Day 4 · Gold Cup Day · Fri 19 Mar 2027 · New Course

Cheltenham Gold CupChampionship race

Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup

ChaseGrade 13m 2f 70y5yo+Off time TBC

2027 editionAnte-postUpdated 27 October 2026, 04:29 GMT

Cheltenham Festival 2027

2027 ante-post market

7 runners

Demo prices

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2027: runners and best prices
Saddlecloth number	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Age · Wt	OR	Form	Best price
Number –	Jango Baie	Nicky Henderson	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	11/2 with Paddy Power (6.46 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedPaddy PowerShortened by 28 per cent
Number –	Gaelic Warrior	Willie Mullins	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	11/1 with Paddy Power (12.28 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedPaddy PowerDrifted by 251 per cent
Number –	Final Demand	Willie Mullins	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	14/1 with bet365 (14.84 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedbet365Drifted by 5 per cent
Number –	Lulamba	Nicky Henderson	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	14/1 with Ladbrokes (15.37 decimal), best price, demo price, shortenedLadbrokesShortened by 31 per cent
Number –	Fact To File	Willie Mullins	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	28/1 with William Hill (28.98 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedWilliam HillDrifted by 99 per cent
Number –	Kitzbuhel	Willie Mullins	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	33/1 with William Hill (37.42 decimal), best price, demo price, shortenedWilliam HillDrifted by 48 per cent
Number –	Inothewayurthinkin	Gavin Cromwell	jockey to be confirmed	—	—	—	200/1 with William Hill (177.54 decimal), best price, demo price, shortenedWilliam HillDrifted by 977 per cent

Number –
Jango Baie
Nicky Hendersonjockey to be confirmed
11/2 with Paddy Power (6.46 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedPaddy PowerShortened by 28 per cent
Age
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Wt
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OR
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Form
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Number –
Gaelic Warrior
Willie Mullinsjockey to be confirmed
11/1 with Paddy Power (12.28 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedPaddy PowerDrifted by 251 per cent
Age
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Wt
—
OR
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Form
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Number –
Final Demand
Willie Mullinsjockey to be confirmed
14/1 with bet365 (14.84 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedbet365Drifted by 5 per cent
Age
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Wt
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OR
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Form
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Number –
Lulamba
Nicky Hendersonjockey to be confirmed
14/1 with Ladbrokes (15.37 decimal), best price, demo price, shortenedLadbrokesShortened by 31 per cent
Age
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Wt
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OR
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Form
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Number –
Fact To File
Willie Mullinsjockey to be confirmed
28/1 with William Hill (28.98 decimal), best price, demo price, driftedWilliam HillDrifted by 99 per cent
Age
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Wt
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OR
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Form
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Number –
Kitzbuhel
Willie Mullinsjockey to be confirmed
33/1 with William Hill (37.42 decimal), best price, demo price, shortenedWilliam HillDrifted by 48 per cent
Age
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Wt
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OR
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Form
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Number –
Inothewayurthinkin
Gavin Cromwelljockey to be confirmed
200/1 with William Hill (177.54 decimal), best price, demo price, shortenedWilliam HillDrifted by 977 per cent
Age
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Wt
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OR
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Best price in each row is ringed in gold. Prices are win-only unless stated.

