Sadly the 09/10 NH Season is drawing to a close and Saturday sees the traditional last big race of the year now called the Bet365
Gold Cup.

To those of us of a certain age this race will always be ‘The Whitbread’ irrespective of new sponsors but whoever has been paying the prizemoney it has always been an ultra-competitive handicap.

In the last ten years the race has been won twice by horses trained by Martin Pipe, Paul Nicholls and Philip Hobbs with the last named supplying a number of placed horses as well.

Paul Nicholls has six horses left in Saturday’s race at this stage including Grand National runners Nozic and My Will, who was third in the corresponding race in 2007.

Philip Hobbs won the 2006 and 2008 versions of this race with Lacdoudal and Monkerhostin who both could run again and he is also represented with the well backed Fairoak Lad who is a best priced 12/1 with Bet365

Grand National fifth Hello Bud is also a possible runner as is David Pipe’s The Package who will be bidding to put a disappointing run at Aintree behind him.

Let us know who you fancy.