The 2026 Cheltenham Festival’s big day has arrived and it’s time to find out who will become the latest winner of the Gold Cup, and you can follow it all live with ESPN.
Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp’s The Jukebox Man is well-fancied, as are the likes of Gaelic Warrior, Jango Baie, and last year’s winner Inothewayurthinkin.
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This year’s Festival has been one for the bookmakers with plenty of favourites coming up short and runners such as 33/1 Home By The Lee taking the Stayers’ Hurdle and 40/1 White Noise winning the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle on Thursday.
Plenty of punters will be hoping to claw back some of their losses in the Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle and the Grade 2 Mares’ Chase.
All eyes will be on Redknapp’s The Jukebox Man to see if the eight-year-old bay gelding can repeat his King George victory to win the Festival’s blue riband event, the Gold Cup.
The signs are good: Jockey Ben Jones and trainer Ben Pauling linked up on Thursday as Meetmebythesea took the Jack Richards Chase.
But with Gaelic Warrior, Jango Baie, Inothewayurthinkin and more to beat, Redknapp’s horse has plenty to do if it’s to pull off the story of this year’s Festival. Who knows? It could be a fitting way for Redknapp to pause his racing aspirations and step back into the Spurs hot seat…
