Can Galopin Des Champs regain the crown?

Connections of Galopin Des Champs suffered heartbreak in last season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The staying division’s top dog was denied a historic hat-trick after Inothewayurthinkin cruised past two fences from home. It was a career-best effort from Gavin Cromwell’s new kid on the block and the 2026 Cheltenham Festival renewal will be a cracker if the pair renew rivalries.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is National Hunt racing’s Blue Riband event. As well as needing stamina and tactical speed, horses need to be crack jumpers and navigate 22 fences over 3m2½f on the New Course at Cheltenham.

Find Cheltenham Gold Cup odds on the Paddy Power website and app. Otherwise, key details for this year’s renewal are below.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026 date

The Cheltenham Gold Cup takes place at Cheltenham on Friday, 13th March.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026 start time

The Cheltenham Gold Cup starts at 16:00.

How to watch the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026

You can watch the Cheltenham Gold Cup live on paddypower.com and the Paddy Power app or on ITV1.

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026 runners and riders

The following 33 horses hold entries for the Cheltenham Gold Cup ahead of confirmations and final declarations.

Affordale Fury (TBC)
Banbridge (TBC)
Champ Kiely (TBC)
Croke Park (TBC)
Envoi Allen (TBC)
Fastorslow (TBC)
Firefox (TBC)
Found A Fifty (TBC)
Gaelic Warrior (TBC)
Galopin Des Champs (TBC)
Gerri Colombe (TBC)
Gold Tweet (TBC)
Grangeclare West (TBC)
Grey Dawning (TBC)
Haiti Couleurs (TBC)
Handstands (TBC)
Heart Wood (TBC)
I Am Maximus (TBC)
Impaire Et Passe (TBC)
Inothewayurthinkin (TBC)
Jango Baie (TBC)
Konfusion (TBC)
Lecky Watson (TBC)
L’Homme Presse (TBC)
Monty’s Star (TBC)
Myretown (TBC)
Nick Rockett (TBC)
Resplendent Grey (TBC)
Spillane’s Tower (TBC)
Spindleberry (TBC)
Stellar Story (TBC)
The Jukebox Man (TBC)
Three Card Brag (TBC)

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026 betting

Cheltenham Gold Cup odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.

Inothewayurthinkin is the joint-favourite with Paddy Power to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup after landing last term’s top prize.

Galopin Des Champs is the second leader in our early betting as the dual champion attempts to regain the crown.

The Jukebox Man is our other antepost market leader after landing the King George VI Chase at Kempton.

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