Horse Racing News
-03-10 - Victor Chandler 2010 Cheltenham Festival Special Offers
Online Bookmaker Victor Chandler has announced his special offers for the 2010 Cheltenham Festival and there's plenty of value on offer with the Gibraltar based firm.
-03-08 - Ruby Walsh Facing Tough Decision Over Grand National Ride
There is a fascinating sub-plot developing ahead of the 2010 Grand National with Ruby Walsh set for a tough decision over his ride at Aintree. As always Ruby will have a crucial decision to make between Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins as he mulls over which of the three horses on offer can give him the best chance of winning the National once again. All three have chances so it will not be easy for Walsh to pick between Tricky Trickster and Big Fella Thanks for Paul Nicholls and Snowy Morning for Willie Mullins as we edge closer to the Aintree showpiece.
-03-03 - Cheltenham Festival weights announced for big handicaps
The weights for all the big Cheltenham Festival handicaps were announced on Wednesday lunchtime which will spark some fervent betting activity in the ante-post markets. There'll also be some nervy trainers who will be sweating on horses dropping out to guarantee their place in the respective races. One of these is the market leader of the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Qaspal, who needs 97 horses to drop out of the race to stand a chance of running. 8/1 favourite with Ladbrokes to win the race since the entries were announced last month, it now looks very unlikely that Phillip Hobbs trained six-year-old will run.
-03-03 - Ballabriggs remains as Kim Muir favourite despite top weight
The weights for the big handicap races at the Cheltenham Festival have been released and are sure to effect the betting as a result. Favourite for the Kim Muir is the Donald McCain Jr trained Ballabriggs who is unbeaten over fences in two starts this year but he'll have to carry top weight if he wants to turn that into a three timer. Victor Chandler go 9/1 about the favourite, whilst second favourite Shillingstone carries six pounds less and is a 10/1 chance with the Gibraltar based firm.
-03-01 - Ladbrokes offer Non Runner No Bet ahead of the 2010 Cheltenham Festival
The 2010 Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching and Ladbrokes have lifted the tapes early in the race between bookmakers to win custom ahead of what is expected to be one of busiest weeks of betting ever! Ladbrokes are the first bookmaker to offer Non Runner No Bet on all races at the 2010 Cheltenham Festival, which starts on Tuesday 16th March, an offer that is eagerly anticipated by punters, many of whom wait for this offer before placing their antepost bets.