The Gold Cup tops the bill as a thrilling week of racing comes to a close at the Cheltenham Festival. The 4pm feature looks wide open, with favourites Gaelic Warrior and The Jukebox Man, owned by Harry Redknapp, leading the odds.

However, they may not have everything their own way, with the likes of Jango Baie and last year's winner, Inothewayurthinkin, gaining support too. Or could a longer shot, like Spillane's Tower, gatecrash the party? With plotlines aplenty, it promises to be a fascinating race. Here's who six leading racing figures and tipsters are going for...

Via Paddy Power, the National Hunt legend said: "Gaelic Warrior (3-1) bids to give connections a Champion Hurdle-Gold Cup double, and I'm with him. Any rain will be an advantage to him, and the race set-up should be ideal with plenty of pace on. I can see him being dropped in towards the inner, powering through on the run to the last, and the rest, as they say, is history!"

In his Betway column, the ITV commentator said: "The two that make most appeal are The Jukebox Man (7-2) and, at a bigger price, Spillane's Tower (16-1). The Jukebox Man was just touched off in the Albert Bartlett but deserved extra credit for pulling the King George out of the fire, having looked likely to finish no closer than third on landing after the last.

"Spillane's Tower (16-1) had his season disrupted last year through other JP McManus runners taking preference or the ground drying up. He should not be underestimated, having won a falselyrun Cotswold Chase quite snugly."

The greatest jump jockey of all time told the Express: "We've last year's winner Inothewayurthinkin coming back to try and win it but if someone told you on a Friday night that one of any of the 10 horses won the Gold Cup, you wouldn't be shocked. That's what makes it brilliant.

"The ground will have a big factor. Gaelic Warrior is probably the most talented horse and could be the one that could take all the beating. The Jukebox Man would be a brilliant winner for the sport, because of Harry Redknapp - but maybe I'd probably go with Spillane's Tower."

Via her William Hill column, the broadcaster and former jockey said: "Gaelic Warrior is the one they all must beat. My heads with him but, of course, my heart is with Spillane's Tower.

"Harry Cobden rides him for the first time, the rain that is due to fall is needed, and we can expect him to ride a patient race. It's Gaelic Warrior to win the Gold Cup and, hopefully, Spillane's Tower to follow him home."

The racing editor said: "The Jukebox Man can call the tune for Harry Redknapp in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. The chaser is unbeaten over fences, and his dramatic success in the King George VI Chase marked him out as an outstanding horse.

"In an open renewal of jump racing's blue riband, the eight-year-old has been primed for this day by trainer Ben Pauling. He is a brilliant jumper, will stay the trip and has the class needed to win the cherished prize."

The Racing TV presenter said: "For me, it's a straight shoot-out between Gaelic Warrior and Jango Baie (5-1). Both are proven at Cheltenham as past winners of the Arkle; the former also boasts seconds in the Turners and Fred Winter.

"Both stay three miles, the former more exposed over that trip. Both handle as much cut in the ground as seems likely to transpire, the former more proven on extremes."