The Big Question: Can a long shot win the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Norton’s Coin stunned punters with a 100-1 victory in 1990 but short-priced winners have dominated in recent years
In recent years, the favourites have a good record in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The last long priced winner was See More Business at 16-1 in 1999.
His victory followed the success of Mr Mulligan (20-1) in 1997 and Cool Dawn (25-1) in 1998. Before that, Garrison Savannah won at 16-1 in 1991 and Norton’s Coin pulled off the biggest shock of all at 100-1 in 1990.
The Giant Bolster nearly pulled off a 50-1 shock in 2012 and was fourth again last year. David Bridgwater’s nine-year-old does not come into the long shot category this year after winning well in first time blinkers last time. Read more here
NYK Media, www.horsesgalore.co.uk
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