Walkon with hope in your heart!

A case of ‘nearly’ on Thursday but another 2.5 points profit - we had a winner, 2nd and 3rd from three each-way account bets - to add to our bumper haul.
Now for the grand finale and Walkon is the horse dominating our thoughts.
Last Friday, we posted a 0.5 point each-way double on him and Mikael D’Haguenet, who won the […]

Tuesday bets

There was less rain overnight than predicted at Cheltenham but the forecast remains uncertain so Torphichen (see below) will remain our biggest (and only fully-fledged) account bet on day one.
We’ll list our fancies for each race and suggest a mix of reasonable stake singles and perhaps a yankee/each-way yankee on the ones that you fancy.
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Back Mullins star now

With the prospect of a wet start to the Cheltenham Festival, the time is right to back Mikael D’Haguenet for the Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle.
Take the 5/1 at Paddy Power, who offer a £25 free bet and crucially non-runner no bet.
Willie Mullins won’t run this potential superstar if the ground is too quick - this bet is […]

‘Non runner no bet’ at Festival

If you’ve been worrying about backing a horse with multiple engagements at the Festival or one that’s injury-prone, your fears have been allayed by the news that Betfred and Paddy Power are now ‘non-runner no bet’ so you can safely back your (or our) Cheltenham tips, with one concern out of the way.
With this concession, we’re now […]

Betfred’s 20/1 on Festival Bankers

Betfred are tempting punters by offering an enhanced acca on the ‘Big Four’ triumphing at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.
The bankers are Binocular (Champion Hurdle),  Master Minded (Queen Mother), Kasbah Bliss (World Hurdle) and Kauto Star (Gold Cup) so this is an offer that will definitely appeal to punters.
However Betfred’s Dave Metcalf is unworried and said: ”We’re happy to go 20/1 […]