Royal Artillery Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Events / Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a Comment

An excellent race for those who like betting on the favourite, the Royal Artillery Gold Cup is an event restricted to amateur riders who are serving members of the British armed forces.

Those eye a bet should note that outstanding jockey of the moment is Jamie Snowden, who together with champion trainer Paul Nicholls, has won the race three times in the last five years.

Four of the last five favourites have won at short odds and the betting normally centres around just a couple of horses, who together with the better riders are the only ones with any realistic chance of success.

The race is run over an extended three miles and is usually won by a horse who has formerly been a decent handicapper. From a pure betting point of view, this is statistically one of the best races on the jumps calendar for those wanting to back the horse at the head of the betting list and appeals to the more serious punter who is prepared to take relatively short odds.