WINNERS ENCL SURE

THURSDAY is known to be the trickiest day for punters and with un De Sceaux and Sam Spinner getting turned over, the trend continued yesterday. Despite that, Ladbrokes estimate that today’s Gold Cup will spark a £20million betting bonanza in the UK and Ireland. Apart from the Grand National, the Gold Cup is the biggest betting race of the entire year. Nicky Henderson’s Apple’s Shakira is the favourite for the Triumph Hurdle and, although she is unbeaten in four starts, she hasn’t truly been tested. I think her male rivals are going to really challenge. Redicean has been popular since his flawless performance at Kempton a few weeks ago. However, the Irish challenge in this race looks too good to ignore. Farclas is our favourite of the Irish challengers. He came