The weeks leading up to Cheltenham and during the festival, bookmakers throw money and offers and punters in order to try and take the opportunity to pull in new punters. As with any betting, punters can be pulled in and…
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Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Betting Preview
Every year come mid-March, the eyes of the racing world point towards what is the biggest National Hunt festival of the year, an exciting and nervous occasion for all involved. The Cheltenham roar has become a symbol of the atmosphere and excitement that the week…
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Paul Nicholls makes big claims of Irving
Paul Nicholls' Irving looked very handy when winning at Kempton, crossing the line to make it five consecutive wins. A smart ride from Scholfield who got more from Irving when needed. After missing the betfair hurdle due to the ground, Nicholls claims, with faster ground will come improvement & tidy up…
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Zaidpour denied as Dungib strikes back to winning ways
An action packed Saturday in the UK & Ireland as stable stars from all over the country set out to make some noise. The first of the day for Mullins & Walsh came in the form of Turban. After Bog…
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Mania overturns McCoy & Geraghty to land double on the day
The opener at Fairyhouse on Saturday saw, Man With Van come good in testing conditions. A very lightly raced eight year old, Man With Van is an interesting one with room for improvement. Trainer, Stuart Crawford said of the eight year old, "He might be eight but he's really like a big, green five-year-old & he should keep improving." The first of two…
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Big Buck’s Returns
Cheltenham on Saturday saw the highly anticipated return of Big Buck's. After 420 days sidelined with a tendon injury, the superstar hurdler gave Sam Twiston-davies a feel of things to come. Although being beaten by At Fishers Cross & Knockara Beau, trainer Paul Nicholls was happy with the run & no doubt needed…
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Long Run looks to target Kempton before Grand National
Long Run could line up in the £100,000 Kempton Park Chase on February 22 as a stepping stone to the Crabbie's Grand National. Owner Robert Waley-Cohen is said to be eyeing up a crack for the Aintree showpiece in April with…
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Weekend review & Cheltenham thoughts
The Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching & we're starting to see the shape of things to come. won impressively on Saturday at Ascot. Hidden Cyclone was the only of the rivals to really challenge & even at that, finished up a country mile behind Gary Moore's contender. Inconsistencies over fences & tiredness hindered Cyclone's efforts, however it would…
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Seven horses remain for Clarence House Chase at Ascot
Seven horses remain in the line-up for Saturday’s Grade 1 Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot, with Sire De Grugy the 5-4 favourite with William Hill. Whilst the Gary Moore-trained williamhill.com Desert Orchid Chase winner is a solid market leader,…
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Mad Moose banned & Big Bucks lands
News broke last week that Sam Twiston-Davies has been given the green light to ride Big Buck's over Daryl Jacob at Cheltenham this year. A reported, "lack of enthusiasm" led Paul Nicholls to look elsewhere. Highs and lows for the Twiston-Davies yard as the elusive, Mad Moose was banned from racing by the BHA for at least…
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