Stan James are looking to spice up the rather stagnant Queen Mother Champion Chase and Champion Hurdle markets
06 January 2009Stan James has installed the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman at 14-1 to win both the blue riband event and the Grand N...
05 January 2009The odds on Calgary Bay winning this year's Arkle Trophy have been halved by Coral to 10-1 second favourite from 20-1
01 January 2009Diamond Harry was today cut to 3/1 (from 4/1) favourite for the Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival after Ladbrokes layed a ...
01 January 2009Former Champion Hurdler Sublimity was cut for the 2009 renewal from 16s to 12/1 by Stan James in the aftermath of his Grade 1...
29 December 2008Fiepes Shuffle who has been given a quote of 16-1 by Stan James for the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham festival
27 December 2008Betting on the 2009 Champion Hurdle is easy isn't it? You just have a bet on Binocular at 6/4
26 December 2008Nicky Henderson's Zaynar is the new 13/2 favourite (from 12/1) for the Triumph Hurdle with Stan James
17 December 2008Twist Magic has been the subject of significant support in next year’s Queen Mother Champion Chase.
07 December 2008A 10-length win in yesterday’s Tingle Creek may not have told us anything that we didn’t already know about Master Minded
07 December 2008Stan James this afternoon pushed Gold Cup winner Denman out to 13/8 from 11/8 for the 2009
05 December 2008Somewhat surprisingly, given Binocular is the clear 7/2 market leader, punters are still backing Stan James' 10/11 that the w...
25 November 2008Cheltenham's Paddy Power Open Meeting has long been the source of future stars – Denman, Katchit and Exotic Dancer have been ...
17 November 2008Betfred have given Forpadydeplasterer a 16/1 quote for the Arkle after his winning debut over the larger obstacles at Punches...
29 October 2008The feature race at Kempton on Sunday was the Wbx.com Hurdle and Snap Tie 14/1 (first show) with Stan James sprang a surprise...
19 October 2008StanJames are betting 10/11 a five-year-old wins the 2009 renewal
13 October 2008Denman has been eased to even money by Ladbrokes to defend his Gold Cup crown at Cheltenham in March following news of a trai...
19 September 2008Ross believes that Kauto Star's high cruising speed and turn of foot will prove too much for Denman. Read more...
14 March 2008Kauto’s Star owner Clive Smith was celebrating Champion Chase victory when Master Minded obliterated the field at Cheltenham ...
13 March 2008Ross rates My Petra a good thing for this race off her low weight. Read more...
13 March 2008Ross can't understand why Lodge Lane is a bigger price than Carruthers, a horse he beat fair and square last time out. Read m...
13 March 2008Harry Findlay, professional gambler, gives us a take on the Gold Cup.
13 March 2008Ross is hopeful of ending the week on a high with Wingman. Read more...
13 March 2008Ross thinks Celestial Halo's class may be the deciding factor in Friday's Triumph Hurdle.
13 March 2008Blue Square have released some special markets on tomorrow’s Cheltenham Gold Cup following the declaration stage.
13 March 2008Ross is sweet on the chances of the Irish raider in Friday's opener. Read more...
13 March 2008Ross is keen on the chances of David Pipe's My Immortal, the ride of crack amateur Josh Guerriero. Read more...
12 March 2008Ross reckons that Miko De Beauchene is an each way steal for the Pertemps Final. Read more...
12 March 2008'Praise the Lord' might be the cry from punters after Thursday's Racing Post Plate. Read more...
12 March 2008Ross is sweet on the chances of the Irish runner at double-figure odds. Read more...
12 March 2008The organisers of the Cheltenham Festival have released the revised order of running for Thursday and Friday.
12 March 2008We've got 2 top tips for you this afternoon.
12 March 2008Ross is confident that Inglis Drever can make history by winning his third World Hurdle. Read more...
11 March 2008Ross fancies Our Vic to go one better than last year in Thursday's Ryanair Chase. Read more...
11 March 2008Ross is keen on the chances of Naiad Du Misselot, whose trainer Ferdy Murphy knows how to get one ready for a Festi...
11 March 2008Ross reckons that Zaarito has an outstanding chance of giving the Irish another win in this race. Read more...
11 March 2008Ladbrokes is running a Cheltenham Tipping Competition
11 March 2008Ross reckons Ashkazar is a good bet to follow up his Imperial Cup win.
10 March 2008Boylesports are running a £1m cashback offer and giving new customers £250 free in bets! Read this deal carefully,...
10 March 2008With the weather threatening to disrupt the Cheltenham Festival, bookmakers William Hill are gearing up for a record-breaking...
10 March 2008The festival opener used to be the preserve of the Irish but that has gone out of the window recently
10 March 2008VCBet are running a ton of promotions for Cheltenham
10 March 2008Ross suggests backing Air Force One for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase. Read more...
