European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 3 years ago
David Cleary's focus this week is mainly on Gold Cup contenders past and future, with Bristol de Mai's Betfair Chase success at Haydock taking pride of place...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Abacadabras denies Saint Roi in Morgiana thriller
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 3 years ago
David Cleary returns with a look back at the top jumps action from Cheltenham and Punchestown, all with an eye on Betfair's 2021 Cheltenham Festival antepost betting markets...
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Cheltenham Gold Cup: Timeform’s runner-by-runner guide
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Timeform bring you their comprehensive runner-by-runner guide to Friday's Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival and pick out their 1-2-3...
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Cheltenham Gold Cup Day Betting: Friday tips from the Bets of the Day team
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
The Bets of the Day team are back for the final day and looking to finish the festival in style...
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Joseph O’Brien Cheltenham Day 4 Runners Preview: Some fair chances on Gold Cup day
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
A busy day for Joseph O'Brien who has eight runners on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival, and here the Betfair Ambassador speaks exclusively about them all...
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Cheltenham Live Blog: Tips, market movers, news and fast results for Day 3
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
It was a dramatic day at Cheltenham on Wednesday with some superb performances and surprise results and we're swiftly on to Day 3, with a number of big names in action. We're across it all in the live blog...
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Cheltenham Day 3 Tips: Eight bets from Tony Calvin for Thursday at the Festival
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival has some big fields and wide open handicaps, a combination that our big-price tipster Tony Calvin revels in. Our man has eight bets for you to consider...
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Through The Card: Cheltenham Festival, Day 3
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Timeform take you through the card on Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday...
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Stayers’ Hurdle Runners and Riders 2020: Timeform’s runner-by-runner guide
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Timeform bring you their comprehensive runner-by-runner guide to Thursday's Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and pick out their 1-2-3...
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Cheltenham Live Blog: Tips, market movers, news and fast results for Day 2
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
After a fascinating Tuesday at Prestbury Park we're back for Ladies' Day and we'll be across all the market movers and race results throughout here on our rolling blog...
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Cheltenham Ladies Day Betting: Six plays for the second day of the 2020 Festival
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
The Bets of the Day team return for Wednesday at Cheltenham, each with a pair of recommended bets...
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Cheltenham Day 2 Tips: Six bets from Tony Calvin for Wednesday at the Festival
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
There are a lot of strong favourites on the second day of the Festival, but Tony Calvin has unearthed six bets ranging from 7/2 to 50/1 for your consideration...
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Paul Nicholls Cheltenham Day 2 Runners Preview: Thyme could be right for a Festival win
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Paul Nicholls' Cheltenham begins with a pair of runners in the Champion Chase and another two in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Get his exclusive thoughts on the quartet here...
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Gordon Elliott Cheltenham Day 2 Runners Preview: Envoi Allen ready for biggest test
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
It's day two of the Cheltenham Festival and Betfair Ambassador Gordon Elliott is here to discuss all 16 of his runners, including the much fancied Envoi Allen...
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Cheltenham Lay Betting Day 2 Tips: Breakaway looks out of his depth
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Lay betting specialist Patrick Weaver has three more to oppose on day two of the Cheltenham Festival and his bet of the afternoon comes in the opening race...
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Joseph O’Brien Cheltenham Day 2 Runners Preview: Moon can run well at a big price
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Just the one runner for Joseph O'Brien on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, but the Betfair Ambassador believes Top Moon can run a good race at a big price in the Coral Cup...
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Olly Murphy Cheltenham Day 2 Runners Preview: King could outrun odds in Champion Bumper
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Olly Murphy's Linelee King delves into Grade 1 on Wednesday, but the Betfair Ambassador is full of praise for his sole representative and thinks he can go well at a big price...
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Cheltenham Champion Day Betting: Tuesday tips from the Bets of the Day team
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
The Bets of the Day team are having their annual come together to provide their selections for each day of the Cheltenham Festival, starting with Champion Day...
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Olly Murphy Cheltenham Day One Runners Preview: Brewin’upastorm set for Arkle challenge
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
On day one of the Cheltenham Festival, Betfair Ambassador Olly Murphy saddles Brewin'upastorm as the unbeaten chaser bids to land a third successive win over fences at Prestbury Park...
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Cheltenham Lay Betting Day 1 Tips: Brew looks too weak
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Lay bet specialist Patrick Weaver returns to the Betting.Betfair pages for Cheltenham week with his horses to oppose and his lay of the day for Tuesday comes in the Arkle...
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Gary O’Brien on Cheltenham 2020: My best bets from the Festival Handicaps
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
In little more than 24 hours the famous roar will boom around Prestbury Park as the 2020 Festival gets under way - still plenty of time then to read Gary O'Brien's view of this year's best handicap value
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Champion Hurdle: Timeform’s runner-by-runner guide
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Timeform bring you their comprehensive runner-by-runner guide to Tuesday's Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and pick out their 1-2-3...
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Kevin Blake on the Cheltenham Festival: How to reap the benefits of Clever Cookie Syndrome
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Kevin Blake explains the theory behind 'Clever Cookie Syndrome' and how we can use it to our advantage at Cheltenham...
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Cheltenham Festival: Betfair crossword
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
You may have seen our specially created Betfair crossword in your daily newspaper - answers are here in case you got stuck...
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Gary O’Brien on Cheltenham 2020: Notebook an Arkle Chase favourite for good reason
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
There's only a week to go until the biggest racing festival of the year and Gary O'Brien is hoping for a shake-up when it comes to the trainer with the most wins...