Demo prices

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2027: price grid by bookmaker
Horse	Trainer	Since opening	bet365	William Hill	Paddy Power	Sky Bet	Ladbrokes	Best	Implied
Jango Baie	Nicky Henderson	Shortened from 8/1 to 11/2, 28.2 per cent	2/1 with bet365 (2.95 decimal), demo price	9/2 with William Hill (5.30 decimal), demo price	11/2 with Paddy Power (6.46 decimal), best price, demo price	11/10 with Sky Bet (2.07 decimal), demo price	11/2 with Ladbrokes (6.39 decimal), demo price	11/2 with Paddy Power (6.46 decimal), best price, demo pricePaddy Power	15.5%
Gaelic Warrior	Willie Mullins	Drifted from 5/2 to 11/1, 250.9 per cent	1/20 with bet365 (1.05 decimal), demo price	6/5 with William Hill (2.16 decimal), demo price	11/1 with Paddy Power (12.28 decimal), best price, demo price	15/8 with Sky Bet (2.93 decimal), demo price	2/9 with Ladbrokes (1.22 decimal), demo price	11/1 with Paddy Power (12.28 decimal), best price, demo pricePaddy Power	8.1%
Final Demand	Willie Mullins	Drifted from 14/1 to 14/1, 5.2 per cent	14/1 with bet365 (14.84 decimal), best price, demo price	EVS with William Hill (2.01 decimal), demo price	9/2 with Paddy Power (5.29 decimal), demo price	2/7 with Sky Bet (1.27 decimal), demo price	1/20 with Ladbrokes (1.05 decimal), demo price	14/1 with bet365 (14.84 decimal), best price, demo pricebet365	6.7%
Lulamba	Nicky Henderson	Shortened from 22/1 to 14/1, 31 per cent	4/5 with bet365 (1.81 decimal), demo price	1/5 with William Hill (1.21 decimal), demo price	5/1 with Paddy Power (6.11 decimal), demo price	5/4 with Sky Bet (2.31 decimal), demo price	14/1 with Ladbrokes (15.37 decimal), best price, demo price	14/1 with Ladbrokes (15.37 decimal), best price, demo priceLadbrokes	6.5%
Fact To File	Willie Mullins	Drifted from 14/1 to 28/1, 99.2 per cent	9/1 with bet365 (10.01 decimal), demo price	28/1 with William Hill (28.98 decimal), best price, demo price	12/1 with Paddy Power (14.00 decimal), demo price	11/2 with Sky Bet (6.49 decimal), demo price	2/9 with Ladbrokes (1.22 decimal), demo price	28/1 with William Hill (28.98 decimal), best price, demo priceWilliam Hill	3.5%
Kitzbuhel	Willie Mullins	Drifted from 25/1 to 33/1, 48.4 per cent	6/5 with bet365 (2.16 decimal), demo price	33/1 with William Hill (37.42 decimal), best price, demo price	5/1 with Paddy Power (5.81 decimal), demo price	3/10 with Sky Bet (1.31 decimal), demo price	11/2 with Ladbrokes (6.31 decimal), demo price	33/1 with William Hill (37.42 decimal), best price, demo priceWilliam Hill	2.7%
Inothewayurthinkin	Gavin Cromwell	Drifted from 16/1 to 200/1, 976.7 per cent	11/1 with bet365 (12.25 decimal), demo price	200/1 with William Hill (177.54 decimal), best price, demo price	4/11 with Paddy Power (1.37 decimal), demo price	5/4 with Sky Bet (2.29 decimal), demo price	2/7 with Ladbrokes (1.27 decimal), demo price	200/1 with William Hill (177.54 decimal), best price, demo priceWilliam Hill	0.6%
Overround of best prices 43.6%Each-way 1/4 odds, 2 places (standard terms for a 7-runner non-handicap; bookmaker-dependent)Updated 27 October 2026, 04:29 GMT

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Market history

Price movement

Best price per day — Cheltenham Gold Cup 2027 market

Lower = shorter price (market support)Demo prices

Jango Baie7/1Shortened by 15 per cent
Gaelic Warrior11/1Drifted by 231 per cent
Final Demand16/1Drifted by 8 per cent
Lulamba16/1Shortened by 21 per cent
Fact To File28/1Drifted by 91 per cent

Show the data as a table

Best price per day — Cheltenham Gold Cup 2027 market — data table
Day	Jango Baie	Gaelic Warrior	Final Demand	Lulamba	Fact To File
16 Jul	9.54	3.71	15.90	22.26	15.90
24 Jul	9.51	3.65	14.76	20.47	15.19
31 Jul	9.12	3.67	14.95	20.71	15.36
8 Aug	9.14	3.64	15.73	20.11	15.45
15 Aug	9.04	3.34	15.56	21.37	16.77
23 Aug	9.15	3.31	16.32	20.48	16.99
30 Aug	9.08	3.29	16.17	20.61	18.21
7 Sept	8.70	3.32	16.72	20.70	18.03
13 Sept	8.48	3.09	17.51	20.37	20.14
14 Sept	8.00	3.18	18.02	22.26	19.00
15 Sept	12.04	5.88	29.68	45.37	44.38
16 Sept	11.29	6.57	28.38	59.67	56.39
17 Sept	12.44	5.59	31.45	76.20	85.42
18 Sept	12.14	5.05	31.01	67.96	67.09
19 Sept	29.11	7.24	26.82	82.39	55.41
20 Sept	27.57	7.13	18.89	88.12	73.77
21 Sept	23.09	5.49	23.69	73.51	113.16
22 Sept	20.34	4.30	32.17	53.74	136.82
23 Sept	19.32	4.50	34.16	48.10	249.60
24 Sept	16.22	5.14	33.37	52.21	269.76
25 Sept	18.86	5.17	32.01	44.30	335.84
26 Sept	56.29	5.87	25.97	76.12	372.55
27 Sept	60.25	16.57	22.72	98.32	354.22
28 Sept	39.31	16.07	8.14	126.50	273.46
29 Sept	28.27	6.38	8.46	171.91	244.53
30 Sept	30.64	10.88	7.18	175.08	210.53
1 Oct	20.56	23.83	8.56	140.71	243.86
2 Oct	24.24	28.93	10.33	137.66	298.21
3 Oct	26.14	26.98	10.74	137.25	276.94
4 Oct	18.23	25.43	7.91	112.37	279.71
5 Oct	15.28	15.47	12.72	61.62	229.40
6 Oct	10.51	11.26	11.61	52.59	298.27
7 Oct	7.74	9.20	21.42	52.65	400.96
8 Oct	6.55	5.14	25.25	41.75	476.19
9 Oct	8.24	4.47	29.94	50.67	393.93
10 Oct	7.97	5.25	27.04	60.84	449.78
11 Oct	14.34	5.78	27.97	64.06	340.18
12 Oct	16.31	4.61	25.54	38.97	262.77
13 Oct	12.33	3.03	44.27	36.39	290.67
14 Oct	10.58	4.33	37.31	28.13	194.76
15 Oct	9.38	3.80	20.24	19.70	131.08
16 Oct	8.54	4.36	16.62	14.03	82.41
17 Oct	14.46	6.21	15.34	13.87	57.69
18 Oct	26.04	8.49	20.97	9.07	36.06
19 Oct	32.45	10.97	27.04	11.23	36.64
20 Oct	36.23	9.72	35.79	8.41	60.40
21 Oct	24.07	7.08	29.96	7.29	71.93
22 Oct	22.07	7.90	18.90	5.83	65.60
23 Oct	18.77	8.01	15.12	9.21	44.94
24 Oct	16.18	5.27	11.60	8.43	56.49
25 Oct	14.89	7.09	11.31	10.25	43.18
26 Oct	9.94	13.21	16.87	17.61	40.65
27 Oct	8.14	12.28	17.23	17.56	30.38

