THE iconic Gold Cup caps off a brilliant week of racing at Cheltenham Festival.
Inothewayurthinkin is looking to defend his crown after a
Harry Skelton looks to guide Grey Dawning to gloryCredit: PA
-owned Jukebox Man and -trained Gaelic Warrior are also contenders.
While Nicky Henderson has Nico de Boinville in the saddle on Jango Baie.
What grey horses are running in the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026?
There is just one grey horse out of 11 in this year’s Gold Cup.
And it is Grey Dawning, who is an appealing 12/1 to win the prestigious trophy.
The horse is trained by legendary Olympic showjumper and rode by his son Harry.
When did a grey horse last win the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
The only grey winner of the Gold Cup was Desert Orchid in 1989.
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2026 runners and riders
1 Envoi Allen
Jockey: Darragh O’Keeffe
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead
2 Firefox
Jockey: Jack Kennedy
Trainer: Gordon Elliott
3 Gaelic Warrior
Jockey: Paul Townend
Trainer: Willie Mullins
4 Gold Tweet
Jockey: Clement Lefebvre
Trainer: Gabriel Leenders
5 Grey Dawning
Jockey: Harry Skelton
Trainer: Dan Skelton
6 Haiti Couleurs
Jockey: Sean Bowen
Trainer: Rebecca Curtis
7 Inothewayurthinkin
Jockey: Mark Walsh
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
8 Jango Baie
Jockey: Nico de Boinville
Trainer: Nicky Henderson
9 L’Homme Presse
Jockey: Charlie Deutsch
Trainer: Venetia Williams
10 Spillane’s Tower
Jockey: Harry Cobden
Trainer: James Joseph Mangan
11 The Jukebox Man
Jockey: Ben Jones
Trainer: Ben Pauling
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