SM
Sports Mole words bigger AMP 2
Porto vs. Roma: 18 hrs 25 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Cheltenham Festival 2024: Day-by-day antepost betting guide, tips and odds

:Headline: Cheltenham Festival 2024: Day-by-day antepost betting guide, tips and odds:
Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival later this month, Sports Mole suggests a number of tips ahead of one of the biggest events on the British sporting calendar.
Sports Mole
Cheltenham Festival 2024: Day-by-day antepost betting guide, tips and odds

We have reached the stage of the racing calendar where punters are beginning to consider their selections for the Cheltenham Festival, which takes place between March 12 and March 15.

The headline news thus far is whether Constitution Hill will run in the Champion Hurdle having been pulled up on what was supposed to be a routine gallop around the course on Tuesday.

Trainer Nicky Henderson has since reported that he is looking "alert and bright", but a decision on his participation will be made over the coming days.

Nevertheless, punters will not be solely focused on whether the seven-year-old will defend its crown in the showpiece race on the opening day, and attention will be given to trying to identify value for money elsewhere.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at a number of selections that should be considered with less than two weeks to go until the festival gets underway.


TUESDAY - Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (16:50)

Distance: 2m abt 1/2f
Type: Hurdle

Instead of looking at the Champion Hurdle, our focus is on the Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, a race that has been won three times in the past six years by Gordon Elliott.

The stable is well represented once again, but Wodhooh, on paper, has the best chance of prevailing after winning on five occasions since changing from the Sir Michael Stoute yard in the summer.

Wodhooh was odds-on to win the last three of those races, so the opposition should be taken into consideration, but five run-outs over this distance since September and a current price of around 8/1 looks too attractive to turn down at this stage of the betting.

WE SAY: Wodhooh (8/1)


WEDNESDAY - Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (15:30)

Cheltenham Festival 2024: Day-by-day antepost betting guide, tips and odds

Distance: Abt 2m
Type: Chase

All eyes will be on the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday to see whether Willie Mullins can deliver a third win in a row, with his previous two successes coming through Energumene.

El Fabiolo, the current 1/2 favourite, will be taking centre stage, providing that he is entered into this race and not another later in the week, after he finished strongly to win last year's Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase, yet there will be competition in the form of Jonbon.

The Nicky Henderson-trained horse was second to El Fabiolo in the aforementioned race, and recently lost its winning streak when finishing second as a 1/4 favourite at this course.

Jonbon did win on soft ground at Cheltenham in November, though, and it would be naive to write off 10/3 betting odds if you were looking for more value than El Fabiolo, who will only shorten in price.

WE SAY: Jonbon (10/3)


THURSDAY - Ryanair Steeple Chase (14:50)

Distance: 2m abt 4 1/2f
Type: Chase

With it yet to be determined whether El Fabiolo runs in the Champions Chase, Thursday's Ryanair Chase remains an alternative option, but we prefer to look for value down the field.

Hitman, who went off at 22/1 in last year's race, finished third and just three lengths adrift of the winner, yet is still available in the region of 16/1.

There have been times when the eight-year-old has looked out of its depth since then, yet Hitman was a respectable runner-up to Shishkin at Newbury on February 10.

Even in defeat, it was a performance that should make punters stand up and take notice, rather than go for some much shorter-priced selections.

WE SAY: Hitman (16/1)


FRIDAY - Cheltenham Gold Cup (15:30)

Distance: 3m abt 2 1/2f
Type: Chase

The aforementioned Shishkin is priced around 9/2 for the Gold Cup, highlighting his class and why Hitman could be one of the shrewder selections of the meeting.

All things being equal, that is arguably the value bet for Friday's star-studded occasion when last year's winner Galopin Des Champs is priced at close to Evens.

From an each-way perspective, though, we cannot ignore Bravemansgame, last year's runner-up when priced at 6/1 and is now down the listings at 16/1.

Being a nine-year-old may play its part, but since wind surgery in July 2022, this horse has never finished outside of the top two in four races on soft ground, the most likely conditions for this race, as it stands.

WE SAY: Shishkin (9/2)


body check tags ::

amp_article__537846 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2024-03-03 23:00:23:
html db last update - 2024-03-03 23:00:23 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Share this article now:
MU
Read Next:
Telescope to miss Epson Derby
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Nicky Henderson Gordon Elliott Michael Stoute Willie Mullins Racing
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories.
 
Recommended Next on SM
Telescope to miss Epson Derby
Triumphant Tarkowski: Everton score last-gasp equaliser in final Goodison Park derby

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool24176158233557
2Arsenal24148249222750
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest24145540271347
4Chelsea24127547311643
5Manchester CityMan City24125748351341
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle24125742291341
7Bournemouth24117641281340
8Aston Villa2410773437-337
9Fulham249963632436
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2481063538-334
11Brentford2494114242031
12Crystal Palace247982830-230
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2485112834-629
14Tottenham HotspurSpurs24831348371127
15Everton246992530-527
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2476112946-1727
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2454153452-1819
18Leicester CityLeicester2445152553-2817
19Ipswich TownIpswich2437142249-2716
20Southampton2423191854-369
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Will James be fit to start? Predicted Chelsea XI vs. Brighton

1

WJ
Will James be fit to start? Predicted Chelsea XI vs. Brighton

Top Premier League goalscorers of all time

2

TP
Top Premier League goalscorers of all time

Club president opens up on failed Rashford move

NEW

3

CP
Club president opens up on failed Rashford move

Transfer battle: Man United 'eyeing swoop' for Real Madrid-linked defender?

NEW

4

TB
Transfer battle: Man United 'eyeing swoop' for Real Madrid-linked defender?

Salah's silver lining: Liverpool attacker breaks PL record in dramatic derby

5

SS
Salah's silver lining: Liverpool attacker breaks PL record in dramatic derby

Preview: Qatar Open: Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far

6

PQ
Preview: Qatar Open: Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far

The £75m man: Man United, Real Madrid 'among clubs interested' in centre-back

7

T�
The £75m man: Man United, Real Madrid 'among clubs interested' in centre-back

Former Chelsea, PSG players among nine signed by Boavista

8

FC
Former Chelsea, PSG players among nine signed by Boavista

Tottenham 'keen' on ex-Man City attacker but 'face huge battle' for his services

9

T'

Al-Hilal confirm Salah desire: Is Liverpool forward really heading for Saudi Arabia?

10

AC
1x1


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .