Archive for the ‘Day One’

  • Arkle Challenge Trophy Free Bets
    There are a number of free bets on offer on the The Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham, which startsat 14:05. Dont forget to pick these up! 888Sport have increased their sign up offer for the Cheltenham Festival to a whopping £100 free! Spend it on any race at this years Festival! Very simple to collect – simply sign up using the link below Claim your free £100...
    by Paul Berry at March 16th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
  • Paddy Power Free Dunguib Bets
    The Supreme Novice Hurdle will once again be the curtain raiser for the Cheltenham Festival in 2010 – and looking at the betting you would be forgiven for thinking that it is a one horse race. It will certainly take a huge shot of bravery to take on the mighty Dunguib, a red hot favourite at 4/6. Paddy Power Dunguib Free Bets Paddy Power will refund all losing Win...
    by Paul Berry at March 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
  • Can you back against Dunguib?
    Jockey Brian O’Connell has described Spinal Research Supreme Novices’ Hurdle hotpot Dunguib (10/11) as a “once in a lifetime horse” ahead of the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday. MONEY BACK SPECIAL Supreme Novices Hurdle Tues 13:30 Paddy Power will refund all losing Win Singles if Dunguib wins the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle AND...
    by Paul Berry at March 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
  • Supreme Novice’s Hurdle Betting
    The top two mile novice hurdlers can be seen opening the Cheltenham festival in the Supreme Novice Hurdle. Irish trainers have won seven of the last ten runnings and again, look to have a great chance of winning the two mile event. Past winners who went on to bigger and better things include Hors La Loi III, Like-A-Butterfly and Brave Inca. Every year there is much talk...
    by Paul Berry at March 16th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • Dunguib Betting Tips
    It will be fascinating to see how the inexperienced Brian O’Connell rides red-hot favourite Dunguib. Dunguib Odds He sat well off the pace when they teamed up to win the Bumper here last year, but surely a repeat of such exaggerated waiting tactics will be suicidal, especially with question marks surrounding his mount’s jumping. The race always attracts a large field,...
    by NiallHogan at March 15th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
  • Top Cheltenham Jockey – Graham Bradley
    In the second of a series of daily interviews with Gold Cup winning jockey Graham Bradley, Blue Square’s Alan Alger discusses the special markets on offer during the Cheltenham Festival in which Graham rubbishes any thoughts of the Champion Jockey not performing well at Prestbury Park. Alan – Graham, you were stable jockey to Paul Nicholls back in the early 90’s....
    by Paul Berry at March 8th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
  • Cross Country Handicap Chase Betting
    The Cross Country Handicap Chase was introduced to the Cheltenham Festival after its expansion to a four day meeting back in 2005. Spotthedifference became a real stalwart of the race up to his retirement in 2007 and since then, it has been Garde Champetre who has regularly emerged as the one to beat. Enda Bolger’s charge has been successful on his last four outings...
    by Paul Berry at March 2nd, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • Novices Hurdle: Get me out of here!
    Get Me Out Here’s chances of lining up here rather than in a handicap took a turn for the better after the handicapper whacked him up 15lbs for his latest win which means he is now rated 150 – a mark that disappointed Jonjo O’Neill which could suggest they will stick to a novice race rather than run off that mark. Given he is officially rated 150, that...
    by Paul Berry at March 2nd, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • Supreme Novices Hurdle – which ride for McCoy?
    The J P McManus-owned pair of Get Me Out Of Here and Bellvano were the two big winners this week on the two-mile novice hurdling scene so A P McCoy will have an interesting decision to make if they both make it there but I suspect they won’t. The shorter of the pair is marginally the Totesport Trophy winner Get Me Out Of Here and the time of his win was certainly better...
    by Paul Berry at February 18th, 2010 at 11:02 am
  • Ruby Walsh top Cheltenham jockey?
    Ruby Walsh overtook Tony McCoy as the most successful current rider at The Festival thanks to an unprecedented seven victories in 2009. After scoring on Quevega in the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle on day one, Walsh rattled off three successes in as many races on the second day, winning on Mikael D’Haguenet and Cooldine for Willie Mullins and guiding the Paul Nicholls-trained...
    by Paul Berry at February 16th, 2010 at 12:02 pm