4.10 3m. 4f. 146yds. 19 Declared. bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £175,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €98,472.00 2nd - €37,100.00 3rd - €18,568.00 4th - €9,275.00 5th - €4,655.00 6th - €2,328.00 7th - €1,155.00 8th - €595.00
Formscan - Willie Mullins seems to be throwing everything at this in his bid to retain his title and the classy DANCING CITY could be the one to get him over the line. A three-time Grade 1 winner over hurdles last year, the eight-year-old still looked to be going well when falling at Aintree and going up in trip looks like a plus when it comes to his jumping. Touched off in a Grade 3 at Thurles in March, High Class Hero is another with the potential for improvement over further, while Grangeclare West arrives on the back of a cracking third in the Grand National. A winner on his last two Sandown starts over 3m, Hoe Joly Smoke seems the best of the British, along with Resplendent Grey and Transmission.