Bradstock’s Vango a huge price in the National Hunt Chase March 11, 2024 THEY say that you should always bet with your head and not your heart. Well, I’d say there is a bit of both when it comes to my selection in the Maureen Mullins National Hunt Chase (5.30pm). Less than two weeks have passed since Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer Mark Bradstock lost his long battle with [...]
Marie could give Lossie a Rocky path in the Mares’ Hurdle March 11, 2024 WILLIE Mullins used to have quite the grip on the Mares’ Hurdle (4.10pm), having trained nine winners of the race since it was introduced 16 years ago. Of course it must be noted that Quevega was responsible for the vast majority of these – six victories in total – and, yes, the trainer has saddled [...]
Side with Milan and Karia against the field in the Boodles March 11, 2024 IT COULD be pretty desperate ground come the final few races today and you’re going to need a horse that really stays to have any chance of getting up the famous Cheltenham hill. That described my fancy for the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (4.50pm) Pacini perfectly, but rather frustratingly he hasn’t got into the race [...]
EP: 257 Cheltenham Festival – Wednesday March 11, 2024 The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of another four Grade 1 races at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the exhilarating Cross Country Chase and the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase also on the menu. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of the action from Day 2 at the Cheltenham Festival, with special guest [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast – Cheltenham Festival Wednesday March 11, 2024 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Day 2 at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting [...]
Walsh set to be best of the rest in pursuit of dominant Townend March 10, 2024 TRAINER Willie Mullins has what looks a vice-like grip on this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Bookmakers make the Closutton-handler a best-priced 1/10 to finish the week as top trainer and odds-on to end up with 10 or more winners. That seems about right when you consider he is responsible for six of the seven favourites on [...]
Doddie may just be the bet to close out Festival in great style March 10, 2024 IF YOU’VE not had much luck heading into the very last of this week’s 28 Cheltenham Festival races at 5.30pm on Friday, it could be worth heading to the car park early. That said, there may just be a lovely bet lurking in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle in the shape of the [...]
Cheltenham on the hunt for 2025 Festival principal partner March 10, 2024 WE ARE now just 24 hours away from the greatest four days of jump racing anywhere in the world. Early tomorrow morning thousands of Londoners will pack themselves onto trains heading west from Paddington to enjoy the drama and delights of the Cheltenham Festival. With 28 races over the four days, the very best horses [...]
Ready to go to battle at Cheltenham March 10, 2024 THERE is an unread copy of the Racing Post sitting on Ben Keith’s solid oak desk. We are in Marylebone in his beautiful London flat just days before the biggest horse racing festival of the year gets under way in the Cotswolds. As the owner of Star Sports, he will stand tall on his company’s [...]
EP: 256 Cheltenham Festival – Tuesday March 10, 2024 The opening day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival kicks off with a fascinating renewal of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, plus we go in search of a new champion in the feature race, the Champion Hurdle, one of four Grade 1 races on Tuesday afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the long-awaited action from [...]