2024 Cheltenham Gold Cup Form: All the latest form guides for the Cheltenham Festival showpiece

Check out the latest Cheltenham Gold Cup form for the showpiece event at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival, and here at Horseracing.net we will keep you up to speed with all the latest Cheltenham Gold Cup news and form guides as some of the leading protagonists warm up for the iconic event in March.

The feature race on day four of the Cheltenham Festival, the 2024 running of the Grade 1 steeplechase will take place on Friday 15th March and it's likely to see last year's first and second Galopin Des Champs and Bravemansgame lock horns in the iconic Prestbury Park contest.

Check out the latest 2024 Cheltenham Gold Cup form updates here, which will grow in stature as the National Hunt continues through the winter months and on to the big spring festivals...

October Form Pointers

We saw some stars of the Irish National Hunt scene do battle in the Grade 3 Irish Daily Star - Best For Racing Coverage Chase at Punchestown in mid-October as 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Minella Indo locked horns with dual Cross Country Chase hero Delta Work and former Irish Gold Cup hero Conflated and it was the former Gold Cup champion that showed his class to prevail. Given a prominent ride by Rachael Blackmore, Minella Indo produced a fine jumping display to get the better of outsider Hurricane Georgie with Delta Work and Conflated finishing way back. 

Reigning Grand National hero Corach Rambler is destined for a crack at the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2024, but Lucinda Russell's stable star failed to fire on his return at Kelso in late October and he suffered a disappointing defeat. In the aftermath Russell was quick to point out her dual Cheltenham Festival winner will come on significantly for the run, but he will need to improve significantly as the season goes on and is unsurprisingly still a big price for the Gold Cup in 2024.

November Form Pointers

The first big trial of the season for the Cheltenham Gold Cup took place at a rain soaked Wetherby and a bit of a surprise ensued. Bravemansgame won the 2022 renewal and was sent back to Wetherby by Paul Nicholls in the hope of defending his title, with Ahoy Senor the second favourite. Much like in the 2022 renewal, Ahoy Senor looked very much in need of the run and blew out quickly, allowing Bravemansgame to press on with a certain Irish raider.

Gentlemansgame for Mouse Morris came into the race hard fit after a good reappearance and the stunning white horse was matching the King George champion stride for stride for much of the race. Heading to the last obstacle, most would agree Bravemansgame was travelling sweeter, however he made a shuddering error under a motionless Harry Cobden and Gentlemansgame for Ireland took full advantage to take a few lengths lead and continue finding more up the straight.

There will be much debate as to which horse would've won if Bravemansgame had jumped the last in his customary perfect fashion, but one thing is for sure. Gentlemansgame dethroning him means he is a definite Gold Cup contender and the seven year old warrants plenty of respect after being cut into as short as 20/1 for Cheltenham glory come March.

Gerri Colombe - second in the 2022 Brown Advisory and a winner of the Mildmay Novices' Chase last season - is regarded as one of the leading Gold Cup contenders, but he will have to improve on his victory in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal. Eventually getting up to beat the star trio of Conflated, Minella Indo and Envoi Allen, Gordon Elliott's charge was very workmanlike during his success, but he did show staying is certainly his strong suit and he's sure to be a key contender for the showpiece event.

The last weekend in November saw some big guns take to the track and the first was reigning champion Galopin Des Champs, who failed to kick off his season with a win as he was beaten again by Punchestown Gold Cup conqueror Fastorslow, who continues to blossom for Martin Brassil. Sticky jumping at times saw Galopin Des Champs struggle at times and he was unable to quicken in the closing stages as Fastorslow stormed to victory to put himself in the Gold Cup picture.

A day prior to that Punchestown shock, Bravemansgame and Protektorat were both beaten by Royale Pagaille in the Betfair Chase. The Venetia Williams-trained Haydock specialist produced a huge career best pulling comfortably clear of Bravemansgame, who failed to sparkle, while Protektorat was too keen through the early stages and is sure to improve for the run.