Cheltenham 2025 Gold Cup ante post tips

Of all the races at the Cheltenham Festival this year I think the Gold Cup is the one I’m looking forward to the most!

Galopin Des Champs is looking for a famous hat-trick, a feat that hasn’t been achieved since Best Mate back in 2004. He is set to be the shortest priced favourite in the race since Arkle which is going back nearly 60 years!

My quick picks for the Gold Cup

• Galopin Des Champs – 6/10 with SBK
• Monty’s Star – 147/10 with Betfair

Cheltenham 4.00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase – Key stats and trends

Age

• 12 of the last 12 winners were aged between 7 and 9
• 4 of the last 5 winners were aged 8

Price

• 6 of the last 12 winners were favourites
• 8 of the last 12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting
• 4 of the last 5 winners were favourite

Form

• 12 of the last 12 winners had at least 1 previous win in a Grade 1
• 9 of the last 12 winners won on their last run before the Gold Cup
• 11 of the last 12 winners ran within the last 80 days
• 8 of the last 12 winners had a previous win at Cheltenham

Rating

• 11 of the last 12 winners were rated 164 or higher
• 4 of the last 5 winners had a rating of 172 or more

Other pointers

• 18 of the last 24 winners had won last time out including 11 of the last 13
• 21 of the last 24 winners had completed in 12 or fewer chasers

Gold Cup preview & tips

The Gold Cup is obviously a really tough race to win which is why we have rarely seen any odds-on favourites down the years. GALOPIN DES CHAMPS returned a 10/11 winner last year but before that you’d have to scroll way back to Best Mate in 2004 where he returned a winning 8/11 jolly.

The best price currently is 8/13 (AK Bets) which you could argue is value with some bookmakers as short as 2/5 in places. He looks pretty bombproof having obviously won the race for the last two years and looking better than ever winning at the DRF last month. He is everything you want in a racehorse and understandably the opposition is running scared.

Stablemate Fact To File looks likely to go for the Ryanair so there really might not be much to beat and he will be many peoples best bet of the week and I’d struggle to disagree.

Each way angle?

Obviously with such a short priced favourite it might be worth having an each way saver in the race. Fact To File does look likely to go for the shorter race and a horse that ties in with him is MONTY’S STAR. Henry de Bromhead knows what it takes to win the Gold Cup having been successful with A Plus Tard and Minella Indo in recent years.

This horse is still lightly raced over fences and while he obviously has ground to make up from Leopardstown I do think he is a lot better than he managed to show that day and he could be the one finishing best more than likely in behind the favourite.

My picks:

1. GALOPIN DES CHAMPS

• Trainer: Willie Mullins
• Form: 2PU611-11F1-1112-31112-311
• Age: 9
• Weight: 11-10

Bet on Galopin Des Champs to win the Gold Cup at 6/10 with SBK

2. MONTY’S STAR

• Trainer: Henry de Bromhead
• Form: 4-21PU-3122-25
• Age: 8
• Weight: 11-10

Bet on Monty’s Star to win the Gold Cup at 147/100 with Betfair

Last 12 winners of the Gold Cup

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About the author

Joe Norris

I’m Joe Norris, co-founder and Director of GetYourTipsOut (GYTO), which I launched in 2009 to provide daily sports betting tips, with the main focus on horse racing. Over the years, I’ve earned a reputation for offering reliable and profitable tips, which led to being named “Best Sports Betting Tipster” in 2023. Alongside my work at GYTO, I also contribute predictions to platforms like Oddschecker, allowing me to share my insights with a wide community of sports enthusiasts and bettors.

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