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Meetmebythesea终结McManus在Paddy Power金杯赛上的等待

Harry Cobden为McManus赢得了期待已久的11月奖杯，也为Ben Pauling带来了该赛事的首胜。参赛乔治六世国王障碍赛仍在考虑之中，但练马师认为这匹马还需要进一步进步。

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JP McManus拥有的切尔滕纳姆节冠军次数超过任何人，但这座11月的奖杯却始终与他无缘。自2010年以来，四次屈居亚军，使Paddy Power金杯赛成为他荣誉簿上醒目的空白。2026年11月14日，Meetmebythesea终于为他赢得了这场比赛，也让练马师Ben Pauling首次在该赛事中取胜。⁠6

在Harry Cobden策骑下，这匹受到大量投注、赔率为2-1的热门马以两马位半击败Blueking d’Oroux。两匹马并肩跃过最后一道障碍后，Meetmebythesea在切尔滕纳姆上坡的终点路段上展现出更强的冲刺能力。这匹六岁马赢得91,120英镑奖金，也让成功的新秀赛季更上一层楼：自3月以来首次出赛，便在一场重要的开放式让磅赛中取胜。⁠5⁠6⁠1

目前已经有人谈起12月26日在肯普顿举行的乔治六世国王障碍赛。但两者的区别很重要：这场比赛是经过精心选择并成功实现的目标，而不是已经确认的圣诞赛程。McManus首先称赞了选定这场赛事的练马师。“我把决定交给Ben，这是他的计划，所有功劳都应该归他，”他在接受Sky Sports采访时说。⁠4

对Pauling来说，他对这场比赛的感情远早于这匹马的赛季。他从14岁起就开始参加这场赛事，而这也是吸引他投身赛马运动的比赛之一。赛前他信心十足，但开赛约20分钟前还是紧张起来。“能拥有这匹热门马就像做梦一样，赢下比赛更是好上加好，”他说。⁠4

主动领跑，随后奋力一搏

Cobden的策略是让Meetmebythesea保持在前列，而不是寄望于最后时刻追赶。Pauling说，骑师希望采取前置跑法，因为当天从后方赶上的马匹很难进入争胜行列。这匹马的跳跃能力，以及高速行进时保持节奏的能力，让这一策略成为可能。⁠4

Quebecois在比赛的大部分时间里领跑，随后逐渐失速，Blueking d’Oroux则成为主要威胁；这是它首次为Dan Skelton出赛。Pauling坦言，转入最后直道时，对手的强劲走势让他感到担忧。越过最后一道障碍时，胜负仍未分晓；在冲向终点的上坡路段，Meetmebythesea锁定了胜局。⁠1⁠4⁠5

对于一位试图摸清马匹潜力上限的练马师来说，这匹马在压力下的反应是此次表现中最有参考价值的部分。Pauling认为，Meetmebythesea越过最后一道障碍时仍有余力，并称赞了这匹大马展现出的速度。这并非只是一匹跑起来顺畅的马轻松完成任务：Cobden发出指令后，它又拿出了更多实力。⁠4

他今天必须做到这一点，而他的表现也远超我们此前见过的水平，因为在受到压力时，他展现出了很强的后劲。

Ben Pauling 4

赔率为10-3的第二热门Blueking d’Oroux以2又四分之三马位之差领先第三名Torneo。Torneo赔率为12-1，由Jamie Snowden训练、Gavin Sheehan策骑。负顶磅的Matata名列第四。Dunkerque首次参加一级赛，取得第六名并赢得2,144英镑奖金；Henry de Bromhead训练的Zurich大幅落后，获得第七名，而Paul Nolan训练的Release The Beast未能完成比赛。⁠7⁠6⁠11

