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You might tell your better half that Christmas or your anniversary or some other family occasion is your favourite time of year. We know the truth though and after a year of racing it's the only festival we love to celebrate the Cheltenham Festival and it's just over a week away.
The big race of the opening day is the Smurfitt Kappa Champion Hurdle. Ireland have been cleaning up in this two miler over the last decade but Katchit lead home a British 1-2-3 last year though he's an outside shot this time round for a repeat though Binocular should mark another one up for Britain. The JP McManus owned horse will be making a first run of the year and is expected to win impressively.
Wednesday gets an extra race for the first time and the best of the seven is the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Master Minded's win in this one last year was so impressive that no one really expects anything other than the same again this year. Nothing's guaranteed at Cheltenham and if there's going to be an upset, who could it be?
Ladies Day is when we make all our fillies and whips puns but it also has two cracking races in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle and the Ryanair Chase. There's no Inglis Drever this time round so Kasbah Bliss leads the betting to replace the three time winner. Voy Per Ustedes is a big favourite after winning in Ascot though there are many who believe an upset is on the cards and suggest you cast your eye a little further down the betting.
Denman and Kauto Star will be going at it again in the showpiece Cheltenham Gold Cup on the Friday, which just happens to be the thirteenth. One of them is going to be unlucky but could both. Neptune Collonges trailed them both in last year's race and could improve upon that third placed finish and while a horse like Exotic Dancer could upset the odds it's looking likely that Paul Nicholls will be celebrating another Gold Cup success. Will Denman make it a double though?
Get Your Festival Off To A Supreme Start If favourite Cousin Vinny wins the Supreme Novice Hurdle Paddy Power will refund all losing single and each way bets on this race.
Terms & Conditions: Applies to win and each-way markets only. Singles only. Max Refund €300/£200 per customer/bet. If Cousin Vinny doesn't run offer will revert to the SP Favourite. Paddy Power racing rules apply.
Cheltenham was nearly blown off course last year with winds of up to 50mph forcing the cancellation of racing on the Wednesday. In another world betting first from Paddy Power the bookie is betting on the breeze. Will a fair wind blow for punters this year? Results will be verified by British Weather Services.
Which day of the Festival will be the windiest (strongest gust) 2/1 Tuesday 11/8 Wednesday 3/1 Thursday 9/2 Friday
What will be the highest recorded wind gust during the 4 days of the Festival 6/1 Below 30 mph 4/1 30-35mph 11/4 36-40mph 5/2 41-45mph 9/4 +46mph
What will be the highest recorded wind gust on the first day of the Festival (Tues 10th Mar) 8/1 Below 30 mph 10/3 30-35mph 5/2 36-40mph 9/4 41-45mph 3/1 +46mph
Like the Guinness, Paddy Power's betting on The Black Stuff is the original draught compared to other pale imitators. Once again Paddy Power are betting on how many pints of Guinness are drunk at the four day Festival. Will the credit crunch quench punters' thirsts or will they ride above the doom and gloom and celebrate in their usual style?
How many pints of Guinness will be consumed at Cheltenham Racecourse over the 4 days? 9/4 Less than 175,000 Pints of Guinness 4/1 175,000 - 195,000 Pints of Guinness 5/2 195,001 - 215,000 Pints of Guinness 3/4 215,001 - 235,000 Pints of Guinness 4/1 Over 235,000 Pints of Guinness
The Cheltenham roar is one of sport's spine-tingling moments, but what level of decibels will it reach for the famous opening race cheer.
What Will Be The Decibel Level of The Famous Cheltenham Roar? 8/1 Less than 90 dB (traffic levels) 4/1 90-100 dB (motorbike) 9/4 100-110 dB (powersaw) 3/1 110-120dB (loud rock concert) 4/1 120-130 dB (pneumatic drill) 8/1 130-140 dB (jet engine, gun blast) 12/1 Over 140dB (Opening race on Tuesday 11th March, decibel level as recorded from betting ring by Paddy Power)
They've been labelled as some of the worst gamblers in history but now some of them have plenty of time on their hands in retirement . Which financier will show his face first at the Festival?
