Cheltenham Festival 2011 Key Betting Races
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by admin in Sports
Nothing can beat the thrill of cheering on your horse as it noses ahead and romps home first at the post. That special excitement is doubled when you’ve got money on the outcome of the race and this year’s Centenary Cheltenham Festival will see thousands of lucky punters making their way through the crowd with huge gins, clutching winning betting slips.
The ante-post betting odds for Cheltenham are out – and Kauto Star is the favourite to lift the prestigious Gold Cup.
The two-time winner, who won in 2007 and 2009 but fell last year, is 7/2 at Ladbrokes. Last Year’s winner Imperial Commander is second-favourite at 5-1 at Sporting Bet and Denman, who finished second behind him in 2010, is up there at 10/1 at Boylesports.
The large field of runners have a number of horses yet to be priced and you can keep up to date with the best odds and movement in the markets by visiting www.cheltenhambetting.org for all the latest prices.
Big Bucks is 12/1 at William Hill and What a Friend is 14/1 at Paddypower with Long Run 20/1 at VC Bet. In the other big races at meeting, Binocular is the current 3/1 favourite at Boylesports to take the Champion Hurdle. Hurricane Fly is fancied at 5/1 with most bookmakers while Khyber Kim is out at around 10/1 in third favourite spot.
2009 winner Punjabi is a 33/1 shot with the much-talked-about Dunguib at 22/1 at VC Bet, which could be well worth a flutter.
Big Zeb is the favourite to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase at 7/2 at Ladbrokes with Master Minded running him close in the betting at 9/2 at VC Bet. Tataniano could be a good bet at 8/1 at William Hill and Sizing Europe is 6/1 Bet365.
Big Bucks will be looking to earn people the same in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at and at odds of 4/5 at Paddypower, the horse is hugely favoured. Zaynar and Quevaga are out at around 6/1 with Peddler’s Cross and Time for Rupert around 10/1 with the bookies.
Why not get a four horse accumulator on the winners of the big four races? Backing the third favourites in each race each way could bring in a huge payday.