UK Horse Racing Tips

The next exciting event on the racing calendar has to be the Cheltenham Festival, taking place in March .With more prize money than any meeting bar the Grand National, excitement swirls around this prestigious occasion held in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The show-piece of the festival is the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The four day festival starts with Champions Day on Tuesday March 11th. Don’t miss the Championship Hurdle, or the Grade 1 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy, won last year by Simonsig. Wednesday is Ladies Day, where we have an exciting seven day card. There’s St Patrick’s Thursday to look forward to on the 13th, where we anticipate the thrilling Ladbroke’s World Hurdle (favourite Big Bucks is available at 2-1). The festival culminates with the Cheltenham Gold Cup, won in 2013 by Bobs Worth, available at 9/4 and one of the main 2014 Cheltenham tips to win this year. Silviniaco Conti second favourite at 7/2.

Terry Biddlecombe is due to be honoured at the event this time around following has sad passing on 5th January. Biddlecombe both trained winning horses at the festival – including as Gold Cup winner Best Mate – and rode an amazing nine winners as a jockey, includng, yes you guessed it, a Gold Cup winner – Woodland Venture.

Despite there being flood warnings less than 10 miles away earlier this month, Cheltenham’s clerk Simon Claisse assures us that the the show most go on stating that ‘the track is in very good shape’. Fingers crossed this will be one party the weather won’t crash. Shown live on Channel 4, this is a national hunt extravaganza not to be missed.

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