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PDF Form Guide - Free from attheraces.com 15:30 CHELTENHAM, 3m 2f 70y Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (Class 1) (5YO plus) No Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 519-461 CARLINGFORD LOUGH (IRE) 41 10 11 - 10 B J Geraghty 162 b g King's Theatre - Baden J E Kiely 2 52-4111 CUE CARD 83 C 10 11 - 10t P J Brennan 176 b g King's Theatre - Wicked Crack C L Tizzard 3 812-21F DJAKADAM (FR) 48 BF 7 11 - 10 R Walsh 168 b g Saint Des Saints - Rainbow Crest W P Mullins 4 1-111F1 DON COSSACK (GER) 64 9 11 - 10t B J Cooper 175 br g Sholokhov - Depeche toi G Elliott 5 111-511 DON POLI (IRE) 81 C 7 11 - 10 D N Russell 164 b g Poliglote - Dalamine W P Mullins 6 42155P IRISH CAVALIER (IRE) 48 C 7 11 - 10p P Townend 153 gr g Aussie Rules - Tracker Miss R Curtis 7 15/P1P8 O'FAOLAINS BOY (IRE) 20 C 9 11 - 10p1 N D Fehily 156 b g Oscar - Lisa's Storm Miss R Curtis 8 97F482 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 27 12 11 - 10p Mr P W Mullins 155 b g Presenting - Shuil Na Mhuire W P Mullins 9 13-3123 ROAD TO RICHES (IRE) 1 BF 9 11 - 10 Non Runner 165 b g Gamut - Bellora N Meade 10 84-1141 SMAD PLACE (FR) 48 C D 9 11 - 10 Wayne Hutchinson 169 gr g Smadoun - Bienna Star A King ATR VERDICT: For Cue Card, this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup is worth a cool 1.3 millon pounds as he can scoop the one million pound bonus if adding National Hunt racing's Blue Riband to a glittering 2015/16 portfolio that already consists of the Charlie Hall Chase, Betfair Chase and King George VI Chase. Unbeaten in three starts this term, he arrives as the standard-setter boasting a career-high mark of 176 and he should appreciate this extra yardage judged on his latest performance at Kempton. In a cracking renewal, though, strong cases can also be made for Don Cossack and Don Poli, last season's Ryanair Chase third and RSA Chase winner respectively. The former fell two out in Cue Card's aforementioned King George when still going well but otherwise hasn't put a foot wrong this season, while the latter won the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on his latest outing and looks made for this track/trip given his style of racing. Smad Place was an incredibly emphatic winner of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury earlier in the season and impressive again when landing the BetBright Trial Chase here in January. DJAKADAM was absolutely tanking when coming to grief at the tenth fence in that Grade 2, though, and last year's second can follow in similar hoofprints to Dawn Run who unseated her rider in a prep race for the Gold Cup but came back to land the spoils. Representing the in-form Willie Mullins yard, the son of Saint Des Saints may not have to improve a great deal on last year's performance to go one better this time round. Top Tip: DJAKADAM Watch out for: DON COSSACK © 2016 At The Races. All Rights Reserved..