Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Gold Cup Early Entries Ahead Of The 2026 Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the blue riband race of the National Hunt season and early entries for this year’s renewal are now in.
A total of 33 horses are in contention for the 2026 Cheltenham Gold Cup and connections will be dreaming of glory, with the winner collecting a hefty £351,687 for emerging victorious in the showpiece event.
With the likes of Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Nicky Henderson entering multiple horses in this year’s race, fans will be hoping that the 2026 edition could be one of the best renewals yet.
Without further ado, you can check out the full list of horses entered at the initial entry stage for the 2026 Cheltenham Gold Cup below:
Cheltenham Gold Cup Early Entries 2026:
- Affordale Fury – Noel Meade
- Banbridge – Joseph Patrick O’Brien
- Champ Kiely – W. P. Mullins
- Croke Park – Gordon Elliott
- Envoi Allen – Henry de Bromhead
- Fastorslow – Martin Brassil
- Firefox – Gordon Elliott
- Found A Fifty – Gordon Elliott
- Gaelic Warrior – W. P. Mullins
- Galopin des Champs – W. P. Mullins
- Gerri Colombe – Gordon Elliott
- Gold Tweet – Gabriel Leenders
- Grangeclare West – W. P. Mullins
- Grey Dawning – Dan Skelton
- Haiti Couleurs – Rebecca Curtis
- Handstands – Ben Pauling
- Heart Wood – Henry de Bromhead
- I Am Maximus – W. P. Mullins
- Impaire Et Passe – W. P. Mullins
- Inothewayurthinkin – Gavin Cromwell
- Jango Baie – Nicky Henderson
- Konfusion – Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
- L’homme Presse – Venetia Williams
- Lecky Watson – W. P. Mullins
- Monty’s Star – Henry de Bromhead
- Myretown – Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
- Nick Rockett – W. P. Mullins
- Resplendent Grey – Olly Murphy
- Spillane’s Tower – James Joseph Mangan
- Spindleberry – W. P. Mullins
- Stellar Story – Gordon Elliott
- The Jukebox Man – Ben Pauling
- Three Card Brag – Gordon Elliott
We’re now just nine weeks away from the 2026 Cheltenham Festival and punters can bet on the Gold Cup at William Hill.
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