First to be seen at Cheltenham 9/4 Fred Goodwin (RBS) 3/1 Eric Daniels (Lloyds) 4/1 Sir Tom McKillop (RBS) 9/2 Lord Stevenson (HBOS) 6/1 Andy Hornby (HBOS) 12/1 Alistair Darling 20/1 Gordon Brown
8/1 Paul Nicholls to train the first three home in the Gold Cup
Paul Nicholls number of Winners 15/8 Two or less 11/10 Three to Four 5/2 Five or more
Master Minded Winning Distance 2/1 Up to and Incl seven lengths 5/1 Eight to ten lengths 7/4 Eleven lengths or more
Top Jockey 11-10 R Walsh; 7-2 AP McCoy; 7 B Geraghty; 8 R Thornton; 20 T Murphy, R Johnson; 25 P Carberry, D Russll, D O'Regan, S Thomas; 33 P Brennan
Top Trainer 8-11 Nicholls; 4 Mullins; 5 Henderson; 8 King; 10 Pipe; 20 O'Neill; 33 Hobbs; 40 Meade; 50 Johnson, Twiston Davies
Number Of Irish Winners 4/1 Up to and including three 5/1 4 winners 4/1 5 winners 4/1 6 winners 11/2 7 winners 11/4 8 or more winners
Tuesday - Champion Hurdle 6-4 Binocular; 9 Celestial Halo; 10 Osana; 12 Crack Away Jack; 14 Katchit; 16 Sublimity, Ashkazar; 18 Sizing Europe; 20 Jered; 25 Punjabi, Sentry Duty, Brave Inca, Harchibald; 28 Whiteoak; 33 Bar 1/4 odds 1, 2, 3
Tuesday - Champion Hurdle w/o Binocular 5 Celestial Halo; 11-2 Osana; 7 Crack Away Jack; 8 Katchit, Sublimity; 9 Ashkazar; 12 Punjabi, Sizing Europe, Jered, Harchibald; 14 Brave Inca, Sentry Duty, Whiteoak; 16 Muirhead, Won In The Dark; 20 Bar 1/4odds 1, 2, 3
Wednesday - Queen Mother Champion Chase 1-3 Master Minded; 4 Voy Por Ustedes; 10 Big Zeb, Petit Robin; 12 Tidal Bay, Well Chief; 16 Twist Magic; 20 Briareus; 40 Tamarinbleu; 50 Bar 1/4 odds 1, 2, 3
Wednesday - Queen Mother Champion Chase w/o Master Minded 11-4 Big Zeb; 7-2 Petit Robin; 4 Tidal Bay, Well Chief; 5 Twist Magic; 6 Briareus; 14 Tamarinbleu, Mahogany Blaze; 25 Ashley Brook, Santa's Son; 33 Bar 1/4 odds 1, 2, 3
Thursday - Ladbrokes World Hurdle 11-10 Kasbah Bliss; 7-2 Punchestowns; 5 Big Buck's ; 11 Fair Along; 20 Blazing Bailey, Catch Me; 25 Mobaasher, Duc De Regniere, Lough Derg, Powerstation; 33 Nenuphar Collonges, Tazbar, Pettifour, Mighty Man; 40 Hardy Eustace, P'tit Fute, Shakervilz; 50 Bar 1/4 odds 1, 2, 3
Friday - Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup 7-4 Kauto Star; 5 Neptune Collonges; 6 Denman; 8 Madison Du Berlais; 10 Exotic Dancer; 16 Albertas Run, Barbers Shop; 20 Big Buck's, Star De Mohaison; 25 Air Force One, War Of Attrition; Imperial Commander; 40 Halcon Generlardais; 50 Bar 1/4 odds 1, 2, 3
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