| Date | Time | Class | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 13th March 2024 | 14:50 | Grade 3 | 2m 5f |
The Coral Cup is a handicap hurdles race run over 2 miles 5 furlongs and one of the higher rated handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival.
2024 Coral Cup Preview
Sa Majeste is one of two horses in the 2024 Coral Cup field to have attracted strong backing ahead of the race. This enthusiasm is based on a win in December at Limerick over a field of 4.
Built By Ballymore’s support has snowballed ahead of the race, and he now looks likely to start the Coral Cup as the favourite. He’s won his last two races, both around this distance and carried a heavier weight in his last outing. Worth an each-way bet if you can get him over 4/1.
Race Card
13.03.2024
Soft (Heavy in places)
25
2m 5f
| POS | Dist | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1 st | Langer Dan | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | |
| 2 nd | 3.5 | Ballyadam | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead |
| 3 rd | 1.25 | Shanbally Kid | M J M O’Sullivan | W P Mullins |
| 4 th | shd | Lucky Place | James Bowen | N J Henderson |
| 5 th | 4.75 | Franciscan Rock | R A Doyle | M F Morris |
| 6 th | 1.5 | Black Bamboo | S W Flanagan | J J Murphy |
| 7 th | 2.5 | Da Capo Glory | Mr Darragh Allen | Padraig Butler |
| 8 th | 2.25 | Rambo T | G Sheehan | O Murphy |
| 9 th | 1 | Beacon Edge | D J Gilligan | G Elliott |
| 10 th | 0.5 | Brazil | A P Kelly | P Roche |
| 11 th | 0.75 | Lombron | D E Mullins | W P Mullins |
| 12 th | 0.5 | Doddiethegreat | N de Boinville | N J Henderson |
| 13 th | nk | Might I | J J Burke | H Fry |
| 14 th | 4 | Built By Ballymore | J J Slevin | M Brassil |
| 15 th | 2.75 | Finest Evermore | B Hayes | P Hennessy |
| 16 th | 1.5 | Sa Majeste | M P Walsh | W P Mullins |
| 17 th | 9.5 | Benson | Ryan Mania | A M Thomson |
| 18 th | 2.5 | Guard Your Dreams | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies |
| 19 th | 22 | Mark Of Gold | Rob Hargreaves | G L Moore |
| PU | Western Fold | Sam Ewing | G Elliott | |
| PU | Jigoro | J W Kennedy | G Elliott |
Coral Cup Tips
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Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
Tips cannot guarantee betting success. Review tipsters performance and bet responsibly.
2024 Coral Cup Tips & Analysis
Built By Ballymore is betHQ’s Nap of the Day with no fewer than five of our featured racing experts getting behind the favourite in the Coral Cup.
This includes The Guardian, which is currently ranked amongst the 10 most profitable tipsters featured on betHQ.
If you’re wanting some extra place value then William Hill is the place to go, paying 6 places instead of 4 on this race.
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About the Coral Cup
The Coral Cup is the first handicap hurdles race on the Cheltenham Festival card. The race is run over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs and is open to 4-year-old and above hurdlers. 10 hurdles are cleared on the way to the finishing post.
The Coral Cup pulls in reasonably strong handicap fields, befitting its status as a Grade 3 race. However, with stronger horses aimed at higher grade races, it’s primary interest is to more seasoned punters looking to score off a handicap winner.
The Coral Cup is not quite a cavalry charge. Like many Cheltenham races you’re not going to get anything resembling real value on the favourite, but the winner does tend to emerge from the band of horses priced just above the top 1-3 in the betting.
A shortcut for Coral Cup betting is therefore to look at entries priced under the 20/1 mark, and then match these to the distance, group conditions and their personal handicap benchmarks to find a likely candidate. As with other handicaps, don’t focus on form. Look at how the horse has performed over similar distances and how a drop or increase in weight from those runs is likely to influence their performance at Cheltenham.
Recent Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 2023 | Langer Dan | 6 | 11-00 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton |
| 2022 | Commander Of Fleet | 7 | 11-10 | Shane Fitzgerald | Gordon Elliott |
| 2021 | Heaven Help Us | 7 | 10-9 | Richard Condon | Paul Hennessy |
| 2020 | Dame De Compagnie | 7 | 10-12 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
| 2019 | William Henry | 9 | 11-10 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