10 March 2008Ross fancies Back On Line to win for the in-form Venetia Williams. Read more...
09 March 2008Ross is sweet on the chances of Tamarinbleu in the Champion Chase. Read more...
09 March 2008Ross goes for Trafford Lad in the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle. Read more...
09 March 2008Catch Me has been cut to 14/1 from 16/1 by Coral for the Champion Hurdle after laying a string of sizeable bets this morning ...
09 March 2008Ross advises to back Sizing Europe and lay Sublimity
08 March 2008As I've suggested elsewhere on this website, horses carrying more 11st or more in festival handicaps should be avoided like t...
08 March 2008Only three previous renewals to go on, but one thing's clear; back a well-fancied Irish horse that has previous experience in...
08 March 20082007 Winner: My Way De Solzen; Trainer: Alan King; Age: 7; SP: 7/2
Key trends:The big yards have cleaned up in this race, w...
08 March 2008VCBet are offering live streaming of all Cheltenham festival races direct to your PC
07 March 2008David Pipe has been enjoying a terrific season with a plethora of big Saturday success, and the stable remains in flyin...
07 March 2008Alan King, a 7/1 shot with bet365 to be the Cheltenham Festival’s top trainer*, has an 18 strong team to go to war with this ...
06 March 2008Paul Nicholls is a best-priced 1/2 with VCbet to be the top trainer* at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, and it’s easy to see...
06 March 2008Noland has been cut to 9/4 favourite from 11/4 by Coral for the Arkle Trophy following today's six day declaration stage.
05 March 2008The first race of the Cheltenham Festival, the Supreme Novices Hurdle, is looking wide-open with bookies betting 6-1 the fiel...
05 March 2008Ross gives his top 10 tips on how to make the most of the Cheltenham Festival.
03 March 2008Paddypower has launched its Cheltenham Festival Mission Control Centre
03 March 2008My Way De Solzen has been the subject of a concerted gamble on Monday for next week's Ladbrokes.com World Hurdle with Coral c...
03 March 2008Paddy Power are giving away a free trip to Cheltenham on Monday March 2nd 2008
02 March 2008Kauto Star and Denman are now the 11/10 joint favourites with Coral for the Gold Cup, with just two weeks to go until the big...
29 February 2008Today at Ladbrokes (£25 free) OSCAR PARK the best backed horse of the day - into 12/1 (from 16s) for the Sun Alliance; TURKO ...
28 February 2008Following the news that Exotic Dancer who was the 10/1 third favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup has suffered a setbackVC B...
27 February 2008Paddy Power are offering “non-runner no bet” on all bets for Cheltenham placed from 9am on Tuesday.
26 February 2008Lough Derg traded at 399-1 in running on Betfair in winning an extraordinary totesport National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell tod...
24 February 2008Noland has been cut into 3/1 (from 10/3) by Blue Square for the Irish Independent Arkle Chase after a hard-fought success at ...
24 February 2008Noel Meade ended a 50-day winner drought with a 17/1 double at Punchestown on Wednesday, much to the relief of those punters ...
21 February 2008Paul Nicholls is 11/10 at Paddypower to train 5 winners or more at next month's Cheltenham Festival
20 February 2008The Irish have won nine of the last eleven renewals of this race and they look to have a strong hand again this year with hor...
18 February 2008Aigle D’Or is favourite across the board for the 2m5f novice hurdle at the Festival, but I'd be concerned about his lack of e...
18 February 2008Denman has shortened to 6/4 from 15/8 with the sponsors Totesport for the totesport Gold Cup following Saturday's injury scar...
17 February 2008The recent rumour doing the rounds was that, despite the abundant novice hurdle talent in his yard, the best Nicky Henderson ...
15 February 2008Ladbrokes have laid Fairyhouse winner Fiveforthree to lose a quarter of million pounds at the Cheltenham Festival - in just o...
13 February 2008VCBet have an offer on the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase & World Hurdle.
12 February 2008Master Minded has joined stablemate Twist Magic at the head of totesport’s Champion Chase betting following trainer Paul Nich...
11 February 2008Forpadydeplasterer was cut for the Supreme Novice Hurdle with Stan James following his Grade 1 win in Leopardstown.
11 February 2008The Listener is now a 20/1 shot (from 33s) with Blue Square for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after winning the Hennessy Cognac Gol...
11 February 2008Master Minded was slashed from 8/1 to 5/2 favourite for the Champion Chase next month at VCBet after an exciting performance ...
10 February 2008A wonderful card at Leopardstown and Exeter and more Festival trials/clues to digest.
10 February 2008Champion trainer Paul Nicholls was in sensational form at Newbury today winning the first four on a brilliant card whilst Don...
