Irish trio set to feature in Gold Cup

Racing: The Edward O'Grady-trained Tranquil Sea features among 25 possible runners for Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham…

Racing:The Edward O'Grady-trained Tranquil Sea features among 25 possible runners for Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham following the confirmation stage.

The seven-year-old enjoyed a decent novice campaign and returned to action with a commanding success over Joncol at Naas.

Tony Martin's Northern Alliance and the Noel Meade-trained Jaamid complete a trio of Irish raiders.

Our Vic heads the weights for the highly competitive handicap contest and could be joined by David Pipe stablemate I'm So Lucky.

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Paul Nicholls has three chances having left in ante-post favourite Chapoturgeon, Poquelin and Tatenen, while Nigel Twiston-Davies has a strong hand with Knowhere and Ballyfitz. Alan King's Tarotino and Nicky Henderson's mare My Petra are other interesting contenders.