Cheltenham Festival Day 4 – Gold Cup Preview with former Gold Cup winning jockey Andrew Thornton.

Cheltenham Day 4 it’s all about the Gold Cup, run at 3.30 and it’s a race I won back in 1998 on Cool Dawn and if the weather dries up you can give chances to the likes of Hewick who will enjoy the quicker ground. Bravemansgame will be the same.
It’s an unsettled forecast so I can’t get away from the current champion Galopin Des Champs. He is trying to retain his crown – He loves a bit of juice underfoot, it seems like the weather gods are in his favour and also Willie Mullins has had a super week so far. The wet winter has really played to Galopin De Champs strengths.
He will take all the beating – I need to give a big shout though to Corrach Rambler who is a dual winner at the Cheltenham Festival and he stays all day and he will be the each way play in the Gold Cup but for me the winner is the current champion – Galopin De Champs