Overview
- The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup received 33 initial entries for March 13, up from 19 last year.
- Only nine are trained in Britain, an increase from a record low of five, with King George VI Chase winner The Jukebox Man leading the home challenge.
- Defending champion Inothewayurthinkin and two-time winner Galopin Des Champs headline the list after below-peak Leopardstown runs.
- Trainer Gavin Cromwell said Inothewayurthinkin could go to the Irish Gold Cup, while Willie Mullins fields a powerful squad and Gordon Elliott has six entries including Gerri Colombe.
- Bookmakers keep the market tight, with Inothewayurthinkin and Galopin Des Champs trading as joint or alternate favourites as Grey Dawning, Haiti Couleurs and Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury draw support.