WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup: Cheltenham Festival 2021 Preview and Tips

Exclusive preview and tips for the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival brought to you by the team at Star Sports. The Blue Riband is one of the most famous events in sport and this year’s renewal could be historic.

AL BOUM PHOTO bids for a historic hat-trick, having won the New Year’s Day Chase at Tramore in style for the third time. He beat SANTINI by just a neck last season with LOSTINTRANSLATION third, and the trio will do battle once again with Al Boum Photo still favourite. A PLUS TARD ate up the ground when just getting the better of KEMBOY in the Savils Chase and Henry De Bromhead’s charge must come with a major chance. The same can be said of last year’s Festival winner CHAMP, who travelled and jumped with real zest when dropped in trip for the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury, his only run this season. The Gold Cup trip – on the evidence his last gasp Festival win last year – ought to be something he relishes. NATIVE RIVER has been there and done it before, winning this in 2018, and his impressive win in the rescheduled Costwolds Chase suggests that he is ready for a bold bid to recapture his crown. The fly in the ointment is ROYALE PAGAILLE, who was stunningly impressive in handicap wins at Kempton and Haydock, taking apart the Peter Marsh chase in brilliant fashion.

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Davy Russell – Top jockey and Star Sports Brand Ambassador

Alastair Down – Racing journalist

Billy Aprahamian – Assistant Trainer to Nicky Henderson

Bill Esdaile – City AM Racing Editor

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