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Johnny Ward: British jumps racing is in a sorry state as Irish rule the day at Cheltenham
After two days’ racing, half-time, Henry de Bromhead had won three of the Grade 1s. Of 14 races, Great Britain has won three. Johnny Ward By Johnny Ward Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, 9:28 PM Wed 9:28 PM 39,490 Views 23 Comments
Aidan Coleman celebrates the Champion Chase victory.
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“WE LOVED HAVING them here,” gushed ITV anchor Ed Chamberlin earnestly as the camera shot to the Irish connections isolating-by-nationality at a near-empty Cheltenham.
“They’re so important to the Festival.”
He was neither joking nor doing anything other than afford the warm welcome the British extend to the Irish every Cheltenham – including when it coincides with St Patrick’s Da
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Cheltenham tips for Queen Mother Champion Chase Day, Wednesday, March 17
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1.20pm - Ballymore Novices Hurdle
It is unusual for me but I m going against the Irish in this race and backing
BRAVEMANSGAME (7/2) trained by Paul Nicholls in England. On the Irish front, and we have a good record saddling four of the last five winners, Jamie Codd reckons Bob Olinger (2/1) is a god given cert to win this for Henry De Bromhead. He is a class act but I m taking him on with Bravemansgame who should be a good Cheltenham horse. He is a strong galloper and will relish the step up in trip. He was beaten into second over two miles at Chepstow back in October when his jockey struggled to pull him up after the line. This trip is ideal and a strongly run race will be right up his street. You really couldn t find a more ideal race for him than the Ballymore. The further he goes, the better he gets, evidenced with his 10-length runaway
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1.20pm - Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle
Willie Mullins trains the favourite for the very first race on the card this year in
APPRECIATE IT (7/4) who should win to get punters off to a good start from their sofas. His only defeats for Willie Mullins came on debut back in 2019 at Fairyhouse and at Cheltenham last year when his colours were lowered by Ferny Hollow in the Champion Bumper. Since then, he has looked iron clad over hurdles, winning three from three, including at the Dublin Racing Festival in February where he stamped his authority on a good field which included Ballyadam, currently third in the betting market for this race. If 7/4 is too short for you from a betting perspective,
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