The David Power Jockeys’ Cup has launched into action and the battle for the £500K top prize is underway.
The competition – named in honour of Paddy’s dad and our legendary co-founder – pits riders into battle on ITV jump races for a slice of the record-breaking £1.5million prize fund.
It started last Friday on the opening day of November Meeting at Cheltenham and concludes on the Friday of the Grand National Festival at Aintree.
David Power Jockeys’ Cup odds are on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, the standings for this season’s competition can be found below.
Jockeys are awarded points for finishing in the top four of races shown on ITV Racing between November 15 and April 4. A win is worth 10 points, second get 8 points, third will bag 6 points and fourth will collect 4 points.
These are the points accrued after the weekend’s Cheltenham November meeting as we head towards Saturday, November 23, where ITV Racing will show eight races from Haydock & Ascot.
1= Sean Bowen, Harry Skelton – 46 points
3= Nico de Boinville, Sam Twiston-Davies – 38
5 Daniel King – 16
6= Jonathan Burke, Bryan Carver – 14
8= Harry Cobden, Felix de Giles, Freddie Gingell, Freddie Gordon – 10
12= Gavin Sheehan, Charlie Hammond, Kevin Brogan, Henry Brooke, Michael O’Connor, Jonjo O’Neill, James Best, Micheal Nolan, Tom Cannon, Brendan Powell – 6
22= Jack Quinlan, Jack Gilligan, Richard Deegan, Tristan Durrell, Jack Tudor, Derek Fox, Tom Bellamy, Jack Hogan – 4
David Power Jockeys Cup Prize Table
Harry Skelton is the favourite with Paddy Power to win the inaugural David Power Jockeys’ Cup after getting off to a flying start.
Harry Cobden is next in our betting thanks to the firepower at his disposal as Paul Nicholls’ stable jockey.
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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