Gold Cup day and the end of four days of hell and fun for punters and racing professionals alike.
The Triumph Hurdle starts the final day and it looks as tricky as ever (after all, we had a 100/1 winner last year), and with Willie Mullins muddying the waters with 11 of the early declarations, we are going to need luck as well as form study on our side.
I can see why the unbeaten Proactif heads the markets in the J P McManus colours, but 3/1 looks skinny enough to me and I don’t think he is bulletproof. Highland Crystal is also unbeaten for Gordon Elliott, and her form got a major boost when Saratoga, who she gave 7lb and a three-quarter length beating at Naas, won the Fred Winter on Tuesday. 16/1 looks a bit of value to me, and as she gets 7lb as a filly here, I will be backing her each way to small stakes.
Daily Sport Recommended Bet 1/2pt Each Way Highland Crystal 1.20pm Cheltenham 10/1 bet365