Cheltenham Day 4 tips - Gold Cup

Cheltenham Gold Cup Day 4 – Friday 18th March 2022

The final day of the Cheltenham Festival is known as ‘Gold Cup Day’ since it features the Holy Grail of jumps racing, the Cheltenham Gold Cup at 3.05pm, where winners etch their name into the hall of fame.

Last year’s winner was Minella Indo, who won the race at 9/1. Not only did the Gold Cup go back to Ireland, but they also had the first, second and third home in the race.

Can any of the old guard from the UK bounce back, will a new horse emerge as a Gold Cup contender, or will Ireland once again dominate the biggest race of the festival? Feel free to check out our Cheltenham Betting Tips.

Cheltenham Gold Cup Day 4 Schedule & Racecards

Day four at Cheltenham is all about the Gold Cup. It is not only the feature race of the day, but the feature race of the entire meeting. Winners are held in high regard, and jockeys and trainers have all said in the past that the feeling of bringing a Gold Cup winner back into the packed winners enclosure at Cheltenham is something that cannot be replicated elsewhere.

The race immediately following the Gold Cup is the Foxhunters Chase at 3:40pm, a race for amateur jockeys and run over the same distance as the Gold Cup (so it’s also widely known as the ‘Amateur Gold Cup’) – it always provides a thrilling spectacle.

First up on Day four is the Triumph Hurdle at 1.20pm where we will see some future stars of National Hunt racing.

Elsewhere, the Albert Bartlett is a race that can produce staying stars of the future, over both hurdles and fences. The Mares Chase is a recent addition to the festival, and will hopefully grow over the years, just like the Mares Hurdle has done.

Cheltenham Day 4 Best Bets

As we enter the fourth and final day of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival, punters will either be looking to play up their winnings or claw back their losses. Either way, the betting on Gold Cup Day is always frenetic. As the big day approaches, our racing tipsters will deliver their final verdicts on their Cheltenham Gold Cup, as well as other day four races on these pages.

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