Home team likely to be steamrolled again March 13, 2022 THERE was a sense of embarrassment 12 months ago when the Irish left Cheltenham with a record 23 winners from a possible 28, and there is much hope the home team will put up a sterner defence this time around. Talk in the build-up has been of Great Britain winning the first three races with [...]
Dominant Allaho looks most likely to win by daylight in Thursday’s Ryanair March 13, 2022 IF THERE was one performance at last year’s Cheltenham Festival that will live long in the memory, it was Allaho’s demolition job in the Ryanair Chase. Willie Mullins’ eight-year-old set a blistering pace from just after the third fence and slowly went clear of his field, running out an impressive 12 length winner. He’s looked [...]
Don’t be surprised if there is another big price shock winner at the Festival March 13, 2022 THERE is always plenty of talk about the ‘bankers’ at the meeting with Honeysuckle (Unibet Champion Hurdle), Sir Gerhard (Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle) and Allaho (Ryanair Chase) the three obvious ones set to carry that label this week. However, with 28 races over four days, the one certainty is that there will more than likely be [...]
Put your faith in Jack at 10/1 to land Festival top jockey prize March 13, 2022 THIS time last year, jockey Paul Townend was as short as 2/5 to be crowned the Cheltenham Festival’s leading jockey only to be beaten to that title by Rachael Blackmore. He heads the betting for that much coveted crown at 4/5 with Fitzdares again this year having won it back in 2020. Willie Mullins’ stable [...]
Renton relishing racegoer return March 13, 2022 LAST year’s Cheltenham Festival was a very different one with no fans on course but there’s now only one sleep before we hear the famous Cheltenham roar again. Ian Renton, Jockey Club Regional Director, is looking forward to welcoming racegoers back to the Festival for the first time since 2020 and expects over 275,000 fans [...]
Scene looks set for Mullenbeg to prove she’s the real deal March 10, 2022 LOOKING at the remainder of the Sandown card and the eye is drawn to MULLENBEG in the EBF Mares’ Bumper (3.00pm). Her trainer Milton Harris is having a great season and has a live chance in next week’s Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with the Adonis winner Knight Salute, and he looks to have another good one on his hands here. The five-year-old didn’t [...]
Make sure you’re the Lucky One by following Skelton March 10, 2022 THIS is the time when punters all over the country are on tenterhooks ahead of the biggest betting week of the year. There is nothing like the Cheltenham Festival and with racegoers back in their droves after a two-year absence, expect a red hot atmosphere at Prestbury Park next week. The last big chance to [...]
Fry’s Metier can battle his way to Kelso victory March 3, 2022 THERE are now less than two weeks to go until this year’s Cheltenham Festival with most of the stars of the National Hunt game being nurtured at home for their biggest of tests. However, with a few valuable pots floating around this weekend, plenty have been tempted out to try and snare a prize ahead [...]
Prime time to back Kalooki in Newbury’s Greatwood Gold Cup March 3, 2022 WITH plenty of rain having already fallen and more expected I’m banking on the ground at Newbury being pretty testing. The highlight on the card is the BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup (1.50pm) which looks very competitive despite only 10 runners going to post. Dublin Four and Tamaroc Du Mathan should both go well although I’m [...]
Fry’s Phoenix looks the Way to go in Kempton feature February 24, 2022 WE MIGHT be less than three weeks away from the Cheltenham Festival, and although plenty of people’s attentions are already turning to those four days in March, there are still several good opportunities to top up the funds before we head to Prestbury Park. Kempton on Saturday looks a good place to start, namely in [...]
