For those looking to watch it from their home or anywhere else for that matter, you have the option to watch the Cheltenham Gold Cup live on:

• Your bookmaker’s website, as they should have a live feed going
• Freeview.Co.UK and RacingTV.Com
• ITV, Sky Sports Channel 426, and Channel 4

There is always the option of travelling to Cheltenham and watching the race live from one of the exclusive Cheltenham Racecourse grandstand private boxes, but you will have to book a hospitality package for that.

Regular tickets for the enclosures are also on sale, but the best seats might already be sold out by the time you read this post. If you are feeling up to it, don’t forget that there are 13 restaurants inside the racecourse, each of which also offer their own, exclusive Cheltenham Gold Cup Day packages.