One of the leading contenders from the Grand National holds favouritism for Saturday’s Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.
The Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown will take place at 15:35 on Saturday, with the fifth place finisher from the Grand National at Aintree heading the ante-post betting market.
There were 78 horses with an entry before today's confirmation stage, which has whittled the number down considerably to 28 runners.
- Threeunderthrufive
- Does He Know
- Sam Brown
- Minella Cocooner
- Le Milos
- Nick Rockett
- The Goffer
- Kitty’s Light
- Kinondo Kwetu
- Annual Invictus
- Amirite
- Aime Desjy
- Courtland
- Slipway
- Rapper
- Fortescue
- Certainly Red
- Farceur Du Large
- Guetapan Collonges
- Enrilo
- Bangers And Cash
- Weveallbeencaught
- Flash Collonges
- Flash De Touzaine
- Full Back
- We’llhavewan
- Your Own Story
- Magna Sam
Jamie Radford has already analysed the runners heading the betting market, which now doesn’t feature the scratched Desertmore House for Martin Brassil.
Willie Mullins holds complete control of the National Hunt Trainers’ Championship after winning the Scottish Grand National over the weekend with Macdermott. Minella Cocooner and Nick Rockett are his likeliest contenders for the race at Sandown, which carries a £95,659 first prize.
As the only man likely to rival Mullins in his bid to become the first Irishman in 70 years to win the trainers' title, Dan Skelton will saddle one of the leading runners to win the race in Le Milos.
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Bet365 Gold Cup Favourites
Kitty’s Light is the favourite to win the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown and can be found at a best price of 9/2 on Sky Bet.
Last year, the son of Nathaniel arrived off back to back wins in the Eider and Scottish Grand National to win here off a mark of 140.
This year, he has been campaigned with the Grand National in mind and ran well in 5th with the recent rainfall not suiting. The forecast good ground will be to his liking and he has every chance of following up off a 5lb higher mark.
Closest to Kitty's Light in the betting is the son of Shantou, Threeunderthrufive, who followed up two 2nd places with a win in the Swinley Chase at Ascot last time out.
The form of that is difficult to assess; however, 5th placed Ballygrifincottage did run well in 7th in the Scottish Grand National at the weekend.
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Bet365 Gold Cup Odds at Sandown
| Runner | Best Odds | Implied Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitty's Light | 4/1 | 20% |
| Threeunderthrufive | 10/1 | 9% |
| Le Milos | 10/1 | 9% |
| Nick Rockett | 14/1 | 7% |
