An impressive run there and punters will again begin to believe Footpad could be the one to unseat It’s hard to believe the Cheltenham Festival (12th-15th March) is around 50 days away. Indeed, many top horses will likely not be seen between now and then, with connections perhaps happy with what they saw over the packed Christmas schedule.
For others, however, there were a few disappointments over the winter, with some big names really looking out of sorts. That has rattled the ante-post markets, especially in the Gold Cup, but it also leaves a chance for punters to get some value by taking a risk on horses who could – as many have done in the past – bounce back on the biggest stage of all.
Might Bite has time to recover
Top of that list has to be Might Bite, who has tumbled down to 20/1 with Betfair in the Cheltenham betting odds for the 2019 Gold Cup. He had a poor winter and has undergone a breathing operation, but Nicky Henderson has stated there will be plenty of time to get Might Bite. Indeed, Might Bite had a similar operation in 2016, and we all know that turned out pretty okay for the former King George VI Chase winner.
Footpad didn’t have a terrible winter, yet he failed to win in either of his two outings. The first, a fall at Naas, could be put down to bad luck, but Willie Mullins will have a bit more concern after Footpad’s narrow defeat to Simply Ned at Leopardstown just after Christmas. He is now 9/1 (Unibet) to upset the impeccable Altior (4/9) in the Champion Chase. It’ll be worth keep an eye on Footpad if, as expected, he contests the Dublin Chase on 2nd FebruaryAltior as the world’s best chaser.
That first weekend in February is going to be a big one for Willie Mullins, as he will hope to use the Dublin Festival to get some big race experience for some of his promising novices. Annamix is possibly the most interesting of the bunch. The French import was the ante-post favourite for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle for most of the year, but those odds went from around 10/1 to 25/1 (Ladbrokes). An impressive performance next weekend and those odds will go back the other way in what looks like a tough-to-call Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
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Intriguing trio lead Arkle odds
The Arkle looks pretty open this year, with the likes of Kalashnikov, Lalor and Dynamite Dollars trading wins. Of the trio, Amy Murphy’s Kalashnikov really looks like he could go from being a very good horse to a great horse. The 5-year-old hasn’t been perfect this season, but Kalashnikov can raise his game for the Arkle. 7/1 is a standout price from Bet365 for a potential superstar.
For fans, certainly the legions of Irish fans who will make the trip to Cheltenham, the horse they would like to see bounce back the most at Cheltenham is arguably Faugheen. The great hurdler has had a frustrating couple of years, but always seems to do enough to warrant the benefit of the doubt one last time. The fantasy is that he can take the Stayers’ Hurdle, with the longer trip seemingly no problem when he won the Irish version last year. An iffy winter has seen him go from about 6/1 to 12/1 (William Hill), but some punters will find it hard to shake the image of Faugheen trashing the favourite, Penhill (5/1), just last April. Can “The Machine” give us one last great run?
