Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Odds, Runners and Favourites 2012

Long Run heading field for Gold Cup charge

Horse Racing Betting

Well, regular punters may be looking down the card for the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup and wonder where the real challenge is going to come from outside of Long Run. The defending champion may have been handed a huge boost, with  news that two times Champion Kauto Star is only 50/50 to make the race after picking up an injury. That is some disappointing news for Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 Ante Post betting, but trainer Paul Nicholls has said that there is still a good chance for Kauto Star to make the line up. This raises the question over whether or not it is going to be a good time to get a wager down on the legend, before the receipt of any positive news that he is fit and raring to go? Kauto Star is out as second favourite in 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup and you can get best odds on Kauto Star pulling off now what would be a surprise win at a price of 9/2 with SportingBet at the moment. That is in stark contrast to favourite Long Run, who demolished the strong field last season including Denman and Kauto Star by seven lengths is fetching a best Ante Post price of 6/4 with SkyBet at the moment, and really could have the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup already within his grasp.

Take Kauto Star and Long Run out of the equation and then there is closely matched chasing pack behind them, being led by Burton Port. Burton Port hasn’t picked up a win this season, but he has been trading pretty well and is floating around the 7/1 mark at Boylesports with over a week to go before the big race. So there is interest in him, but whether or not he can fulfill his huge potential on the day and land the Gold Cup is another matter entirely. Grands Crus, who put in a good showing last season at Cheltenham, finishing second to Big Buck’s in the World Hurdle, is an interesting contender. If he had perhaps gotten another chase or two under his belt since the turn of the year he would have been at shorter odds, but he has been out of action since Kempton at the end of December. However, he is still such a fantastic youngster, and could well be a future Gold Cup champion. A decent outside shot nonetheless in Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Odds, Runners and Favourites 2012. Grands Crus is a best market price of 7/1 with William Hill at the moment, and then there is a gap back to the likes of Synchronised and Weird Al, who are starting to stretch the odds out in the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup betting.

When looking for Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Odds, Runners and Favourites 2012, because of the uncertainty surrounding Kauto Star, and the undoubted ferocious talent that Long Run is, it may be worth looking at alternative markets when it comes to your Gold Cup horse racing betting this year. There should be decent value in the Without Kauto Star and Long Run Market for definite, as odds of 3/1 at Paddy Power being on offered on both Burton Port and Grands Crus. Winning distance markets are also viable options as well, because if you go over/under on distances (and SkyBet are good for this) on Long Run there are very good prices to be had. It will all come down to how well you weigh up the field for your Cheltenham 2012 Gold Cup betting.

Is Long Run simply going to dominate now that one of his main contenders, the only horse to beat him last year is only a 50/50 chance? Long Run beat Burton Port at Newbury mid February with still an extra gear in his pocket? That is why Long Run is heading the field in Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Odds, Runners and Favourites 2012.

Online bookmaker Boylesports already have a superb Cheltenham Gold Cup betting promotion running for this year’s renewal. Back a horse in the Supreme Novices, Arkle, Festival Handicap Chase or Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham this year, and if your horse finishes second, then the bookie will refund your losing stake as a free bet. So this provides some superb coverage for your Cheltenham 2012 Horse racing betting. Boylesports offer a free £20 bet for new customers registering an account. The bookie will match the value of your first stake on a new account with a free bet, up to the maximum value of £20, giving you some great free betting cash  to enjoy.