The December Gold Cup headlines Cheltenham's final fixture of 2024.
It's all eyes on Cheltenham for the final time this weekend.
In the December Gold Cup 2024, last year's winner Fugitif for Richard Hobson heads the betting but a whole host of others are queueing up behind him including the last three winners of the Paddy Power Gold Cup - Il Ridoto, Stage Star and Ga Law.
Il Ridoto is the leading chance for Paul Nicholls, who holds the record among trainers for most wins in the race with five - Poquelin (2009, 2010), Unioniste (2012) and Frodon (2016, 2018).
The three most recent Paddy Power Gold Cup winners and Fugitif are joined in the top five of the odds market by Madara, who is - by some distance - the most backed horse for the race in the last seven days through oddschecker.
The Dan-Skelton trained five-year-old has taken just shy of 40% of the bets. Only one other has a greater than 5% share - Fugitif with 26%.
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December Gold Cup Odds
| December Gold Cup Winner | Best Odds | Worst Odds | % Bets Last 7 Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fugitif | 7/1 | 5/1 | 26% |
| Ga Law | 8/1 | 7/1 | 5% |
| Madara | 8/1 | 5/1 | 39% |
| Il Ridoto | 8/1 | 7/1 | 4% |
| Stage Star | 10/1 | 7/1 | 5% |
December Gold Cup Date
The 2024 December Gold Cup will take place on Saturday 14th December at 13:50. It is a handicap open to horses aged four years or older, run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs.
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December Gold Cup Winners
| Year | Horse | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fugitif | Richard Hobson |
| 2021 | Coole Cody | Evan Williams |
| 2020 | Chatham Street Lad | Michael Winters |
| 2019 | Warthog | David Pipe |
| 2018 | Frodon | Paul Nicholls |
December Gold Cup Tips
Steve Ryder's ante-post selection for Oddschecker Unlimited was FUGITIF.
The Paddy Power Gold Cup is often a good pointer towards this race in which Fugitif finished 5th just over three weeks ago but caught the eye with some late headway.
Having won this race last season off a mark of 151, the handicapper dropped him 2lbs for his reappearance run down to a mark of 150 which means he is 1lb lower than when winning.
