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    Ladies Day and Queen Mother Champion Chase takes centre stage on Day Two
    The Cheltenham Festival is of course the highlight of the racing calendar with four days of action packed entertainment including some of the most famous races in the history of racing. Day Two of the Festival – set to take place on Wednesday 14th March 2012 – is no different. Known the world over as ‘Ladies Day’ the second day at Cheltenham has seven races between...
    by EmmaKerwin at December 12th, 2011 at 10:12 am
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    Cheltenham Gold Cup Midnight Chase to upset?
    Joel Neasham continues his look at the Gold Cup and is torn betwee his love of Denman and his betting head. Which horse will he lump on? This is Part 2 of his Cheltenham Gold Cup special! Now to the young pretenders and the nearly men, of which there are a few who take my fancy either to win or to place. None more so than a horse mentioned earlier, Long Run. If this horse...
    by EmmaKerwin at February 18th, 2011 at 09:02 am
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    Champion Hurdle Betting – A Fly in the Ointment?
    Our guest blogger Joel Neasham concludes his article on the Champion Hurdle and comes to the conclusion that there’s definitely ‘a fly in the ointment’ ! The next horse to have a look at in the Champion Hurdle is Peddler’s Cross who was the first horse I started banging on about to win the race. I know people always talk about Binocular never being...
    by EmmaKerwin at February 15th, 2011 at 09:02 am
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    Cheltenham Top 10 Horses to Watch – Part 2
    Emma Kerwin continues her look at the Top 10 Cheltenham Horses to Watch as she prepares herself for the 2011 Festival. This is Part 2 of her blog! 6) Joncol, anyone who knows me will know I’m a huge fan of Paul Nolan, and anything that comes out of his yard, and this huge gelding is no exception. He’s left himself with a bit to prove since winning the 2010 Irish Hennessey....
    by EmmaKerwin at February 15th, 2011 at 09:02 am
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    Champion Hurdle Betting – Can we rule Binocular out?
    Our guest blogger and Cheltenham expert Joel Neasham casts his eye over one of the more popular Cheltenham races – The Champion Hurdle. Will he lump on Binocular? This is Part One of his report. As Cheltenham nears my inability to pick a horse and stick with it grows more and more. I’m going to start my Cheltenham preview with the race that highlights this inability...
    by EmmaKerwin at February 14th, 2011 at 09:02 am
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    Cheltenham 2011 Top 10 Horses to Watch
    Resident Cheltenham Blogger Emma Kerwin casts her eye over the forthcoming festival and picks out the top 10 horses to follow. Which horses will catch her eye? Do you agree? This is Part 1 of her report! Sometimes Cheltenham Festival build up seems worse than Tesco and Christmas advertising, no sooner is it done, dusted and cleaned up after, are plans for next years being...
    by EmmaKerwin at February 12th, 2011 at 08:02 am