Odds are that Ruby Walsh will be the top jockey at Aintree
April 8, 2010
Unless you are living under a rock or just think the Aintree Festival is about the Grand National then you may be in for a shock as the three day festival starts today! The entire Festival may not be as popular as the Cheltenham Festival but its highlight race is watched and betted on by tens of thousands of non gamblers and helps to sustain bookies for a year!
During the course of the three day festival there are seven races a day giving punters an amazing twenty one to choose from, starting today at 14.00 with the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle the favourite is ridden by bookies nemesis Ruby Walsh, how will he fare today and during the course of the next three days will he be the top jockey or will AP McCoy beat him past the post more times? He also due to ride the favourite in the Grand National in Big Fella Thanks.
Aintree Festival leading jockey
Prices for 2010 Festival supplied by Stan James.
- 5/6 – Ruby Walsh
- 6/1 – AP McCoy
- 7/1 – Barry Geraghty
- 8/1 – Bob Thornton
- 14/1 – Davy Russell
- 20/1 – Paddy Brennan
Others are available upon request.
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Will a Cheltenham Festival winner come first at this years Matalan Anniversary Hurdle
April 7, 2010
The second race of the first day is the Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices Hurdle which is a class 1 race for four years olds. The race is set to feature 11 runners over a distance of 2 miles and 110 yards with the going being set at good to soft.
Nine of the last ten winners of this race have won at once in their last three starts, whilst eight of the winners have finished in second place or better. Out of the last ten winners of this race nine have them have been winners at the Cheltenham Festival.
Matalan Anniversary Hurdle race runners
- Al Qeddaaf
- Barizan
- Double Handful
- Drussell
- Me Voici
- Nafaath
- Notus De La Tour
- Olofi
- Orsippus
- Sanctuaire
- Super kenny
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Ruby Walsh looking good for the John Smiths Topham Chase
April 7, 2010
The 3.45 race on Friday from the Aintree Festival is the John Smith’s Topham Chase. It is a class 1 race for horses aged 5 years and over with the going set as good to soft. So far there are 47 runners named for the race once this is scaled down they will have to run the 2 miles, 5 furlongs and 110 yards
The favourite is currently split between Ballabriggs and Pasco ridden by bookies enemy Ruby Walsh who are both showing at odds of 8/1, the second favourite is Wogan at 9/1. The freebetsblog.com tip for the race is the 16/1 Nostringsattached.
John Smith’s Topham Chase race card
Odds are supplied by Stan James who will be paying out 1/4 the odds on the first four placed runners.
- 8/1 – Ballabriggs
- 8/1 – Pasco
- 9/1 – Wogan
- 10/1 – Saddlers Storm
- 10/1 – Offshore Account
- 12/1 – Kilcrea Castle
- 14/1 – Prince De Beauchene
- 16/1 – Plaisir D’Estruval
- 16/1 – Prudent Honour
- 16/1 – Diablo
- 16/1 – Dooneys Gate
- 16/1 – Frankie Figg
- 16/1 – Isn’t That Lucky
- 16/1 – Oodachee
- 16/1 – Qhilimar
- 16/1 – Nostringsattached
- 16/1 – Scotsirish
- 16/1 – Wee Robbie
- 20/1 – Cossack Dancer
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Imperial Commander favourite for the Totesport Bowl Chase
April 7, 2010
The third race on day one of the Aintree Festival is the Totesport Bowl Chase which gets off the blocks at 15.10. It is a class 1 race for horses aged 5 years and over. It is set to feature just 5 runners over a distance of 3 miles and 1 furlong, with nineteen fences to be jumped along the way. The race has a prize fund of £85,515 and can be watched live on BBC1. The Pipe stable (Martin and David) have excelled in this race winning it 4 times in 6 times.
Favourite for this race is the Paddy Brennan ridden Imperial Commander followed by What A Friend as second favourite. As there are only 5 runners most bookies will only be paying out on the first two place runners not much odds of an each way bet so our money is a straight bet on Nacarat ridden by AP McCoy.
Totesport Bowl Chase race card
Odds supplied by Sky Bet who are running a non runner cash back offer on this race.
- 4/5 – Imperial Commander
- 3/1 – What A Friend
- 4/1 – Nacarat
- 14/1 – Carruthers
- 16/1 – Calgary Bay
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Big Bucks ridden by Ruby Walsh is favourite again for the Liverpool Hurdle
April 7, 2010
Day one of the Aintree Festival kicks off with the Liverpool Hurdle, it is a class 1 race for horses aged four years and over. The race is set to feature 9 runners over a distance of 3 miles and 110 yards with the going set to good to soft. This race only started in 2004 and all five previous winners had come from the top three placed horses in betting stakes.
The current (and hardly likely to change) favourite is last years favourite and winner Big Bucks ridden again by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls. They will be looking to capitalise on the excellent run this horse had at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle during this years Cheltenham Festival. Second favourite is Time For Rupert who was in 33/1 outsider in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle before ending runner up which has seen his odds go to 9/2 for this race. The Freebetsblog tip for this race is 33/1 Kayf Aramis ridden by Paddy Brennan and good odds for an each way bet.
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Liverpool Hurdle Race Card
- 2/5 – Big Bucks
- 9/2 – Time For Rupert
- 7/1 – Tidal Bay
- 16/1 – Souffler
- 20/1 – Bouggler
- 33/1 – Kayf Aramis
- 40/1 – Possol
- 100/1 – Wolf Moon
- 200/1 – Silver Token
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Early odds on the 2010 Grand National favourites
March 26, 2010
The second biggest horse race festival of the year is just around the corner (only a couple of weeks after the excitement of the four day Cheltenham Festival) takes place in April (8th – 10th) at Aintree Racecourse which culminates in the biggest horse of the year the John Smiths Grand National.
The race has inhered itself in to the English psyche and will see sweepstakes published in all the national newspapers and people that never would normally considering placing a bet setting up internet gaming accounts to back their chosen horses, it is one (if not the) biggest single gambling event in the United Kingdom
Grand National Antepost odds
The top ten listed horses supplied by Boylesports for the 2010 Grand National. Most of these horses were favourites and were expected to finish in high places in the Cheltenham Festival, but to the bookies delight this never happened and is reflected in the high odds being offered.
- 8/1 – Big Fella Thanks
- 10/1 – Mon Mome
- 14/1 – Black Appalachi
- 14/1 – Tricky Trickster
- 14/1 – Niche Market
- 16/1 – State Of Play
- 16/1 – Backstage
- 16/1 – Vic Venturi
- 16/1 – The Package
- 20/1 – Arbor Supreme
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