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March 12, 2010

The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup will be run on March 19th, with Kauto Star the favorite in the futures odds at Sportsbook.com.

While the Grand National may be the most watched National Hunt event, the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious. Run over a distance of 3 miles and 2 and ½ furlongs, there are 22 fences to be overcome in the Gold Cup.

Kauto Star is a strong favorite to win this race, with odds of -160 at Sportsbook.com. This is unsurprising, given that he has won the Gold Cup twice before in 2007 and 2009. The gelding is in good form this season, with two impressive wins – one in the Betfair Chase, and the other his fourth consecutive win in the King George VI Chase. Kauto Star may actually just now be reaching his peak, which is bad news for his fellow competitors, but excellent news for the punters who love him.

Denman is next in the odds at Sportsbook.com, but trailing at +300. While the earliest odds at many bookies had Denman as the favorite, reports that he threw his rider in a practice run for the Gold Cup have caused bettors to flee to safer bets on Kauto Star. Denman is the 2008 Gold Cup champion, but he was beaten out by Kauto Star last year, and has never seemed like the same champion horse since his treatment for an irregular heartbeat.

Cooldine is the only other runner considered to have a real chance at winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup this year, and he has odds of +800 at Sportsbook.com. This is a very unlikely outcome, and it is far more likely that Cooldine will struggle for a place against Imperial Commander, while the rest of the field trails behind the four best runners.

The full futures odds on offer at Sportsbook.com for the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup are:

Kauto Star -160
Denman +300
Cooldine +800
Imperial Commander +1000
Taranis +2000
Tricky Trickster +2500
What a Friend +2500
Carruthers +3000
Notre Pere +3000
Albertas Run +4000
Schindlers Hunt +4000
Calgary Run +5000
Madison du Berlais +5000
Aran Concerto +6000
Casey Jones +6000
My Will +6000
Mon Mome +7000
Cerium +8000
Mr Pointment +8000

If you would like to place a bet on the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup at these odds, then you’ll need to join Sportsbook.com as a new player. Sportsbook.com is only available to players from the USA and Canada, so players from other countries should strongly consider BetUS or Bet365 as alternatives.