Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Fences are the biggest danger to Un De Sceaux in Betway Champion Chase March 15, 2016 Not many horses divide opinion more at this year's Cheltenham Festival than the Willie Mullins-trained UN DE SCEAUX who is the sponsor's 4/5 favourite for tomorrow's Betway Champion Chase (3.30pm). The eight-year-old has won 14 of his 16 career starts to date, but it is the two occasions on which he has fallen that sparks [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Yorkhill a massive danger to Yanworth in Neptune Investment Novices’ Hurdle March 15, 2016 Anyone who witnessed Yanworth’s breathtaking victory on Trials Day at Cheltenham in January will understand why he is such a short-priced favourite for tomorrow afternoon’s Neptune Investment Novices’ Hurdle (1.30pm). Alan King’s six-year-old beat two useful yardsticks in Shantou Village and Champers On Ice by seven and 10 lengths respectively without coming off the bridle, forcing his [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Douvan looks too good in the Arkle but Sizing John can get the better of Vaniteux March 14, 2016 Bookmakers dodged one almighty bullet 12 months ago when Annie Power fell at the last in the Mares’ Hurdle. But one year on they face another potential monster pay-out if the four Willie Mullins-Susannah Ricci horses find their way to the winners’ enclosure on Tuesday. Without doubt, of the opening day’s four hot-pots, Douvan is the [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Annie Power can make it third time lucky at Cheltenham and win Champion Hurdle March 14, 2016 With both Faugheen and Arctic Fire, last year’s one-two, ruled out through injury, Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle (3.30pm) has lost a little of its star quality. The New One is the only survivor of the 2015 renewal and Nigel Twiston-Davies seems very keen on his chances. Having been available at 20/1 a few weeks ago, he [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Vroum Vroum Mag to speed away from Mares’ Hurdle rivals March 14, 2016 Since Whiteoak landed the inaugural running of the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle (4.10pm) back in 2008, Willie Mullins has saddled the winner every year since. Quevega famously won the race for six consecutive seasons, while Glens Melody picked up the pieces after Annie Power’s final flight spill 12 months ago. Sadly, as hard as I’ve tried to [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Southfield and Master look the best bets in the Ultima Handicap Chase March 14, 2016 Trainer Jonjo O’Neill has won three of the last seven runnings of the Ultima Handicap Chase (2.50pm) and has every chance of adding to his impressive record with the well-handicapped Holywell. The nine-year-old has a great Festival record, securing wins in the 2013 Pertemps Final and this very race a year later. He then finished [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins to enjoy more Supreme success with Min March 14, 2016 We are just a few hours away from that famous Cheltenham roar when the tapes go up for the start of the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (1.30pm). It is the defining sound of the Festival. However, in recent years an even more deafening noise has erupted around four minutes later. Willie Mullins and Ruby [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Experts share their tips with racing-mad City audience March 13, 2016 Ruby Walsh plans to leave the decision on which horse he rides in Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup until Wednesday morning, but John Francome, who won chasing’s most coveted crown on Midnight Court in 1978, has no doubt that he will side with Djakadam. Having been entertained by the legendary champion jockey amongst other sporting luminaries [...]
Racing betting: Art Mauresque can land another Greatwood at Newbury for in-form Paul Nicholls March 3, 2016 Second-guessing the weather in this country is a dangerous pursuit, but if it stays dry then I’m confident that Paul Nicholls can add to his already impressive record in the Greatwood Gold Cup (3.25pm) at Newbury Saturday. The champion trainer has won a staggering seven of the 13 renewals of the 2m 3f Chase run [...]
Racing betting: Progressive Le Prezien to justify 800-mile round trip to Kelso March 3, 2016 Kelso's richest day’s racing has attracted some interesting runners to the Scottish Borders on Saturday with the most eye-catching being Paul Nicholls’ LE PREZIEN in the Grade Two Premier Kelso Hurdle (3.15pm). This is the first time that Nicholls has fielded a runner in this race and he doesn’t send his horses to Kelso for a [...]