Gold Cup Chase 2010 Next Running: 15:35 Haydock - Sat February 20th, 2010
Fifteen go to battle it out on Saturday at Haydock for the 2010 Grade one Betfair Ascot Chase.
The ever popular David Pipe trained Our Vic carries the heaviest burden but showed he is still very capable last time out in the Peter Marsh Chase at the end of January where at twelve years old he put his younger rivals in the shade taking prime slot.
Venetia Williams has two strong candidates with Grand National hero Mon Mome and the winner of this race in 2008 and third placed last year Miko de Beauchene.
The first three home in the Welsh Grand National bid to make it a re run with eventual winner Dream Alliance bidding to keep up the good work against runner up Silver By Nature and third placed Le Beau Bai who has since gone on to win last time out over hurdles at Bangor.
Snoopy Loopy didn't take to retirement so is back for more with a new trainer Andrew Boxhall, Nigel Twiston Davies has a duo with Ballyfitz and Hello Bud, while Coe, According To Pete, Pomme Tiepy, L'Aventure, According To John and Oscar Park complete the field.
| Distance: | 3m 4f | Details: | (Grade 3) (Class 1) (5yo+) | Racecourse: | Haydock | Race Type: | Jumps |
Betting Offers on the Gold Cup Chase
 | If your horse finishes 2nd in this race, Boylesports will refund your losing single stake. |
| If your horse finishes 2nd in any race at Punchestown today, Boylesports will refund your losing single stake. |
Winning Trends for the Gold Cup Chase
Age Trend: Range: 7 - 11yo.
Favourite Trend: The favourite has not won this race in the last eight years.
Weight Trend: Range: 10-0 - 11-12.
Official Rating Trend: Range: 124 - 155.
Gold Cup Chase Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/G | WGT | LTO | FORM | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | OR | SP |
| 2010 | Silver By nature | 8g | 10-11 | 54 | 3FU512 | Miss Lucinda V Russell | P Buchanan | 14 | 143 | 7/1 (jt2f) |
| 2009 | Rambling Minster | 11g | 11-3 | 44 | 651 | KG Reveley | J Reveley (3) | 16 | 143 | 18/1 |
| 2008 | Miko de Beauchene (Fr) | 8g | 11-12 | 50 | U-21 | R H & Mrs S Alner | A Thornton | 16 | 144 | 17/2 (3f) |
| 2007 | Heltornic (Ire) (C) | 7m | 10-0 | 14 | 271 | M Scudamore | T Scudamore | 16 | 124 | 12/1 |
| 2006 | Ossmoses (Ire) (C) | 9g | 10-0 | 43 | 613 | DM Forster | R McGrath | 14 | 126 | 14/1 |
| 2005 | Forest Gunner | 11g | 10-13 | 100 | 15-1 | R Ford | P Buchanan | 11 | 135 | 12/1 |
| 2004 | Jurancon II (Fr) | 7g | 10-11 | 48 | 452 | MC Pipe | JP Elliott | 10 | 136 | 10/1 |
| 2003 | Shotgun Willy (Ire) | 9g | 11-12 | 315 | 2P2- | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 17 | 155 | 10/1 |
