Browsing Category: "Cheltenham Gold Cup 2011"
Odds for the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2011 have been released after Imperial Commanders win in 2010. The horse is favourite for the race taking place Friday 18 March 2011. Denman may not run in the Gold Cup 2011, but the Grand National instead. I guess we will know more nearer the race.
Imperial Commander 5/1 Kauto Star 5/1 Denman 8/1 Weapons Amnesty 8/1 Long Run 16/1 Punchestowns 16/1 Somersby 16/1 Burton Port 20/1 Cooldine 20/1 Albertas Run 25/1 Diamond Harry 25/1 Joncol 25/1 Pandorama 25/1 Weird Al 25/1 Tricky Trickster 33/1 What A Friend 33/1
IMPERIAL SEALS THE DEAL FOR BOOKIES GOLDEN CHELTENHAM
In what can only be described as the most dire four days of betting that Cheltenham punters have ever known, the win of Imperial Commander was another nail in the coffin.
Previously billed as the ‘War of the Worlds’ by bookies, the titanic clash between Kauto Star and Denman became a damp squib in the Cotswold drizzle as the locally trained Imperial Commander at 7/1 upset the odds, but provided the locals with a lot to cheer about.
Punters across the land wagered a record £40million on the clash today, David Hood, spokesman for William Hill, said: ‘’Bookies couldn’t make it up this week, they have enjoyed some stellar results (only three winning favourites up to the Gold Cup), and it will take punters until the World Cup to get over the shocks this week.”
The Gold Cup wasn’t a complete ‘skinner’ for bookies, as both the winner and the third Mon Mome were exceptionally well backed each-way horses. “Mon Mome was the surprise gamble from 150-1 into 50-1, but I have no doubt that many remembered his Grand National win and kept the faith again. That said, he has saved William Hill £550,000!“
A punter with a series of 10p accumulators confidently predicted that Imperial Commander and Denman would be placed winning £450,000, but Mon Mome’s last gasp effort to snatch third from Carruthers saved William Hill from that becoming a £1million pound win.
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2011: 4-1 Imperial Commander, Kauto Star, 8-1 Denman, Weapon’s Amnesty, 12-1 Big Buck’s, 16-1 Diamond Harry, Long Run, Punchestowns, Somersby, 20-1 bar (Each Way 1/4 1,2,3)
