Cheltenham Festival Tips: Alpha can pay for Vacation in RSA Chase March 15, 2017 THERE isn’t a race I look forward to more at the Cheltenham Festival than the RSA Chase (2.10pm). Not only do you need to find a novice that can both jump and stay the trip, you have to find one with mental toughness and bravery. The history book tells us that the best horse doesn’t [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: Go with old timers Bless The Wings and Any Currency March 15, 2017 MARMITE is probably the most accurate description for this afternoon’s Cross Country Chase (4.10pm) – you either love it or hate it. Horses are no different, it would seem. Some simply never take to this unique course, whilst others come back time after time and perform well. Cantlow has been a hot favourite for this [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: God’s Own can be best of the rest March 15, 2017 WILLIE Mullins’ Cheltenham record has very few blemishes, yet the Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.30pm) has evaded his grasp so far. That should change this afternoon. They say there’s no such thing as a certainty in racing, but the unbeaten Douvan is as near to one as you will ever find. Unbeaten in 13 starts [...]
Betting: Another thriller on the cards as Monaco host Man City March 14, 2017 If the last month of Champions League football has given us one thing, it’s been goals. And lots of them. From Bayern Munich’s two 5-1 demolitions of Arsenal to Barcelona’s incredible 6-1 comeback over PSG, the round of 16 has seen attacking football and leaky defences come to the fore. No game summed that up [...]
Cheltenham Festival tips: Moon can star in a weak looking Champion Hurdle March 14, 2017 WITH no Faugheen or Annie Power in this afternoon’s Champion Hurdle (3.30pm), there doesn’t appear to be an obvious superstar ready to carry on where that injured pair left off. Yanworth heads the betting at 5/2 with 188BET on the back of three wins so far this campaign, but looks opposable. He isn’t the slickest [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: Limini to give Mullins an incredible ninth Mares’ Hurdle March 14, 2017 TRAINER Willie Mullins has won the last eight renewals of the Mares’ Hurdle (4.10pm) and with both LIMINI and Vroum Vroum Mag declared to line-up, I’d be shocked if he didn’t make it nine. Regular followers of this column will know how highly I rate last year’s winner Vroum Vroum Mag. Not only did I [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: Charbel set to chase Altior home in Arkle March 14, 2017 IN THE past five years there have been four odds-on favourites for the Racing Post Arkle – two trained by Willie Mullins and two by Nicky Henderson. All four have won. Altior looks set to go off almost as short as 1/4 shot Douvan did 12 months ago and his credentials are equally strong. Last [...]
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 [...]
Betting: Shakespeare has the script for Leicester’s Champions League success March 13, 2017 The story of Leicester City is one that even the most ambitious playwright wouldn’t have scripted, but they could face yet another dramatic act when they take on Sevilla in the Champions League this evening. Since losing the first leg 2-1 in Spain, Premier League winning boss Claudio Ranieri has been sacked, with assistant Craig [...]
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 [...]