One of the biggest and earliest events on the racing calendar is set to begin next week, with jockeys, trainers and punters all looking forward to the start of the Cheltenham Festival next Tuesday. The event takes place over the course of four days, with it all set to end on the Friday. There are

If anybody ever doubted that Henry Cecil’s judgement was on the wane, his assertion that Frankel is the best juvenile he has handled since Wollow in the mid-1970s was fully vindicated when Prince Khaled Abdullah’s colt bolted home in the Group 1 Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket last week. Bookmaker reaction to Frankel’s easy defeat

Contrary to popular belief you can’t pick the Grand National winner by colour of the horse, gender of the rider or any other random historical bearing. However there are a few things to look out for… Stamina The Grand National is the longest of any other British race at 4.5 miles and since 1994 only

Kauto Star and Denman have appeared very dominant in the run-up to this race and for most of the season in fact. Horse punters have been looking to the ‘without’ markets, however the value of Cooldine and Imperial Commander in those seem quite low. There has been huge increase in backing of Tricky Trickster on

Petit Robin has switched from the Champion Chase to the World Hurdle on the 18th. This has thrown another possible contender into the race and he has a good chance. However Henderson rated Barbers Shop the best as Petit Robin is far from certain to stay 2m5f at top level and he was stuffed when

Now that Ruby Walsh has committed himself to Quel Esprit in the Neptune Investments Management Novices’ Hurdle race, his odds have fallen and he will be popular on the day.To add to this he will be attempting to give Willie Mullins a 3rd win in a row in this race. However Rite Of Passage could

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle The news suggests that Get Me Out Of Here’s objective at the Cheltenham Festival is to do well in this race. If that is the case, then he will be popular each-way, as he already has a good rating to win most renewals of this race. Peddlers Cross will not be lining

The prestigious Cheltenham Festival starts next week and runs from the 16th to the 19th of March. For all you avid bettors, William Hill is offering a great free bet. You can claim this by registering on any day while the Cheltenham Festival is running. We will be posting news and previews to keep you