The 2008 totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup entries. This year there are 42 entries, 11 are Irish-trained and 2 French trained.
Class 1, Grade 1, £450,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.15pm, Cheltenham, Friday, March 14, 2008. For 5yo+ which are allotted a rating of 130 or more by the BHA Head of Handicapping following a review of the horses entered and after taking account of races run up to and including March 7 - horses which are not qualified for a rating in GB, IRE or FR may also be entered & such horses may be eligible providing the Handicapper is satisfied that the horse’s racecourse performances up to and including March 7 would merit a minimum rating of 130 (the decision of the BHA Head of Handicapping shall be final), three miles, two and a half furlongs.
Weights: 5yo 11st 8lb, 6yo+ 11st 10lb. Allowances: mares 7lb. Entries closed January 8, entries revealed January 9 (42 entries), forfeit stage February 12, £22,500 supplementary entry stage March 8, six-day confirmation stage March 8. Final 48-hour declaration stage, 10am, March 12.
Entries for the Totesport Gold Cup 2008
1241F-P ACES FOUR (IRE) 9 The DPRP Aces Partnership Ferdy Murphy
1F1-001 ALEXANDER TAIPAN (IRE) 8 Noel O'Callaghan Willie Mullins IRE
F21151- ANOTHER PROMISE (IRE) 9 Geoff Hubbard Racing Ferdy Murphy
P//415/-2P AZULEJO (FR) 10 Judith Wilson & T J Wilson Michael Scudamore
U/513P-P BILLYVODDAN (IRE) 9 Trevor Hemmings Henry Daly
1130/U1/- CELESTIAL GOLD (IRE) 10 David Johnson David Pipe
U0-4P3F CHELSEA HARBOUR (IRE) 8 Mrs P Duffin Tom Mullins IRE
2P0450- CONTRABAND 10 Fergus Wilson Paul Murphy
1111-11 DENMAN (IRE) 8 Paul Barber & Maggie Findlay Paul Nicholls
1103-PP DOM D'ORGEVAL (FR) 8 A J White and Mrs A Underhill David Pipe
121-323 EXOTIC DANCER (FR) 8 Sir Robert Ogden Jonjo O'Neill
56P-2412 FUNDAMENTALIST (IRE) 10 C Cornes Nigel Twiston-Davies
0/1P061/- FUSTRIEN DU PAON (FR) 12 Fergus Wilson Richard Chotard FR
211F-36 GUNGADU 8 Paul Barber & Maggie Findlay Paul Nicholls
113P-32 HALCON GENELARDAIS (FR) 8 Ian Payne & Kim Franklin Alan King
22/500-P HEDGEHUNTER (IRE) 12 Trevor Hemmings Willie Mullins IRE
23/113-4 IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 8 Sean Mulryan Michael O'Brien IRE
1r416F5 IRON MAN (FR) 7 Roddy Owen & Paul Fullagar Peter Bowen
111-211 KAUTO STAR (FR) 8 Clive Smith Paul Nicholls
11/1231/- KICKING KING (IRE) 10 Conor Clarkson Tom Taaffe IRE
0U-135P KNOWHERE (IRE) 10 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
21U-116 L'ANTARTIQUE (FR) 8 Mrs A N Durkan Ferdy Murphy
103-442 MADISON DU BERLAIS (FR) 7 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds II David Pipe
0P-14F0 MAJADAL (FR) 10 Fergus Wilson Richard Chotard FR
11305-5 MILAN DEUX MILLE (FR) 6 Fergus & Judith Wilson David Pipe
F16-301 MISTER TOP NOTCH (IRE) 9 Mrs Marie Cronin Davy Fitzgerald IRE
44R5-33 MONKERHOSTIN (FR) 11 Martin St Quinton Philip Hobbs
F0P-112 MOSSBANK (IRE) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Michael Hourigan IRE
216F01- NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 7 John Hales Paul Nicholls
1111-U2 OFFSHORE ACCOUNT (IRE) 8 Brian Polly Charlie Swan IRE
5/U40-16 OLLIE MAGERN 10 Roger Nicholls Nigel Twiston-Davies
1/1223-2 OUR VIC (IRE) 10 David Johnson David Pipe
3F54-14 RACING DEMON (IRE) 8 Camilla Radford Henrietta Knight
13U/232/- RULE SUPREME (IRE) 12 John Fallon Willie Mullins IRE
124-F11 SNOWY MORNING (IRE) 8 Quayside Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
111/11-3 STAR DE MOHAISON (FR) 7 Sir Robert Ogden Paul Nicholls
1/164-25 STATE OF PLAY 8 Mr & Mrs William Rucker Evan Williams
1/326//-4F STRONG FLOW (IRE) 11 Barry Marshall Dessie Hughes IRE
1P6-311 TAMARINBLEU (FR) 8 The Arthur White Partnership David Pipe
120-U13 THE LISTENER (IRE) 9 Old Moss Farm Robert Alner
210P-P1 TURKO (FR) 6 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls
P235-41 TURPIN GREEN (IRE) 9 Trevor Hemmings Nicky Richards
Timeform Ratings correct as of Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 12.00pm
Kauto Star 184, Denman 176p, Exotic Dancer 175, Kicking King 168+, The Listener 168, Our Vic 167§, Racing Demon 166,
Halcon Genelardais 165, Mossbank 163, Neptunes Collonges 161, Turpin Green 161§, My Way de Solzen 159, Star De
Mohaison 158+, Aces Four 157p, L'Antartique 153, In Compliance 152, Snowy Morning 148