WATCH: Does Megan Nicholls Call Her Dad ‘FAT’ When Previewing The Ascot Gold Cup?

Megan Nicholls
Megan Nicholls

This is a ‘must-see’ as Megan Nicholls, the former jockey and daughter of champion National Hunt trainer Paul Nicholls, makes a classic ‘breeding comment’ when previewing the upcoming Ascot Gold Cup.

WATCH: Is Megan Nicholls Calling Her Dad ‘FAT’?

Megan Nicholls, who rode 58 winners during her career, never really did make it as a rider. However, the daughter of 11-time champion National Hunt trainer Paul Nicholls, could easily have a career in comedy on the horizon after her recent comment when previewing the 2023 Ascot Gold Cup.

You can see how this ‘classic breeding’ comment unfolds as Megan Nicholls and Betfair presenter Daryl Carter discuss whether the Godolphin-owned Yibir will stay the extreme 2m4f trip or not?

The quote leaves Carter in fits of laughter as the former rider and now RacingTV presenter Megan Nicholls tries to backtrack and say sorry to her dad.

Megan Nicholls goes onto say that Yibir “won’t stay in a double decker bus” – referring to the Charlie Appleby horse not being able to last out the 2m4f trip of the Ascot Gold Cup. The ‘boys in blue’ of Godolphin have won the Ascot Gold Cup five times in the past, but Megan Nicholls clearly feels Yibir WON’T be making it win number six.

However, Megan Nicholls might be onto something, as the furthest Yibir has run to date is just 1m5f – meaning this Dubawi gelding has an extra 7 furlongs to last out in the Gold Cup.

If Yibir does go onto win the Ascot Gold Cup, Nicholls will certainly have egg on her face and maybe dad Paul might be tempted to throw a few custard pies too!


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Ascot Gold Cup 2023

The Ascot Gold Cup is the feature contest over the 5-day Royal Ascot Meeting that starts on Tuesday 20th June and runs till Saturday 24th June.

Run over 2m4f, the Group One race holds a top prize of just over ÂŁ280k and has been won 8 times by both trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Frankie Dettori, who will be riding in the race this year for the last time as he announced his retirement at the end of this season.

This year, the betting his headed by Coltrane, who won the Ascot Stakes at this meeting last year, and last year’s St Leger winner Eldar Eldarov. You can see the latest Ascot Gold Cup odds below.

What Date & Time Is The 2023 Ascot Gold Cup?

đź“…Time/Date: 4:20pm (Thursday 22nd June 2023)
🏇Racecourse: Ascot
đź’° Winner: ÂŁ283,550,650
đź“ş TV: Sky Sports Racing / ITV
🎲 Odds: Coltrane 3/1 | Eldar Eldarov 3/1 | Emily Dickinson 13/2 | Subjectivist 10/1


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Recent Ascot Gold Cup Winners

  • 2022 – Kyprios (13/8 fav)
  • 2021 – Subjectivist (13/2)
  • 2020 – Stradivarius (4/5 fav)
  • 2019 – Stradivarius (Evs fav)
  • 2018 – Stradivarius (7/4 jfav)
  • 2017 – Big Orange (5/1)
  • 2016 – Order Of St George (10/11 fav)
  • 2015 – Trip To Paris (12/1)
  • 2014 – Leading Light (10/11 fav)

Ascot Gold Cup Runners and Latest Betting Odds

We take a look at the latest 2023 Ascot Gold Cup odds from BetUK, where you can also get a ÂŁ30 free bet to use on the race.

  • Coltrane @ 3/1
  • Eldar Eldarov @ 3/1
  • Emily Dickinson @ 13/2
  • Broome @ 8/1
  • Yibir @ 9/1
  • Courage Mon Ami @ 10/1
  • Subjectivist @ 10/1
  • Echoes In Rain @ 14/1
  • Trueshan @ 16/1
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