Ollie Magern And Celestial Gold Head Weights For Paddy Power Gold Cup Recent Charlie Hall Chase winner Ollie Magern (11st 12lb) and last year´s winner Celestial Gold (11st 9lb, 12/1 with Paddy Power) head the weights for the #110,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup, the highlight of Cheltenham´s Open Meeting on Saturday, November 12, details of which are revealed today, Wednesday, November 2.Ollie Magern is one of three entries from the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard, who won the race in 1992 with Tipping Tim, along with Redemption (9st 13lb, 20/1) and Gazump (8st 11lb, 50/1). Philip Hobbs, successful in the race in 1989 with Joint Sovereignty, has three entries headed by Monkerhostin (11st including 6lb ex, 7/2), third last year and successful in the 2004 bonusprint.com Gold Cup. He has been promoted to favouritism after a winning reappearance in yesterday´s Haldon Gold Cup Chase at Exeter, for which he collects a 6lb penalty. Lacdoudal (10st 9lb, 6/1), who made a successful seasonal debut over hurdles at Chepstow last month, and Tamango (9st 11lb, 25/1) complete Hobbs´ trio.Martin Pipe has nine entries in a race he has won a record seven times, including Celestial Gold, who carried 10st 2lb to victory 12 months ago, last year´s Irish Independent Arkle Chase winner Contraband (11st 2lb, 16/1), It Takes Time (11st 1lb, 20/1), Therealbandit (11st 1lb, 20/1), leading ante-post fancy Our Vic (10st 12lb, 6/1), Horus (10st 3lb, 33/1), Tango Royal (10st 1lb, 33/1), Zeta´s River (9st 11lb, 20/1) and Windsor Boy (8st 12lb, 33/1).The Paul Nicholls stable has a seven-strong entry, headed by last year´s runner-up Thisthatandtother (11st 8lb, 14/1), who could be joined by stablemates Le Roi Miguel (11st 5lb, 20/1), Armaturk (11st 4lb, 25/1), Kauto Star (10st 12lb, 10/1), My Will (10st 12lb, 10/1), Le Passing (10st 5lb, 20/1) and Ladalko (8st 13lb, 33/1).Nicky Henderson has five entries to choose from with 2003 hero Fondmort (11st 3lb, 20/1), Iris Royal (10st 5lb, 20/1), Liberthine (10st 1lb, 20/1), Chauvinist (10st, 25/1) and Scots Grey (9st 6lb, 33/1). No Irish horse has won the Paddy Power Gold Cup since Bright Highway in 1980, trained by Michael O´Brien, who has the exciting Forget The Past (11st 2lb, 12/1) entered this year. The Irish challenge is completed by the Noel Meade-trained Watson Lake (10st 13lb, 14/1), Euro Leader (10st 5lb, 25/1), Always (10st 2lb, 33/1), Mariah Rollins (10st, 25/1), Sir Oj (9st 7lb, 25/1) and Pearly Jack (9st, 40/1).The Henrietta Knight-trained Impek (10st 8lb, 16/1) and Brooklyn Breeze (10st 6lb, 8/1) from the Len Lungo stable are other leading contenders for the extended two and a half mile chase, the first major contest of the 2005/06 season. LATEST PADDY POWER PRICESMonkerhostin 7/2 Our Vic 6/1 Lacdoudal 6/1 Brooklyn Breeze 8/1 Kauto Star 10/1 My Will 10/1 Celestial Gold 12/1 Forget The Past 12/1 Watson Lake 14/1 Thisthatandtother 14/1 Contraband 16/1 Impek 16/1 Kandjar d´Allier 16/1 Lord Sam 16/1 Therealbandit 20/1 Le Passing 20/1 Zeta´s River 20/1 Fondmort 20/1 Iris Royal 20/1 It Takes Time 20/1 Le Roi Miguel 20/1 Liberthine 20/1 Redemption 20/1 Backbeat 25/1 Quazar 25/1 Sir Oj 25/1 Armaturk 25/1 Chauvinist 25/1 Euro Leader 25/1 Full House 25/1 Mariah Rollins 25/1 Our Armageddon 25/1 See You Sometime 25/1 Tamango 25/1 Mister McGoldrick 33/1 East Tycoon 33/1 Always 33/1 Horus 33/1 Jakari 33/1 Ladalko 33/1 Scots Grey 33/1 Tango Royal 33/1 Tigers Lair 33/1 Banker Count 33/1 Vandas Choice 33/1 Windsor Boy 33/1 Europa 40/1 Graphic Approach 40/1 Pearly Jack 40/1 Royaleety 40/1 Turgeonev 40/1 Flame Creek 50/1 Ball O Malt 50/1 Ballybough Rasher 50/1 Gazump 50/1 Wet Lips 50/1 Wrags To Riches 50/1 Baby Run (Not Qualified) Ollie Magern (Dbt)
