Archive for the ‘Day Three’

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    Pertemps Handicap Hurdle as Our Father and Poungach head the betting
    Our beginners guide continues as we take a look at Cheltenham Thursday, as the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle takes place at Prestbury Park. As Christmas and New Year approaches, the discussions amongst horse racing punters are all very much centred on the Cheltenham Festival. Now is the time to assess form, make predictions and generally get excited about four days worth of...
    by NiallHogan at January 6th, 2012 at 01:01 pm
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    Noble Prince to light up Ryanair Chase
    The action continues to come thick and fast as our beginners guide to the Festival continues with a look at the Day Three of the Festival, with the feature race the Ryanair Chase. By the time the third day of the Cheltenham Festival comes around, the action is in full swing and punters are loving every second of the racing. Two days of thrilling action have been and gone,...
    by Paul Berry at December 22nd, 2011 at 08:12 am
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    Cheltenham Beginners Guide:Jewson Novices’ Steeple Chase
    The Irish will be in full voice as our Beginners Guide to Cheltenham takes a look at Jewson Novices’ Steeple Chase, which kicks off Thursday’s racing action. St Patricks Day normally falls in the middle of the Cheltenham Festival, but this isn’t the case in 2012 and as such, punters will be celebrating a couple of days early on St Patrick’s Thursday. The...
    by Paul Berry at December 19th, 2011 at 10:12 am
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    Ladbrokes World Hurdle as Big Bucks still main threat
    The Cheltenham Festival may well be a few months away, but there is no doubt that betting is already getting extremely interesting for the most intense and eagerly anticipated four days in the racing calendar. Focusing on one race in particular, it is without doubt that the Ladbrokes World Hurdle is one of the highlights of the festival and certainly the pick of the events...
    by Paul Berry at December 12th, 2011 at 10:12 am
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    Sandown Saturday Cheltenham Pointers
    With the added incentive of winning a £75,000 bonus if you can win the Imperial Cup and a race at next week’s Cheltenham Festival, this year’s renewal is another intriguing contest with 24 runners going to post. Many hold festival entries and they will want to use this Sandown race as a stepping stone for their attempt of a quick-fire double. David Pipe has form...
    by Paul Berry at March 12th, 2011 at 01:03 pm
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    Ryanair Chase Kalahari King to oust Poquelin?
    Cheltenham tipping expert Cathryn Fry takes a good hard look at the Ryanair Chase, which takes place on Cheltenham Thursday. Will she oppose Poquelin? Do you agree with her selections? The Ryan Air was first run at the 2005 Cheltenham Festival in replacement of the Cathcart Chase. For the first three years it held Grade two status before being upgraded to Grade one in...
    by Paul Berry at March 1st, 2011 at 11:03 am
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    World Hurdle Betting – Lay Big Bucks?
    Cheltenham is synonymous with wide open betting contests but the Ladbrokes World Hurdle in recent years has been the exception with short-priced favourites winning the stayers’ crown. Our Cheltenham expert Mr Chambers takes a peek and digs out the valeu bets for punters. First Baracouda was a phenomenon for the Doumen family and then the affable Inglis Drever came on...
    by Paul Berry at February 23rd, 2011 at 09:02 am
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    Cheltenham Thursday – A Difficult day for punters!
    At the halfway stage of the Cheltenham Festival punters will always take stock of their funds and some will be playing with the bookmaker’s dough or chasing it to get back level. However, if you have had a tough Tuesday and Wednesday, things don’t get any easier when you venture on to Thursday where handicaps and novices will have you panting for air. Day three’s...
    by Paul Berry at February 17th, 2011 at 09:02 am
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    Big Bucks World Hurdle Betting – Beatable?
    Big Buck’s has looked untouchable in the long distance hurdle scene but when Grands Crus sprinted away from a quality field to win by ten lengths in the Cleeve Hurdle in January a new challenger had been unveiled. On March 17 the two will collide in a hotly anticipated match-up and we will see whether the new kid on the block can defeat the old stalwart. Before Grands...
    by Paul Berry at February 16th, 2011 at 01:02 pm
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    Paddy Power to pay 5 places on Byrne Handicap
    It’s Ladies Day at the Festival and I’m not sure what that means other than Channel 4 spending far too long on montages of women who got up at about 3am and broke out the welding iron to work on their costume for the day – probably soundtracked by a Florence and the Machine ditty. We’re at the halfway point of the Festival and a change in fortune is long overdue. Sign...
    by Paul Berry at February 7th, 2011 at 03:02 pm
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