HERE ARE SOME KEY STATS FOR THE RACES ON DAY ONE OF THIS YEAR’S CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
FIRSTLY, THE SUPREME NOVICES HURDLE – THE RACE THAT OPENS THE FESTIVAL AT 130PM ON TUESDAY MARCH 15TH
SINCE 2013, WILLIE MULLINS’ HAS WON THE RACE 5 TIMES AND FINISHED SECOND TWICE FROM 23 RUNNERS
IRELAND HAS WON 13 OF THE LAST 21 RENEWALS – BUT ONLY 5 WERE RETURNED AS THE OUTRIGHT FAVOURITE
7 OF THE LAST 9 WINNERS WERE RETURNED AT 6/1 OR SHORTER
THE ARKLE – AT 2:10, RACE 2 ON DAY 1
WILLIE MULLINS HAS WON THIS RACE 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 7 YEARS
IRELAND HAS WON 5 OF THE LAST 7
THE FAVOURITE HAS WON 7 OF THE LAST 10 ARKLES AND 7 OF THE LAST 10 WINNERS HAVE BEEN RETURNED AS THE ODDS-ON FAVOURITE
ULTIMA HANDICAP CHASE
250PM, RACE 3, DAY 1
THERE HAS BEEN JUST ONE WINNING-FAV IN THE LAST 12 YEARS
NO HORSE TRAINED IN IRELAND HAS WON IN THE LAST 12 YEARS
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CHAMPION HURDLE
3:30PM THE BIG RACE OF THE DAY
SEVEN WINNING FAVS IN THE LAST 11 YEARS
NICKY HENDERSON HAS WON 3 OF THE LAST 5
WILLIE MULLINS HAS WON 4 OF THE LAST 11
JUST 2 OF THE LAST 11 WINNERS HAD AN SP IN DOUBLE FIGURES – ESPOIR D’ALLEN AND ROCK ON RUBY
6 OF THE LAST 9 WINNERS WERE RETURNED AT 5/2 OR SHORTER
Honeysuckle is a warm favourite to repeat her win in last year’s Champion Hurdle
ALSO…
THE MARES HURDLE, 4:10, HAS BEEN WON BY IRELAND IN 12 OF THE 14 YEARS IT HAS BEEN STAGED
AND THE UKRAINE APPEAL NATIONAL HUNT CHALLENGE CUP, 5:30PM HAS BEEN WON BY IRELAND IN 6 OF THE LAST 9 YEARS
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THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY STATS FOR THE OPENING DAY OF THIS YEAR’S CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
THE ACTION BEGINS ON TUESDAY AT 1:30PM AND WE WILL BE BOOSTING THE PRICE OF THE FAVOURITE ON THE LIVE SHOWS IN EVERY RACE AT THE MEETING
WE’LL ALSO HAVE LOTS OF EXTRA-PLACE RACES, EXTRA MARKETS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE BESIDES
AND, OF COURSE, WE GUARANTEE PRICES FROM THE OVERNIGHT STAGE ON ALL SINGLE AND MULTIPLE BETS ON ALL UK AND IRISH HORSERACING ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US AT BARONERACING.COM FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST SPORTING EVENTS OF THE YEAR, THE 4-DAY CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL – THE ACTION BEGINS AT 1:30PM ON TUESDAY MARCH 15TH
