Cheltenham festival is always one of the events of the year for punters much like us and one that is always gambled on hard to attempt to bring home the biggest profits. Some of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport have been won at the Cheltenham and today we look into a few of them and the history behind why they were so big.

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The first on the list, and probably the most iconic was that of Norton’s Coin back in 1990 – he still remains the highest-priced winner in the history of the festival at 100/1. His trainer at the time, Sirrell Griffiths, was some sort of part time trainer, one of which only had a few horses and that it was more like a hobby to him rather than a full-time profession. This wasn’t some sort of fluke either, Norton’s Coin saw off some very difficult opposition including odds-on favourite and reigning Gold Cup champion in Desert Orchid to claim one of the most unlikely wins. The following day, The Racing Post’s headline for the day was “Shock of the Century” if that gives you any idea of how impressive it was.

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Next, and slightly more recently, was when Cue Card steamed to victory in 2010 at the Champion Bumper at odds as high as 40/1. The Colin Tizzard trained horse was very much doubted on his debut by many, including the bookies on his debut at the Festival, but was never doubted again as he went on to win nine Grade 1 races and eventually become a bit of a legend at Cheltenham.

? Nine Grade One victories
? Two wins at Cheltenham
? King George VI Chase
? £1.2m in prize money

Happy retirement, Cue Card. pic.twitter.com/pTnHSwTaqL

— bet365 (@bet365) April 17, 2018

Finally, on the list was that of Kirriemuir back in 1965 and shocks don’t come much bigger than this. With a starting price of 50/1, Kirriemuir was the highest priced winner in the Champions Hurdle, wowing the on looking Cheltenham crowd who looked on in disbelief. Running against iconic horses at the time including National Spirit and Sir Ken, it made for a spectacle that no one was expecting, not even his trainer Fulke Walwyn.