09 February 2008he key to this race right now seems to be that, to varying degrees, many of the principals won’t run, including long-time ant...
30 January 2008Irish-trained horses have been responsible for six of the last ten winners of this race, and looking at the current ante post...
30 January 2008Sizing Europe ran out the impressive winner of the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday, prompting Blue Squar...
27 January 2008VC Bet slashed Folkestone winner Noland from 14/1 to 8/1 second favourite for the Arkle Trophy after the horse returned to ac...
21 January 2008Neptune Collonges has been all the rage with the sponsors today in their totesport Gold Cup market without the front three in...
21 January 2008Twist Magic traded at a low of 1-6 on Betfair when looking to be running all over the trailblazing Tamarinbleu 4 out in ...
20 January 2008With doubts surrounding which race the two top novices' Tidal Bay and Glencove Marina will run in at the Cheltenham Festival,...
18 January 2008Reigning champion Sublimity heads 38 entries for this year’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle and Blue Square make the gelding t...
16 January 2008On what has been a relatively quiet day’s trading, Blue Square report money for Captain Cee Bee in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdl...
15 January 2008Mossbank heads Blue Square's betting as 6/1 favourite for the 2008 Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after his fine ru...
11 January 2008Paul Nicholls’ remains hot favourite to take both the Queen Mother, and Gold Cup after Twist Magic was a confirmed entrant in...
10 January 2008Luxurix drew an opening quote of 25-1 with Stan James for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle after making short work of the use...
04 January 2008Duc De Regniere recorded his first chase win today, with a decisive odds-on victory at Lingfield.
04 January 2008William Hill have opened betting on this year's Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.
03 January 2008Totesport have cut Sublimity and Khyber Kim for the Champion Hurdle and Supreme Novices' Hurdle respectively following good s...
03 January 2008Rumours are afoot that Sir Michael Stoute's Ask may take a tilt at the Champion Hurdle in March, and Blue Square have install...
02 January 2008Stan James were impressed by the performance of Air Force One at Folkestone today and have cut Charlie Mann's charge to 16-1 ...
02 January 2008VC Bet believe that the Cheltenham Gold Cup is destined for Paul Nicholls stable with his two stars Kauto Star and Denman dom...
02 January 2008Red Flare drew an introductory quote of 33/1 for the Triumph Hurdle from Stan James after his winning debut over jumps in the...
27 December 2007Stan James have clipped Mahogany Blaze to 16/1 from 25s for the Arkle Challenge Trophy following his wide margin success in t...
27 December 2007Kauto Star is 6-4 from 2-1 with Stan James and now outright favourite for the totesport Gold Cup after his exceptional displa...
26 December 2007Stan James, sponsors of the Christmas Hurdle, cut Straw Bear to 10-1 from 20s for the Champion Hurdle following his...
26 December 2007Stan James have cut Joe Lively to 10-1 from 16s for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at Cheltenham following his gritty defe...
26 December 2007Song of Songs earned an introductory quote of 20-1 for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle with Stan James following his success in t...
26 December 2007Osana was backed at 299-1 on Betfair when the 2008 Champion Hurdle market was opened hours after Sublimity swept to victory a...
19 December 2007David Pipe's Osana who was an impressive winner of the Boylesports.com International Hurdle was slashed from 33/1 to 10/1 by ...
16 December 2007Novice chases are known for their unpredictability and the 2m3f race at Taunton on Thursday ran true to type from early on wh...
16 December 2007JP McManus may be rueing his swift buy of Franchoek this afternoon, after his newly acquired hurdler was well and truly scalp...
15 December 2007Osana has been slashed into as short as 6/1 at StanJames for the Champion Hurdle after his all-the-way triumph in the Bo...
15 December 2007Stan James have promoted Tidal Bay to outright favouritism at 7/1 from 12s for the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy following h...
15 December 2007Stan James have trimmed Jack The Giant to 20/1 from 33s for the Queen Mother Champion Chase following the gelding's battling ...
14 December 2007Calgary Bay earned an introductory quote of 25/1 from Stan James for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle following his defeat of Snap...
14 December 2007Joe Lively showed his affinity for Cheltenham again this afternoon when notching up his second victory from two starts around...
14 December 2007Stan James have introduced Russian Around into its list for the Irish Independent Arkle Chase at 14-1 while leaving...
13 December 2007The 2008 Cheltenham Festival will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 11 to 14, 2008
10 December 2007Read our guide to the Cheltenham Racecourse
10 December 2007The rumour is that the Office Of Fair Trading has been called in after Paul Nicholls won yet another big race on Saturday.
10 December 2007Stan James have opened a book on who Ruby Walsh will ride in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March and favour Kauto Star over Denm...
03 December 2007Stan James cintroduced Hobbs Hill into its Royal & SunAlliance Chase list at 16-1 after his battling success ov...
30 November 2007