Browse a brief overview of Cheltenham Festival Tips for 2016

1. Cheltenham
Fes,val
Tips
March 2016

2. About the Race
The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle, known officially as
the Spa Novices Hurdle, is the premier 3 mile stayers'
novice hurdle in the UK. Elevated to Grade 1 status in
2008, it has been won by a couple of horses that have
gone on to successful steeplechase careers, including
2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup champion, Bobs Worth.
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Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle
betHQ Tip
Barters Hill has it all, a top rating, an unbeaten record
and proven stayer credentials. He's very generously
priced, so get him while he's still above Evens.

3. About the Race
The 2 mile 179 yard Triumph Hurdle is perhaps the
most prestigious novice hurdles event at the
Cheltenham Festival. Entry is restricted to 4-year-olds
and there are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race.
Despite being run over the same distance as the
Champion Hurdle, surprisingly few winners of the
Triumph Hurdle have gone on to win Cheltenham's 2
mile hurdles championship.
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The Triumph Hurdle
betHQ Tip
Footpad fits the profile of a Triumph Hurdle Champion
and offers a great price to boot. He's our pick for the
2016 Triumph Hurdle.

4. About the Race
The Ryanair Chase features 17 fences, and has become
a natural progression for horses who competed in the
JLT Novices Chase. It has also blooded a Cheltenham
Gold Cup champion, with Imperial Commander
winning the Ryanair Chase a season before taking the
Gold Cup.
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Ryanair Chase
betHQ Tip
There's some good value to be had with the favourites
likely to run elsewhere and the field yet to resolve
itself. Our pick is Al Ferof, whose price is likely to
plummet beyond reach of an each-way bet as the
favourites are pulled from this field.

5. About the Race
The JLT Novices Chase is one of the newer additions to
the Cheltenham Festival, and will be run for the 6th
time in 2016. It's the festival's only chase run over a
distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs and features 17 fences.
The JLT Novices Chase has already been won by a
couple of quality horses, with both Sir Des Champs
and Vautour picking up the race titles.
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JLT Novice’s Chase
betHQ Tip
Bristol De Mai offers the best combination of class and
value, if you can get him each-way while he's still
trading around the 4/1 mark. If his price drops below
this threshold, rather opt for Outlander.

6. About the Race
Covering a distance of 3 miles and half a furlong, the
RSA Chase features 19 fences. Over the last decade or
so the race has often been used to prepare horses to
compete in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in later seasons.
This reflects in the winners roll of the RSA Chase,
which includes Gold Cup champions like Lord
Windmere, Bobs Worth and Denman.
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RSA Chase
betHQ Tip
Outlander edges out Seeyouatmidnight as our early
tip thanks to his recent wins in Grade 1 and 2 chases.

7. About the Race
Run over 2 miles 5 furlongs it features ten hurdles and
gets the action underway on the second day of the
Cheltenham Festival.
The Neptune Investment Management Novices Hurdle
has launched the careers of some of the biggest
hurdles stars in the history of jumps racing, including
Istabraq, Hardy Eustace and Faugheen.
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Neptune Novices Hurdle
betHQ Tip
Yorkhill has the best form and rating in the field, and
gets our vote ahead of the underpriced Yanworth. Put
an each-way bet on him while you can still get him
above 4/1.

8. About the Race
The Mares Hurdle is also one of the newer races at the
Cheltenham Festival, with the inaugural race run in
2008. In the short time since then it has broken a long-
standing Cheltenham Festival record with Quevega
taking six consecutive race titles. This series of
performances broke the five win record set by Golden
Miller in the Gold Cup in 1936.
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Mares Hurdle
betHQ Tip
Your best bet for this race is Vroum Vroum Mag. If she
instead runs in the World Hurdle, then Annie Power's
big moment at the festival might finally have arrived.

9. About the Race
Run as the feature race of the final day of the
Cheltenham Festival it features the finest middle
distance steeplechase racehorses competing on a 3
mile 2.5 furlong course with 22 fences.
The most notable thing about the Cheltenham Gold
Cup is that it's one of two jumps races that draws a
wide audience from outside the racing community.
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Cheltenham Gold Cup
betHQ Tip
Don Cossack finds himself up against a really tough
field here, but is the only horse we can see assured of a
place, let alone a win. At 4/1 at Betfred he'll return
your full stake on each-way bets if he fails to take the
win, so get him while he's still available at this price.

10. About the Race
The race has a tendency to produce multiple winners.
Most recently Big Buck's set a race record by taking
four consecutive World Hurdle victories, and since
2000 four horses have taken two or more victories in
the race, accounting for around two thirds of all titles
won during this period.
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World Hurdle
betHQ Tip
You need to get value where you find it in the World
Hurdle, and Vroum Vroum Mag offers just that as a
true staying mare on a winning streak.

11. About the Race
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is one of a
handful of national hunt races that can turn
racehorses into national celebrities, with the likes of
Moscow Flyer and Master Minded rising to prominence
after achieving multiple wins in the race.
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Queen Mother Champion Chase
betHQ Tip
Un De Sceaux is deserving of his favourite billing but
isn’t where you’ll make money. Our tip is on Sire De
Grugy to sneak a place in the Champion Chase and
reward each-way backers with a solid payout.

12. About the Race
A number of Arkle Challenge Trophy winners have
gone on to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase,
with two horses achieving the Arkle and Champion
Chase double since 2010.
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The Arkle Challenge Trophy
betHQ Tip
Douvan is a worthy antepost favourite - pick up him up
at Paddy Power’s best price

13. About the Race
The Champion Hurdle needs little introduction.
The most prestigious hurdles race in national hunt
racing is run over a distance of 2 miles by the highest
rated hurdles racehorses in the sport. Eight hurdles are
jumped during the course of the race.
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The Champion Hurdle
betHQ Tip
With major bookies offering no-runner insurance on
the Champion Hurdle you can get your bets in early.
Nichols Canyon is our pick – priced just high enough
to pay out a return on each way bets.

14. About the Race
The curtain-raiser for the Cheltenham Festival is also
one of the most heavily bet on races at the meeting.
Run over a distance of 2 mile 87 yards, the Supreme
Novices Hurdle features 8 hurdles and attracts the
leading novices hurdlers over 2 miles in the UK.
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Supreme Novices Hurdle
betHQ Tip
Supreme Novices Hurdle has produced a convincing
antepost favourite in Min. Given his feats this season
his antepost price is generous and likely to drop as the
race approaches, so he's our early tip for this race.

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