评估这场比赛时，也应考虑当时的条件。原定参赛的15匹马中，只有10匹出赛，另有四匹因场地状况退出。July Flower也在缺席马匹之列。官方场地状况标为良好，而GG.co.uk的赛日记录则称场地为良好，局部偏坚实。这些退赛改变了参赛阵容，但并不能抹去胜者必须赢下的这场较量。⁠11⁠5⁠3⁠6

这场一级赛顶级让磅赛在切尔滕纳姆老赛道举行，赛程为2英里4弗隆44码，共跨越16道障碍。GalopSport报道的获胜用时为4分52.36秒，比标准时间快8.64秒。这些数据有助于了解比赛背景，但不能据此认证冠军级别。这场11月的让磅赛，与3月节庆期间举行、距离更长的切尔滕纳姆金杯赛是两场不同的赛事。⁠3⁠7⁠11⁠5

Meetmebythesea此前已在该届节庆中赢得Jack Richards新秀让磅障碍赛。休赛后复出并在此取胜，进一步证明他有望在新秀组赛事之外继续进步。Cobden冲过终点线时挥舞双拳；对他而言，这也是他成为McManus的签约骑师以来取得的最大胜利，也是他两天内第二次身披这套马主代表色赢得重要赛事。⁠6⁠5⁠4

这位28岁的骑师曾在2023–24赛季成为英国障碍赛冠军骑师。他在担任Paul Nicholls的头号骑师十年后，于5月开始在英国和爱尔兰为McManus效力。“这样的重要比赛日并不常有，从现在起，我会好好享受每一个这样的日子，”他告诉ITV Sport，BBC Sport对此进行了报道。⁠5⁠6

肯普顿赛场仍只是一个选项，并非已定计划

接下来的问题比Meetmebythesea能否赢下这场让磅赛更难回答。参加肯普顿赛场的比赛意味着要在最高级别赛事中跑3英里。Pauling曾在前一个圣诞节凭The Jukebox Man赢得乔治六世国王障碍赛，并认为这匹马能够跑完这个距离。“我想，我们圣诞节时得考虑一下肯普顿，”他说。⁠4

胜利后，BetVictor将Meetmebythesea赢得乔治六世国王障碍赛的赔率从25-1调低至12-1。这些是博彩公司赛后的赔率，并非预测，也不能证明这匹马会参赛。博彩公司也下调了他赢得切尔滕纳姆金杯赛的赔率，但Pauling没有把他定性为未来那场更长距离节庆冠军赛的竞争者。他表示，目前看来，现有赛程距离或是在平坦赛道上跑3英里，或许更适合这匹马。⁠4⁠6⁠5

McManus说，他仍希望赢得乔治六世国王障碍赛、冠军追逐赛和阿克尔障碍赛，同时强调Meetmebythesea只有六岁，而且这场11月赛事原本就是既定目标。实现一个目标后，没有必要立刻把这份雄心转变成必须马上追逐下一个目标的任务。⁠4

Pauling自己的保留意见，是避免过度乐观的最佳提醒：“他可能还得进步10到15磅，才能赢下一场重要赛事。”这是他对还需达到何种表现的估计，并非官方评分上调。Meetmebythesea已凭表现赢得接受更大考验的资格，但他尚未证明自己能应对。⁠4

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  2. Google News Ireland (IE:en)
  3. GG.co.uk
  4. Google News Ireland (IE:en)
  5. BBC News
  6. BBC Sport
  7. Sky Sports
  8. GalopSport
  9. HeyDay News

