Sugar Baron the value option in Bet365 Gold Cup

While most Irish eyes will be on the jumps finale at Punchestown today, this afternoon also sees this season’s British National Hunt campaign draw to a close at Sandown.

The feature is the bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (the Whitbread in old money), a race that boasts an illustrious roll of honour.

However, it is also invariably a fiendish difficult puzzle to solve, illustrated by the fact no favourite has won since Mr Frisk obliged in 1990. That stat alone is reason to take on Blaklion. And that’s before you consider the fact he must shoulder 11st 12lbs.