If
you listen quietly, the buzz of the Cheltenham Festival can be heard.
From
the 13th - 16th March, Prestbury Park, Gloucestershire becomes the
centre of the National Hunt scene for a very good reason. This
racecourse, trainers, horses and punters come here with winners in
mind.
With
Grade 1 races aplenty, punters can easily feel light headed wondering
which race to make as their banker. If you have ever been to the
course and part of the crowd, betting at this place is something to
behold. The Cheltenham betting experience is like no other. Even
watching TV on the box in the corner of the room, shivers go down the
spine. The Cheltenham Roar starts what is a day of reckoning. The
best horses battling for success. History makers not satisfied with
their honours. ''Just one more victory''.
As
a novice bettor, you may wonder how to bet on Cheltenham 2018.
In truth, unless you have very deep pockets or bet small, you may not
want to consider a flutter on every race.
The
big races always get the pulse racing.
The
Cheltenham Gold Cup is for many the most significant National Hunt
racing on the calendar. Run over a distance of 3 miles 2 1/2f, this
Grade 1 race is open to horses aged five years and older. Twenty-two
fences stand between success and failure. There is no easy way to win
this class race.
From
a historical point of view, there is one horse that stands proudest
of all. Golden Miller won this race five time in succession from 1932
– 1936. Can you imagine if a horse achieved that now! It would be
the Frankel of the National Hunt.
Modern-day
champions don't lack any lustre.
Best
Mate is an iconic winner of three races (2002 – 2004). Hard as
nails.
Kauto
Star sticks in my mind. The only horse to regain the Gold Cup. A
truly gallant, majestic and much-loved horse.
Sizing
John won last year's Gold Cup for for trainer Jessica Harrington,
ridden by Robbie Power, defying Minella Rocco and Native River who
finished second and third, respectively.
Get
ready for the latest Cheltenham betting offers from all the leading
bookmakers.
Are
you ready for the biggest betting bonanza?
16th
March - 3:30 Cheltenham – The Gold Cup.
Nicky
Henderson could have a real bumper Cheltenham. With a number of
leading fancies, this could be a year to remember. Might Bite is
a horse hitting the headlines. This gelding is a nine-year-old bay
owned by The Knot Again Partnership. An Irish-bred son of Scorpion,
he is unbeaten in his last five races. With an official rating of
169, this is a progressive horse. Taking a look at William Hill
betting, this horse is available at 3/1. Henderson is no stranger to
success in the Gold Cup. Bob's Worth won back in 2013. He started
the 11/4f, running out a tidy seven-length winner.
The
Gold Cup is a race of old faces, winners and stoic campaigners.
Winners often try to defend their hard-fought titles. Sizing John,
last year's winner, is a reminder that only a few taste glory. At
odds of 6/1, there could value if betting each way.
Who
else registers as a live hope?
Colin
Tizzard trains Native River. This son of Indian River ran a storming
race last year when finishing third. He was pretty strong in the
betting but couldn't defy Sizing John. A most recent win, when
odds-on at Newbury, saw a classy display. Plenty of punters will be
snapping up 11/2 which William Hill offer at this time.
Gold
Cup Pointers:
The
majority of Gold Cup winners come from the major fancies if not the
favourites. Bookmakers have plenty of data to help assess the chance
of each runner. With only one horse winning at 20/1 in the last
twenty years (Lord Windermere), it suggests you are wise to stick
with the first four or five in the market.
Good
luck with your bets.
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