Overview
- The British Horseracing Authority scrapped the cross-country race due to unraceable ground, installing a veterans' chase on Friday and moving the cross-country to January's Trials day.
- Storm Claudia prompted late changes and withdrawals, including Jagwar, undermining JP McManus’s bid for a first Paddy Power Gold Cup.
- Saturday’s feature is the Paddy Power Gold Cup over 2m4f, with contenders such as Il Ridoto highlighted and close to £100,000 on offer to the winner.
- Jonbon sought a third consecutive Shloer Chase victory on Friday after the race’s 2023 switch to that day, with tipsters noting a deeper field this year.
- Betting-led coverage is prominent across the weekend, with race-by-race tips from Racing Post, talkSPORT, the Mirror and Daily Star alongside ITV broadcasts of key contests.