Horse Racing Tips
Paddy Power Gold Cup Entries Following Confirmation Stage (2026)
A total of 19 runners were kept in the Paddy Power Gold Cup ahead of Saturday’s race, and William Hill News bring you the latest odds and full list of entries here.
The highlight of the Cheltenham November meeting, there is a £160,000 prize fund on the line and it’s usually one of the most competitive races and horse racing betting heats of the entire National Hunt season.
Last year’s winner Panic Attack doesn’t feature this time around but there are 19 entries and it has all the makings of a thrilling spectacle for racegoers. Here, we look through the confirmed runners ahead of Thursday’s declarations.
Paddy Power Gold Cup Entries
- Matata
- Madara
- Meetmebythesea
- Johnnywho
- Blueking d’Oroux
- Riskintheground
- July Flower
- Quebecois
- Issam
- O’Moore Park
- Guard Your Dreams
- Zurich
- Norn Iron
- Release The Beast
- Torneo
- Dunkerque
- Classic Maestro
- Passing Diamond
- Moon D’Orange
Ante-post favourite Meetmebythesea has been touted as a potential Graded horse and Ben Pauling has confirmed that he is an intended runner for Saturday’s contest.
At the time of writing, the Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies runner Matata sits at the top of the weights while July Flower – tipped in our antepost preview – is one of a few entries for Irish raider Henry de Bromhead.
Paddy Power Gold Cup Odds
- Meetmebythesea – 4/1
- Quebecois – 9/2
- Blueking d’Oroux – 6/1
- Madara – 7/1
- O’Moore Park – 8/1
- July Flower – 8/1
- Zurich – 10/1
- Johnnywho – 14/1
- Bar – 16/1
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
