Denman will look to regain his Gold Cup crown when he and Kauto Star go head-to-head for the third time when they battle it out in the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

The Denman corner – 4/1 (Paddy Power, £100 free bet)

Denman fans were left distraught when the 2008 Gold Cup winner fluffed his lines in the Aon Chase at Newbury last month – but Paul Nicholls is warning punters not to give up on ‘The Tank.’

"Denman did a very good piece of work with Tricky Trickster at the weekend. The more you do and the more you drill him the better he gets," added Nicholls.

"You have to remember that before he ran in the Aon he gave 22lb to What A Friend and he went on to win the Lexus.

"He did have a little setback, but he is over that and do not write him off.

"The danger with Denman is that you go off too quick on him and get to the bottom of him too soon.

"He loves a battle and if he had got into a scrap with Niche Market at Newbury he would have loved it."

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They currently have Kauto Star as their 8/11 market leader and he is bound to be popular to land his third Gold Cup, while Denman is 4/1 to regain his title after he fluffed his lines in the Aon Chase at Newbury last time out.

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