THE Gold Cup could be set for a monumental shake-up after it was claimed the Grand National favourite may be supplemented for the big Cheltenham race at a cost of £25,000.
Former Gold Cup-winning jockey Robbie ‘Puppy’ Power claims he ‘heard a rumour’ Inothewayurthinkin might be a shock addition to the line-up.
Inothewayurthinkin is red-hot fav for the Grand National – but could be supplemented for the Gold Cup at a fee of £25,000[/caption]
The Gavin Cromwell-trained, JP McManus-owned chaser is as short as 6-1 to win the world’s most famous race on April 5.
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But shrewd trainer Cromwell has kept his cards close to his chest regarding the seven-year-old Grade 1 winner.
The Irish handler said it is by no means certain he runs in the £1million Aintree feature, despite looking well-in at the weights.
And Power, who won the 2017 Gold Cup on Sizing John, said on a Tattersalls Cheltenham preview night he heard the seven-year-old could be heading to Cheltenham.
McManus has already seen his star chaser Fact To File beaten twice by odds-on Gold Cup fav Galopin Des Champs twice this season.
And it looks like the Willie Mullins-trained John Durkan winner will drop back to 2m4f for the Ryanair Chase.
That could leave the door open to billionaire supremo McManus, who is dominating the Cheltenham markets, throwing another challenger at the hat-trick-seeking Galopin Des Champs.
‘Puppy’ Power said on the preview night: “I just heard a rumour that Gavin Cromwell’s horse is going to be supplemented for the Gold Cup.
“He has a big place chance in the Gold Cup if he is supplemented.”
We will know for certain if Inothewayurthinkin has been supplemented by noon on Saturday, March 8.
McManus will have to dip into his substantial pockets to stump up the £25,000 supplementary fee.
Mind you, he’ll recoup his cash if Inothewayurthinkin were to finish fourth again to Galopin Des Champs – the same spot he filled when he last ran in the Irish Gold Cup.
While the winner of the Gold Cup will get £350,000, even fourth place in the most prestigious jumps race in the calendar is worth a little over £33,000.
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