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De Bromhead duo ready to bloom at Cheltenham
Cheltenham’s three-day November Meeting opens on Friday, with Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup drawing particular attention. The preview recommends backing Henry de Bromhead’s Zurich and July Flower each-way against favourite Meetmebythesea, citing their course records and suitability for the race.
Zurich is 12/1 and arrives after a fifth at Limerick; he also finished fifth in the Festival Plate and has won over the course and distance on good ground. July Flower is also 12/1, has won at the meeting and shown strong form in Grade One company, while Gold For Alec is tipped at 6/1 for the three-mile handicap hurdle after finishing second over the same course and distance.
In short
- Zurich and July Flower are each-way picks for Saturday’s Gold Cup.
- Both are trained by Henry de Bromhead and priced at 12/1.
- Gold For Alec is backed at 6/1 in the handicap hurdle.
Explained simply
Cheltenham is a racecourse in Gloucestershire that hosts several major jump-racing meetings each year. Its November Meeting is a three-day fixture, and the Paddy Power Gold Cup is one of its best-known handicap chases, a race in which horses carry different weights to help balance their chances.
Henry de Bromhead is an Irish trainer whose horses compete in Britain and Ireland. Zurich and July Flower are among his runners; both have raced at Cheltenham before, where a horse’s experience of the course can be relevant to its chances. The meeting matters to racing fans and the betting market because it brings together established horses and those seeking to make their mark early in the season.