With Gold Cup Friday being the final day of Cheltenham, BettingLounge's racing expert Conlan goes through some of his favourite bets and puts them in one place for you. So, let's dive in.
You can also check out all of his selections for the day, written before declarations, so prices may have changed.
Gold Cup Friday - Best Bets and Tips
Below, you can find Conlan's best bets for Day 4 of the Cheltenham Festival. The odds were correct at the time of writing.
| 💻 Operator | 🤔 Category | 🏇 Selection | 📊 Odds | 👉 Back Selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Best Bet | Galopin Des Champs | 4/7 | Place Bet |
 | Next Best | Hello Neighbour | 5/1 | Place Bet |
🥇 Best Bet
The final day of the Festival, the one which nobody wants to roll around, but always serves up a sumptuous day of racing, namely the fabled Gold Cup. If you have kept up with my previous tips where I covered every race, for every day, in great detail, it will be of no secrecy how much I adore Galopin Des Champs.
This is the horse of a lifetime and one who is poised to win the Gold Cup for the third time in a row, a feat only previously achieved by other greats of the sport, such as Best Mates and Arkle.
I am of the simple opinion that this horse is untouchable, invincible, and any other fitting superlatives which display how much of a force he is in this sport. He is my best bet for the final day, and arguably my best bet for the entire festival.
🥈 Next Best
Behind Galopin Des Champs in my personal preference betting order for the day is Hello Neighbour, in the JCB Triumph Hurdle.
All the talk for this race has been on the two market favourites in East India Dock and Lulamba, but I was particularly impressed by Hello Neighbour when he ran on to win in the Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival in early February.
He was at the back of the pack for the majority of the race, where he travelled tremendously towards the last to win in fabulous style.
He is currently unbeaten in 4 appearances, starting his career on the turf and then moving over to jumps, where he had his debut on Boxing Day at Leopardstown in a Grade 2. The only two races he has taken part in have been in graded company over in Ireland, which really speaks volumes to me about his clear ability.
Gavin Cromwell has a number of classy talents at his disposal for this year's festival, but Hello Neighbour is the one in the fleet that I am most excited to see on the final day.
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A sports business and finance graduate, Conlan turned to sports tipping to help himself and others return some big bets. Being a frequent punter in recent years, he has regularly found value in big markets, seeing good value returns across National Hunt and Flat racing due to his astute knowledge in the sport and interest in stats and trends, finding value where there seemingly is none.