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Cheltenham Day 4 Antepost Preview: Strong pace points to Wave prospects in Triumph
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary plunges into the Festival antepost pool one last time, surfacing with a few thoughts on the final day's card...
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Cheltenham Day 3 Antepost Preview: Take Calvados to spring Festival surprise
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Day 3 features two Grade 1 contests. Having looked at the Stayers' Hurdle in depth last week, David Cleary returns to take a look at the Ryanair, as well as the rest of the Thursday card...
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Cheltenham Day 2 Antepost Preview: Might Bite a danger for Tiger
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is being billed as one of potential ruin for bookmakers. Among other things, David Cleary runs the rule over the shorties the layers fear...
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Kevin Blake on the Cheltenham Festival: Get into a soft-ground mindset
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
After focusing on trainers last week, Kevin Blake assesses the small details that bettors need to consider to produce big results when placing bets on Cheltenham this year...
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Cheltenham Day One Antepost Preview: Maire Banrigh worth an Arkle interest
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
With the weights for the handicaps and the final first entries for the Cheltenham Festival, it's time for David Cleary to offer up the first of his day-by-day previews...
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Cheltenham 2020: Festival odds-on to go ahead amid Coronavirus concerns
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Bettors back Cheltenham Festival to go ahead next as racecourse says it's full speed ahead. But Coronavirus could still wreck Euro 2020 and Tokyo Olympics, reports Max Liu.
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Gary O’Brien on Cheltenham 2020: Riders can Storm to Ryanair success
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
With just two weeks to go until Cheltenham 2020, Gary O'Brien is here with the first of three antepost previews for the Festival, a look at the Group 1 races, where has has found two he likes at the prices...
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Tony Calvin: A lay for Cheltenham and a look at the Greatwood Veterans’ Chase
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
There's only two weeks until the Cheltenham Festival, so Tony Calvin takes an early look, as well as poking around this Saturday's Newbury card...
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Cheltenham Gold Cup Antepost Preview: Lostintranslation fits the bill
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
In the fourth of his articles on the big race each day at the Cheltenham Festival, David Cleary runs the rule over the main contenders...
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Stayers’ Hurdle Antepost Preview: City Island value to upstage Paisley Park
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary offers an alternative to odds-on Paisley Park for the Stayers' Hurdle in his latest antepost preview...
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Champion Chase Antepost Preview: Epic clash in store in red-hot Queen Mother
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary recalls a great Champion Chase from 15 years ago, in anticipation of a similar classic next month...
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Cheltenham Festival: The best lays of the meeting
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Various Timeform experts reveal the horses you should be looking to avoid at this year's Festival...
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Champion Hurdle Antepost Preview: Elgin absence no concern ahead of Cheltenham challenge
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary, in the first of his detailed big-race previews for Cheltenham sides with a huge outsider in the Champion Hurdle. Decide if he's lost his marbles...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Copperhead the star at Ascot, will it be the RSA next?
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
The combined efforts of Storms Ciara and Dennis left a much-reduced fixture list over the last week, though Ascot and Haydock survived on Saturday. David Cleary reviews the action...
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Cheltenham Festival 2020: All the key market movers for the Championship races
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
With just four weeks between now and the start of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, Mike Norman is here to mark you card on what is being backed, and what isn't, in the four Championship races...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Altior and Native River boost Festival claims
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary looks back at Newbury's highly informative card on Saturday, which featured Altior and Native River on trial for Cheltenham, as well as a dramatic Betfair Hurdle...
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Cheltenham Festival 2020: Watch Betfair preview evening here
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Betfair will be hosting our annual Cheltenham preview evening on Thursday March 5, featuring a number of racing heavyweights on the panel and loads of enhanced prices on key races. Find out how you can watch below...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Nicholls leads southern raiders with Musselburgh 5-timer
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
The Dublin Racing Festival might have hogged the headlines over the weekend, but Musselburgh's Scottish Trials meeting was informative too. David Cleary sifts through the action...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Santini books Gold Cup place with gritty success
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
With the Cheltenham Festival just six weeks away, David Cleary looks back at the always informative Trials day there, as well as picking out highlights from Doncaster and Huntingdon...
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Saturday Racing Tips: Back Rocket Lad for a Saturday blast at Cheltenham
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Tony Calvin takes his place in the Saturday hotseat and he has four to back across the meetings at Cheltenham and Doncaster
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Tony Calvin: Doncaster test could be ‘tailor made’ for Cobra De Mai
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
In this week's antepost column, Tony Calvin reveals he was happier than most with Pentland Hills' run at the weekend and picks out a 16/1 bet for the big race at Doncaster on Saturday...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Thriving Defi lays down Champion Chase marker
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary looks back at all the big races from the weekend, with new Champion Chase favourite Defi du Seuil's victory in the Clarence House top of the bill...
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Timeform: Exclusive ticket offer for Cheltenham Festival Trials Day
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
Don't miss out on an exclusive Timeform ticket offer that gives you the chance to be at Cheltenham later this month for Festival Trials Day...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Altior’s absence sparks Kempton controversy
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
As David Cleary highlights, Kempton and Warwick supplied the principal British action over the weekend, but it was a horse that didn't run that captured all the headlines...
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Cheltenham Countdown: Champ ko’d with Dipper at his mercy
European Racing | Thoroughbred News | 4 years ago
David Cleary focuses on a couple of smart novice performances in his first column of the New Year...
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