Royal Ascot 2017 – Today’s Gold Cup preview, odds, betting and tips from Templegate and Matt Chapman as 14 are declared for the race
Get all the latest Royal Ascot tips, news and views ahead of the Gold Cup at Ascot, which was won in 2016 by Order Of St George
THE Gold Cup at Ascot is the premier staying test of the meeting.
We'll keep you up to date with all the latest odds, news and tips from our top tipsters ahead of the race!
When is the Gold Cup, what TV channel is it on, what's the distance and which sort of horses can enter?
This year's Gold Cup will be run on Thursday June 22 at 4.20pm and shown live on ITV.
It is a Group 1 Flat race run over two miles and four furlongs and open to horses aged four and older.
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Previous Gold Cup winners
- 2016 - Order Of St George
- 2015 - Trip To Paris
- 2014 - Leading Light
- 2013 - Estimate
- 2012 - Colour Vision
- 2011 - Fame And Glory
- 2010 - Rite Of Passage
- 2009 - Yeats
- 2008 - Yeats
- 2007 - Yeats
What are the latest odds?
10-11 Order Of St George, 8-1 Big Orange, Simple Verse, 12-1 Sheikhzayedroad, 14-1 Sweet Selection, 20-1 Torcedor, 22-1 Harbour Law, 25-1 bar
Who won the race last year?
Order Of St George (10-11f) won the race for jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Mizzou (10-1) finished second with Sheikhzayedroad (40-1) third.
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Which jockeys and trainers have won the Gold Cup the most?
Jockey Lester Piggott won the race an incredible 11 times while Aidan O'Brien has won the race seven times.
O'Brien's Yeats won the race four years in a row from 2006-2009.
What are the top tips for the race?
Templegate - Endless Time
Matt Chapman - Order Of St George