Our ITV Nap runs in the Paddy Power Gold Cup, and it pays an extra place: see all 7

It’s Paddy Power Gold Cup day at Cheltenham, and Betfred is paying an extra place on the big race itself: 4 places instead of 3. Our ITV Racing Nap runs in it. Betfred is paying extra places on 7 races in all, with 5 places on the 14:55 at Cheltenham and the 13:02 at Navan.

👉 See Betfred’s extra place races and view T&Cs here

Today’s extra place races

Time	Course	Places (1/5 odds)	Runners	Our tip
13:02	Navan	5	16	SOMMESKY (9/1)
13:25	Windsor	4	15	KILDINAN PRINCE (ITV NB, 10/3); CRACK OPS (forecast 14/1)
13:50	Uttoxeter	4	12	PINK ‘N PURPLE (forecast 8/1)
14:00	Windsor	4	13	INDEPENDENT LADY (forecast 11/4)
14:20	Cheltenham	4	15	MEETMEBYTHESEA (ITV Nap, 5/2); DUNKERQUE (forecast 66/1)
14:55	Cheltenham	5	16	ACE OF SPADES (ITV, 4/1); GEEZER ROCKSTAR (forecast 7/1)
16:00	Cheltenham	4	15	EASTERN WHISPER (forecast 9/2)

ITV picks from our ITV Racing tips, Navan from our Irish racing tips, forecast prices from our Dark Horses. Prices were correct when our tips were published. Runners from this morning’s racecards.

The Paddy Power Gold Cup (14:20)

Our ITV Racing Nap is MEETMEBYTHESEA at 5/2, and Betfred pays 4 places in the 15-runner race. Our Dark Horses model has a very different view: DUNKERQUE, forecast at 66/1 against a tissue price of 5.78, with Sean Quinlan riding for Jennie Candlish. That is a big outsider, so treat it as a small each way interest rather than a main bet.

Elsewhere

In the 14:55 at Cheltenham, a 16-runner handicap hurdle with 5 places, our ITV pick is ACE OF SPADES (4/1) and our Dark Horses model likes GEEZER ROCKSTAR (forecast 7/1, tissue 5.0), with Bryan Carver riding for Harry Fry.

At Windsor, our ITV NB is KILDINAN PRINCE (10/3) in the 13:25, where our Dark Horses model also has CRACK OPS at 14/1.

A word on runners: the 14:55 at Cheltenham and the 13:02 at Navan have exactly 16 runners, the minimum for 5 places (below 16, Betfred pays 4), and the 13:50 at Uttoxeter has exactly 12, the minimum for 4. Check for non-runners before you bet.

Tomorrow Betfred pays 5 places on three races at Navan and the 15:10 at Cheltenham.

Today’s money back race is the 12:35 at Cheltenham, paying cash for 2nd or 3rd.

For every partner’s extra place races, see our extra places page.

How it works

1. Back your horse each way in one of the races above.
2. If it finishes in one of the paid places, including the extra one, the place part pays out at 1/5 odds.

Key terms

• New and existing verified customers. Each way singles and each way multiples only. Antepost bets do not count.
• At Betfred, 4 places needs 12 or more runners; below that, standard place terms apply. 5 places needs 16 or more runners; below that, Betfred pays 4.
• Place terms can change if there are non-runners. Dead heat rules apply.

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