Hi all,
As promised yesterday here’s another ante-post betting preview. Today I’m adding to my Cheltenham Festival betting portfolio. So far, I have just got Defi Du Seuil at 10/1 for the Champion Chase but racing over the festive period both sides mean we can add another one.
Cheltenham Festival 2020 Ante Post Selections
Tuesday March 10th
Arkle Chase
The Grade 2 Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase at Kempton has been won by the likes of Dynamite Dollars, Cyrname, Altior, Dodging Bullets and Sprinter Sacre in recent seasons. Five of the last 8 winners of the race went on to win the Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham festival and I think this year’s winner Global Citizen can go on to Grade 1 success over fences.
Global Citizen useful over hurdles built on his first start over fences at Carlisle with an impressive success at Kempton. The 7-year-old racing in the first-time tongue tie made all and showed he was a battler to hold off his rivals between the last two fences. Given his relative inexperience over the larger obstacles he jumped well and won in a good time. Granted he’s unproven on an undulating track, just the two starts on such tracks, best form over hurdles has come on flat tracks. Still he represents cracking each way value at 16/1 or bigger. If he was with a bigger name trainer, he would be shorter in the betting.
1pt each way – Global Citizen – 20/1 @ Betfred or 16/1 – Gen
There will be more additions to the portfolio in the coming weeks of the New Year.
Cheers
John