Kautostar is now an 11-10 chance on Betfair to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup – and therefore the Betfair Million – after another superlative success in the Commercial First Ascot Chase today.
The Betfair Million bonus is paid to the connections of any horse that wins the Betfair Chase, the King George and the Gold Cup in a season.
If Kauto Star retains his Cheltenham crown next month, Clive Smith will net £700,000 of the bonus with Paul Nicholls, the jockeys involved (£33,333 per winning ride in the three-race bonus series) and the Ditcheat stable staff collecting £100,000 each.
Denman has lengthened to 21-10 for the Gold Cup on Betfair, with Kicking King drifting to 37-1 after only managing to finish third at Gowran Park today.
Betfair spokesman Tony Calvin commented: “Kauto Star continues on his seemingly unstoppable march to the Betfair Million once again, and we are becoming increasingly convinced that we will be handing over a seven-figure cheque again.”
To win Gold Cup/Betfair Million – Betfair bet: 11-10 Kauto Star, 21-10 Denman, 15-1 Exotic Dancer, 37-1 Kicking King, 59-1 Knowhere, 84-1 Halcon Genelerdais, 99 The Listener, 119-1 Mossbank, Turpin Green
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