Beef heads record Gold Cup entry

BEEF OR SALMON and Kingscliff top a record entry of 64 horses in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Despite the absence of last year's impressive scorer Kicking King, the race has attracted a huge entry, headed by the recent Lexus Chase winner Beef Or Salmon and Betfair Chase victor Kingscliff.

British champion jumps trainer Martin Pipe, who has yet to win the Gold Cup, has a team of five entered for the Festival showpiece, with last year's Hennessy Gold Cup winner Celestial Gold a leading contender.