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FESTIVAL WINNER STAGE STAR HEADS THE MARKET FOR 2023 PADDY POWER GOLD CUP

Press Release 24th October 2023 Cheltenham

Entries are revealed today for the first major contest of the Jump season, the £160,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup, which takes place on the second day of The November Meeting at Cheltenham (Saturday 18th November).

Sponsor Paddy Power has priced up the valuable two and a half mile Premier Handicap chase and makes Stage Star its 6-1 favourite. The Paul Nicholls-trained seven-year-old is no stranger to success at the Home of Jump Racing having landed the Grade One Turners Novices’ Chase at The Festival in March.

Paul Binfield of Paddy Power said: “You know the Jump season is really starting to get into full swing when the entries for the Paddy Power Gold Cup come out and we are thrilled with the quality of this year’s race, which includes a number of exciting young chasers.

“Stage Star heads the market at this early stage. He is proven around Cheltenham and of course his trainer Paul Nicholls is no stranger to Paddy Power Gold Cup success, having saddled Al Ferof (2012) and Caid Du Berlais (2014) to victory.”

Weights for the Paddy Power Gold Cup will be released on Tuesday 31st October.

 

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) 2m 4f 44y

2.20pm, Cheltenham, Saturday 18th November

Al Dancer (FR) 1 0 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Sam Thomas

Angels Breath (IRE) 9 Walters Plant Hire & Ronnie Bartlett Sam Thomas

Authorized Art (FR) 8 Mr Nick Peacock Willie Mullins Ireland

Barnacullia (IRE) 6 Clearys Syndicate Michael Mulvany Ireland

Black Gerry (IRE) 8 Mrs M. Devine Gary Moore

Chemical Energy (IRE) 7 Caldwell Construction Ltd Gordon Elliott Ireland

Complete Unknown (IRE) 7 JCG Chua & I Warwick Paul Nicholls

Datsalrightgino (GER) 7 The GD Partnership Jamie Snowden

Do Your Job (IRE) 9 Mr Mark Dunphy Lucinda Russell

Easy As That (IRE) 8 Brooks & Taylor Families Venetia Williams

Final Orders 7 C. M. D. Syndicate Gavin Cromwell Ireland

Frero Banbou (FR) 8 Mr P. Davies Venetia Williams

Fugitif (FR) 8 Mr Carl Hinchy & Dr Emad Hussain Richard Hobson

Galia des Liteaux (FR) 7 Mr Michael Ariss Dan Skelton

Harper's Brook (IRE) 7 The Megsons Ben Pauling

Heltenham (FR) 6 Exors of the late Mr N. W. Lake Dan Skelton

Hitman (FR) 7 Mason, Hogarth, Ferguson & Done Paul Nicholls

Il Ridoto (FR) 6 Giles, Hogarth, Mason & McGoff Paul Nicholls

Lord Baddesley (IRE) 8 Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire Chris Gordon

Minella Drama (IRE) 8 Green Day Racing Donald McCain

Mr Saxobeat (IRE) 7 Roberto Syndicate Tom Gibney Ireland

My Drogo 8 Mr & Mrs R. Kelvin-Hughes Dan Skelton

Notlongtillmay 7 Mr Alan Rogers Laura Morgan

Richmond Lake (IRE) 7 Hemmings Racing Donald McCain

Sebastopol (IRE) 9 C & C Boultbee Brooks Tom Lacey

Shakem Up'arry (IRE) 9 Mr Harry Redknapp Ben Pauling

Stage Star (IRE) 7 Owners Group 044 Paul Nicholls

Stolen Silver (FR) 8 Walters Plant Hire & Potter Group Sam Thomas

The Real Whacker (IRE) 7 Neville, Mann, Duffus, Dennis-Price Patrick Neville

Torn And Frayed (FR) 9 Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie Nigel Twiston-Davies

Unexpected Party (FR) 8 O'Reilly MacLennan Tynan Carthy Shanahan Dan Skelton

Whistleinthedark (IRE) 8 Racing On Together Club Laura Morgan

Zhiguli (IRE) 8 Druzhba Racing Partnership Gary Moore

 

34 entries (1 not qualified)

5 Irish-trained

 

Not Qualified: Hometown Boy (IRE)

 

Paddy Power odds:

6-1 Stage Star

8-1 My Drogo

10-1 Unexpected Party. Datsalrightgino, Fugitif

12-1 The Real Whacker

14-1 Final Orders, Hitman, Notlongtillmay, Il Ridoto, Galia des Liteaux

16-1 Authorized Art, Shakem UpArry, Richmond Lake

20-1 Do Your Job, Easy As That, Al Dancer, Stolen Silver, Chemical Energy, Whistleinthedark, Complete Unknown, Black Gerry

25-1 Frero Banbou, Heltenham, Angels Breath, Minella Drama

33-1 Sebastopol, Harpers Brook. Mr Saxobeat, Zhiguli, Torn And Frayed, Lord Baddesley

50-1 Barnacullia

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