Paddy Power Gold Cup Runners 2025: 15 to take part as Jagwar looks to confirm novice promise

15 will take their place in the 2025 Paddy Power Gold Cup, the biggest handicap chase at Cheltenham in the first half of the jumps season. The 2m4f showpiece will take place on Saturday, 15th November.

The headline act could well be Jagwar, the extremely progressive six-year-old for Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero. He represented the JP McManus colours with distinction last season, landing the Plate Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. He relished graduating to chases last season and connections’ sights may be set on even bigger prizes this term.

Last year’s winner is also in contention in the shape of Il Ridoto. A genuine course and distance specialist, he is down to just 1lb above his winning mark from a year ago, and he won convincingly then, while he has enjoyed a pipe opener at Chepstow to get himself fit for this.

Potential Irish raiders include Plate runner-up Thecompanysergeant, who has been outstayed up in trip the last twice but would be dangerous returned to this venue, Conyers Hill, a consistent type for Paul Nolan who was sixth in the Grand Annual in March, and the in-form Coming Up Easy, who completed a hat-trick at Killarney in August and would be a likely competitor on decent ground.

Further significant runners include Vincenzo, an unexposed second-season chaser for Sam Thomas, the mare Panic Attack for David Pipe, and Bad, a three-time winner this year for Ben Pauling.

2025 Paddy Power Gold Cup Entries