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  1. Meetmebythesea powered up Cheltenham's hill to deliver JP McManus his first Paddy Power Gold Cup. The six-year-old won by two and a half lengths, earning £91,120 and a first victory for trainer Ben Pauling too. Now Pauling has to decide whether he's ready for the three-mile King George at Christmas.
  2. Meetmebythesea won a Class 1 Premier Handicap over two miles, four furlongs and 44 yards. The November 14 contest took him over 16 fences on Cheltenham's Old Course, before the uphill finish that decided the race.
  3. Only ten of the fifteen declared horses ran. Four were withdrawn because of the ground, and another on a veterinary certificate. July Flower was among the absentees. The going was listed as good, with good-to-firm patches also noted.
  4. Meetmebythesea and Blueking d’Oroux were level at the final fence. Harry Cobden's mount then found more up the hill, stretching two and a half lengths clear to reward the backing that had made him the 2-1 favourite.
  5. Quebecois had led for much of the race before fading. Cobden had kept Meetmebythesea prominent, rather than leaving him ground to recover late. Pauling said Cobden wanted to ride forward because horses coming from behind weren't getting into contention that day.
  6. Blueking d’Oroux, the 10-3 second favourite, was making his first start for Dan Skelton. Torneo finished third at 12-1, another two and three-quarter lengths behind. Jamie Snowden trained Torneo, with Gavin Sheehan riding.
  7. Top-weight Matata finished fourth. Dunkerque took sixth on his first Class 1 appearance, while Henry de Bromhead's Zurich was well beaten in seventh. Paul Nolan's Release The Beast failed to complete. Pauling had worried about how strongly Blueking d’Oroux travelled turning for home, but thought his own horse still had plenty left at the last.
  8. The £91,120 first prize headed awards extending down to sixth, where Dunkerque earned £2,144. Meetmebythesea completed the course in four minutes, 52.36 seconds, eight point six four seconds faster than standard.
  9. The November Paddy Power Gold Cup has been run since 1960. In 2026 it also carries the registered name the William Holman, commemorating the trainer who won three Grand Nationals. Cheltenham stages its longer Gold Cup championship separately, at the Festival in March.
  10. JP McManus had already owned more Cheltenham Festival winners than anyone else. Yet this November prize kept escaping him, with four runners-up since 2010. He credited Ben Pauling with choosing the target and Harry Cobden with delivering it.
  11. McManus said, “I left it to Ben and this was his plan, you have to give him all the credit.” For Pauling, the ambition reached back to childhood. He'd attended this meeting since he was fourteen and said this race helped draw him into the sport. Despite his public confidence, nerves arrived about twenty minutes before the start.
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  13. Meetmebythesea had won the Jack Richards Novices’ Handicap Chase at the Festival in March. This was his first outing since then. He returned from that break to win a major open handicap, progressing beyond novice company.
  14. Pauling praised his jumping and the pace he showed for such a big horse. Most encouraging was the response when Cobden asked for more. The trainer said the race revealed more than they'd seen before, because Meetmebythesea kept finding under pressure.
  15. Cobden pumped his fists as he crossed the line. This was his biggest success so far as McManus's retained rider, and his second major victory in those colours in two days. He said he intended to enjoy every big occasion.
  16. The twenty-eight-year-old had been Britain's champion jump jockey in 2023–24. He took up the McManus role in Britain and Ireland in May, after a decade as Paul Nicholls's number one. Cobden said riding a horse like this in such a race made him pinch himself.
  17. Kempton offers a different test over three miles at the highest level. The King George VI Chase takes place on December 26. Pauling won the previous Christmas's running with The Jukebox Man, and believes Meetmebythesea will stay the distance.
  18. McManus has never won the King George, Champion Chase or Arkle, and named them as remaining ambitions. But he also stressed that Meetmebythesea is only six, and that this carefully chosen November race had been the immediate objective.
  19. BetVictor cut Meetmebythesea's King George odds from 25-1 to 12-1 after the victory. Those were the bookmaker's post-race prices. Pauling is considering Kempton, but hasn't committed the horse to running there.
  20. Bookmakers also shortened his price for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Pauling stopped short of describing him as a future contender for that longer Festival championship. He thinks the current trip, or three miles on a flat track, may be the right range for now.
  21. Pauling reckons Meetmebythesea may need another ten to fifteen pounds of improvement to win a major championship race. That's his assessment of the performance still required. His enthusiasm about a possible Christmas challenge comes with that specific hurdle still to clear.

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