Paul Nicholls has chosen one horse he’d choose to train for the Cheltenham Festival feature race this year.The 14-time champion trainer has scooped the Gold Cup four times in his career and has revealed he’d want to train the Harry Redknapp-owned The Jukebox Man.Nicholls came close to a recent Gold Cup victory with his star BravemansgameNicholls revealed his pick which comes just two weeks away from the Cheltenham Festival feature race.The Gold Cup has always lived up to its billing as horses contest over 3m 21/2f, 22 obstacles with over £350,000 in prize money to the winner.This year’s edition looks wide open with no clear favourite like in recent renewals where there’s been a short priced contender.Which horse would Nicholls train for Gold Cup glory?Nicholls revealed to Betfair: “I would love to train The Jukebox Man in this year’s renewal of the Gold Cup.“I think he is an interesting horse and I think it is an open race. He won very nicely at Kempton the other month, stayed on strongly and as I know from the past that horses that win the King George go on to win a Gold Cup. “It’d be so good for racing if Harry Redknapp could win a Gold Cup.”The Jukebox Man, owned by Redknapp and trained by Ben Pauling has a strong backing.His form speaks volumes of a horse that would suit the Gold Cup too, after going unbeaten over fences.The eight-year-old beat Iroko earlier this year before going on to win the famous King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.That race is amongst the highlights in the jumps racing calendar and is renowned for being a proper test to eek out the best horses with stamina and jumping being so important.PAThe Jukebox Man is a big pick from Nicholls[/caption]GETTYNicholls has trained some of the biggest names including Gold Cup winner Denman[/caption]Nicholls highlights Gold Cup winning traitsThe trainer based in Ditcheat, Somerset has a plethora of Cheltenham Festival winners, along with four Gold Cup wins.So he will know better than most the attributes a horse needs to win such a tough race.Nicholls explained: “You’ve got to have a lot of class to win a Gold Cup, they must have stamina, and they’ve got to be the tops really, you know. “I have been very lucky to train some very good ones. They were high-class horses, and they had the ability to actually act at Cheltenham – jump, gallop and stay.“There has been so many wonderful Cheltenham winners for me at the Festival. I think I’ve had 50 now, and I’ve won the Gold Cup four times. Cheltenham Festival tipsBest Ante-post bets for Cheltenham Festival 2026Horses to watch in 2025/26 jumps season“When I had Denman and Kauto Star going head-to-head in those Gold Cups it was special.“The year that I had 1-2-3 in the Gold Cup, with Kauto Star, Denman and Neptune Collonges, that was an amazing day, but you could say when Kauto won his first, and then he was the first to lose and regain the Gold Cup, those Gold Cup wins are special.”Every trainer dreams of training a Gold Cup winner and that sentiment is echoed across the sport from jockeys to stable staff in wanting to be involved in getting a horse into the biggest race at Cheltenham.Claim over £500 in Cheltenham Festival free bet offers for this year’s meeting and see the best horse racing betting sitestalkSPORT BET Betting Offer – Bet £10 Get £40 In Free Bets! – CLAIM HERE*Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. GambleAware.orgRemember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressedGamcare – www.gamcare.org.ukGambleAware – www.gambleaware.orgFind our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.*18+ New Customers. Opt in, deposit and bet £10+ on any horse racing markets within 7 days of sign up. Get 4 x £10 Free Bets for set horse racing markets. Bonuses expire in 30 days. Click for T&Cs. GambleAware.org. Please gamble responsibly.