2026 Festival

2026 result

Past winners

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026 result
Pos	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP	Beaten
1st (winner)	Gaelic Warrior	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend	11/4
2nd	Jango Baie	Nicky Henderson	not yet known	—	—

SourcesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)accessed 14 September 2026

Won by 8 lengths. Record-equalling fifth Gold Cup for both Willie Mullins and Paul Townend.

History

Past winners in our database

Cheltenham Gold Cup: winners in our database
Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2026	Gaelic Warrior	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend	11/4
2025	Inothewayurthinkin	Gavin Cromwell	Mark Walsh	15/2
2024	Galopin Des Champs	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend	10/11
2023	Galopin Des Champs	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend	7/5
2022	A Plus Tard	Henry de Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore	3/1
2021	Minella Indo	Henry de Bromhead	Jack Kennedy	9/1
2020	Al Boum Photo	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend	9/4
2019	Al Boum Photo	Willie Mullins	Paul Townend	12/1
2018	Native River	Colin Tizzard	Richard Johnson	5/1
2017	Sizing John	Jessica Harrington	Robbie Power	7/1

SourcesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)

About the race

About the Cheltenham Gold Cup

The blue riband of jump racing. Run over 3 miles 2 furlongs 70 yards on the New Course, the Gold Cup is the championship for staying chasers and the race every owner, trainer and jockey wants to win.

Distance: 3m 2f 70y — 3 miles 2 furlongs 70 yards (5,294m)
Race type: Grade 1 Chase
Age conditions: 5yo+
Course: New Course
First run: 1924
Current sponsor: Boodles (since 2022, contracted to 2027)

Editorial

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

When is the 2027 Cheltenham Gold Cup?

The 2027 Cheltenham Gold Cup is scheduled for Friday, 19 March 2027 — Day 4 (Gold Cup Day) of the Cheltenham Festival, on the New Course. Race times are published by the Jockey Club nearer the Festival.

Who won the 2026 Cheltenham Gold Cup?

Gaelic Warrior won the 2026 Cheltenham Gold Cup, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend, at a starting price of 11/4. Jango Baie finished second.

How long is the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is run over 3m 2f 70y (3 miles 2 furlongs 70 yards (5,294m)) on the New Course at Cheltenham. It is a Grade 1 Chase for 5yo+.

Which trainer has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup most often recently?

Across the 10 editions in our records (2017–2026), Willie Mullins has trained 5 winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup — the most of any trainer. Galopin Des Champs won it twice (2023, 2024); Al Boum Photo won it twice (2019, 2020).

When was the Cheltenham Gold Cup first run?

The Cheltenham Gold Cup was first run in 1924. Current sponsor: Boodles (since 2022, contracted to 2027).

2027 ante-post market

Price movement

2026 result

Past winners in our database

About the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Analysis & guides

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Cheltenham Festival 2027 Guide: Dates, Days, Races and How to Follow

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The Going at Cheltenham Explained: The Scale, the Two Courses and How to Read Race-Week Changes

Frequently asked questions