Cheltenham Festival tips: Ballyandy looks Supreme bet to squash Melon March 14, 2017 TAKING on a well-fancied Willie Mullins horse in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle (1.30pm) sounds like risky business. The Irish trainer has a remarkable record in the Cheltenham Festival curtain-raiser, responsible for three winners and a second in the last four years. However, backing his charge this time around requires a huge leap of faith. With [...]
THE ROAD TO CHELTENHAM: Vroum Vroum looks a Mag-nificent Champion Hurdle bet March 9, 2017 THEY say that a week is a long time in politics. Well, it’s even longer when it comes to the world of horseracing, as Willie Mullins demonstrated on Wednesday. Ireland’s Champion trainer had suggested only a few days ago that Limini would be supplemented for next Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle, while his other mare Vroum Vroum [...]
Sandown betting tips: Just William for punters in Imperial Cup March 9, 2017 AFTER 361 days of waiting, there are now just four days to go until the Cheltenham Festival and Saturday is the last real chance to boost the coffers. Sandown’s highlight is the Matchbook Imperial Cup (3.00pm), a race which dangles a £50,000 carrot if the winner goes on to taste success in the Cotswolds the [...]
THE ROAD TO CHELTENHAM: Monalee value alternative to Death Duty in Albert Bartlett March 2, 2017 TRAINER Gordon Elliott is planning to send over a team of around 30 horses to Cheltenham and this week nominated Death Duty in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle as his best chance. The County Meath handler saddled three winners at last year’s Festival and its clear to see why he is pinning his hopes on [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Sit back on your Chesterfield and enjoy a nice glass of Red March 2, 2017 CHELTENHAM is all consuming at this time of year, so it’s actually quite nice to have weekend meetings where Prestbury Park isn’t the main focus. In fact up at Doncaster, attention turns to the Grand National as some decent chasers line-up in the BetBright Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (3.35pm). The Last Samuri bolted up by 10 [...]
Road to Cheltenham: Get the Champagne ready for a right Royal celebration February 23, 2017 NEXT month’s Cheltenham Festival lost arguably its biggest star earlier this week when news broke that Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack will miss the rest of the season. His absence from the meeting’s feature race means his stablemates Native River and Cue Card now head the betting at 3/1 and 7/2 respectively. Both should play a [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Steve looks just the job for punters at Kempton February 23, 2017 WITH just 18 days to go until the Cheltenham Festival, Saturday's Kempton card is pretty much the last chance for some horses to book their ticket to the party. The big race of the day is the BetBright Chase (3.35pm), where last year’s winner Theatre Guide will be hoping to perk up his trainer Colin [...]
Road To Cheltenham: Empire can strike back in the Ryanair Chase February 17, 2017 OVER the coming weeks I will be taking a look at the ante-post markets for this year’s Cheltenham Festival and putting together a portfolio of bets. The first horse I’d like to recommend is EMPIRE OF DIRT at 9/1 for the Ryanair Chase. An impressive winner of last season’s Festival Plate, the ten-year-old routed his [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Taquin looks value to upset Cue Card in Ascot Chase February 17, 2017 HATS off to the connections of Cue Card who this week scratched the lovable 11-year-old from next month’s Ryanair Chase, signifying their intentions to once again go for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The seven-time Grade One winner completes his preparations for this year’s Festival by running in Saturday's Ascot Chase (3.35pm), for which he is [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Veinard and Gassin Golf look value alternatives in Betfair Hurdle February 10, 2017 LOOKING back at the roll of honour for Saturday's Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm), plenty of quality horses have masqueraded as handicappers to land this hugely valuable contest. Get Me Out Of Here (2010), Zarkandar (2012) and My Tent Or Yours (2013) are just three recent examples of winners who went on to be regulars at Grade [...]
