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WILLIE Mullins plethora of entries in the 2021 Cheltenham Festival includes Al Boum Photo who goes to post 7-2 favourite in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Mullins trained Monkfish heads the betting in the Festival Novices’ Chase as 7-4 favourite on the back of winning the Albert Bartlett at the 2020 Festival, continuing to shine after switching to Chasing this season, in winning twice including a Grade 1 success at Leopardstown in December.
Mullins trained Chacan Pour Sol is 11-10 favourite in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, an outstanding 2-mile Chaser in Britain and Ireland having won five of six races since March 2019, that includes an impressive three Grade 1 victories.
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What Did We Learn From The Dublin Racing Festival?
The countdown for the Cheltenham Festival is well underway, and gamblers were given a last-minute look at some of the Irish contenders that will be crossing over for the National Hunt centrepiece this past weekend.
In truth, it was a thrilling two days of action from around the United Kingdom and Ireland, with no shortage of stories emerging.
The level of action on display was something that wouldn’t have looked out of place at the Festival itself, with some huge names in action.
Over in the United Kingdom, it was the stunning performance from Native River to win the Cotswolds Chase at Sandown that caught the imagination, as the former Gold Cup winner rolled back the years to see off Bristol De Mai and Santini.
Festival Fever: The Key Weekend Runners with Cheltenham Festival in mind
By Sporting Life
15:48 · SAT February 06, 2021
Matt Brocklebank and Tony McFadden profile eight of the most significant runners this weekend that are likely to have the Cheltenham Festival on their agenda, including Minella Indo.
Sunday - Ones to watch
Paul Townend on Appreciate It
Appreciate It is already favourite for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham but we could be talking in terms of old-fashioned Irish banker should he come through this weekend s test unscathed.
The son of Jeremy won the Goffs Future Stars Bumper on this card last February, before finding stable companion Ferny Hollow too good in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper the following month.
Road to redemption for Irish Gold Cup favourite and Cheltenham fancy
Minella Indo is 6/4 favourite for the Irish Gold Cup
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4 Feb 2021
Minella Indo, with Rachael Blackmore up, left, who came in second, jumping the last ahead of Allaho at Cheltenham last year );
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Leading owner Barry Maloney is hoping that Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup favourite Minella Indo will put an uncharacteristic tumble last time at the eighth fence in the Savills Chase behind him in Sunday’s feature contest at Leopardstown.
The hugely-exciting eight-year-old, who is 6-4 favourite with the sponsor for the weekend highlight, was unbeaten this season before that having cruised to victory in both a Grade 3 chase at Wexford in October and then at one higher level at Navan the following month.
by Bajan Reporter / January 18th, 2021
While the upcoming Cheltenham Festival is set to be one like no other, day two is certainly going to have an eerie feel about it. The Wednesday of the Festival is famously known as Ladies Day, with thousands of stylish racegoers packing out the Prestbury Park concourses in their glad rags and in good spirits.
However, this year, it seems the iconic event is going to take place behind closed doors. Nonetheless, we can still get dressed up at home and watch on TV, right?
So, as you study the form guides and hunt for the best odds on Cheltenham, we have put together this preview of all of day two’s Grade 1 races. Read on to find out more.