Kauto Star v Denman Gold Cup Betting Guide

Kauto Star v Denman

It’s the Bulldozer vs the Extraterrestrial! This year’s Gold Cup will feature the clash between the two most dominant horses of their generation, as stablemates Denman and Kauto Star meet for the first time. They are housed next door to each other at champion trainer Paul Nicholls’ yard in Somerset, but come March 14 they will line up against each other in a showdown for the ages.

The jewel in the crown of the Cheltenham Festival and the premier prize in jumps racing is at stake, and the according to the bookmakers it is a two horse race. Kauto Star is the defending champion; a majestically talented horse who has seduced the racing world like few before, easily beating the best at all distances with dazzling flair. The challenger is Denman, winner of 12 of his 13 races; a beast of a horse who simply obliterates the opposition by a relentless onslaught of galloping. Whose side are you on for the race of the century?

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2008 Betting Guide
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2008 Betting Odds

Kauto Star

Kauto Star was foaled on 19 March 2000 at Henri Albert’s stud in France. His sire is Village Star, a grandson of Mill Reef, who won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and came fifth in the Arc as a five year old in 1988, under master trainer Andre Fabre. His dam, Kauto Relka, did not race but comes from an established jumping family sharing Mill Reef as a grandsire, showing the influence of the 1971 Derby, King George and Arc winner does not restrict itself to the flat... Read the full Kauto Star Profile here

Denman

Denman was born on 17 April 2000, less than a month after Kauto Star, at Colman O’Flynn’s stud in Fermoy, Ireland. His sire is the 1995 Epsom Derby third Presenting, who has made a phenomenal start to his career as a jumps sire, with one Gold Cup already under his belt thanks to War Of Attrition. Denman’s dam, Polly Puttens, has already produced nine winners over timber... Read the full Denman Profile here