Cheltenham Betting 2007
(By Chris Graham of Sportingbet)
The four best days in racing are upon us and the excitement levels are reaching fever pitch here at SportingOdds. Whenever we bump into each other we're always discussing who are our good things at Prestbury Park. With the treacherous weather continuing this looks like being a fascinating Festival where anything could happen. To celebrate this great occasion we're offering all new clients £40 worth of Free Bets as well as this we're refunding stakes on Half Length Refunds and going ¼ races on all races.
The Sportingbet View of Cheltenham 2007
TUESDAY
The roar that greets the tapes going up in the Supreme Novices takes the breath away on every occasion but it's the Smurfit Champion Hurdle 75 minutes later that will almost certainly provide the highlight of the day if not the Festival. One young horse has taken this division by storm this season but can Detroit City defy the negative stats and Irish triumvirate and claim the ultimate hurdling crown. Last year's winner Brave Inca has been workmanlike this season but trainer Colm Murphy has had this warrior 100% tip top at the last three festivals and I think he'll prove too strong for the too young Detroit City and too old Hardy Eustace. You can back him with us at a juicy 3/1!
WEDNESDAY
On Game Spirit day I was in the office screaming the building down as Well Chief crushed his rivals at Newbury and when a colleague asked me how much I'd won I replied, "Nothing - We've just got a great horse back!" I'd like to think most racing fans felt the same last month but there are big questions surrounding his potential success in the Seasons Hotel Queen Mother Champion Chase. Will he bounce? Will the ground suit him? With the inclement weather continuing it's worth having a look at Nickname who loves the mud. You can back him at 9/2 with SportingOdds.
THURSDAY
The World Hurdle is the highlight of the Thursday and Black Jack Ketchum is at the nucleus of the debate. Does he have a chance after his Cleeve Hurdle flop? Will it be too soft for him? Will he actually get to the post? There's no doubt his performance at Cheltenham in January was most disconcerting but he is undoubtedly the class horse of the race so do you back him or turn your back on him? Well personally I can't be with him as there are too many question marks surrounding him so I'll plump for the young Blazing Bailey who beat him so convincingly in the Cleeve. I think it may be asking a lot of the valiant Inglis Drever to win this race two years after his last win and with a backlog of injuries on his CV.
FRIDAY
If Kauto Star wins the Gold Cup on the final day of the festival I think his 2006/07 season will go down as one of the greatest in modern times. To win a Tingle Creek, King George and Gold Cup in three months is nothing short of sensational. I think it would be great for racing if he won but there have to be big question marks over not only his jumping but also the trip and ground. As the rain continues to fall I'm casting my eye over horses like The Listener and L'Ami as the soft-ground alternatives. I can't believe I'm typing this but I've even thought about Beef Or Salmon. Yes, the horse that hates Cheltenham more than One Man might just raise the roof on Gold Cup day. Err, did I really type that!
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