One of the best Cheltenham tips is to pay close attention to horses who have performed well at past Cheltenham festivals. History does repeat itself at Cheltenham with over 20 dual winners since 1995.
From 1995 to 2005 there were 21 dual Festival winners with a further 28 winners having been placed at the meeting in a previous year and 27 winners had been placed at more than one festival!
Previous Festival Winners
As this is such a strong tip we have listed previous Cheltenham Festival winners who could take part in this years festival. We have listed them by the races they are entered in this year (or likely to be entered in) and alongside show the race or races they have won. Note that several horses could be entered in more than one race.
Champion Hurdle
Ebaziyan 2007 Supreme Novice Hurdle
Hardy Eustace 2003 Sun Alliance Hurdle, 2004 + 2005 Champion Hurdle
Katchit 2007 Triumph Hurdle
Sublimity 2007 Champion Hurdle
World Hurdle
Black Jack Ketchum 2006 Brit Insurance Novice Hurdle
Gaspara 2007 Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle
Hardy Eustace 2003 Sun Alliance Hurdle, 2004 + 2005 Champion Hurdle
Inglis Drever 2005 + 2007 World Hurdle
Wichita Lineman 2007 Brit Insurance Novice Hurdle
Champion Chase
Andreas 2007 Grand Annual
Contraband 2005 Arkle
My Way De Solzen 2007 Arkle, 2006 World Hurdle
Newmill 2006 Champion Chase
Voy Per Ustedes 2007 Champion Chase, 2006 Arkle
Gold Cup
Contraband 2005 Arkle
Denman 2007 Sun Alliance Chase
Fundamentalist 2004 Sun Alliance Hurdle
Kauto Star 2007 Gold Cup
Kicking King 2005 Gold Cup
L'Antartique 2007 Jewson Novices Chase
Monkerhostin 2004 Coral Cup
Rule Supreme 2004 Sun Alliance Chase
Star De Mohaison 2006 Sun Alliance Chase
Ryanair Chase
Contraband 2005 Arkle
Fundamentalist 2004 Sun Alliance Hurdle
L'Antartique 2007 Jewson Novices Chase
My Way De Solzen 2007 Arkle, 2006 World Hurdle
Newmill 2006 Champion Chase
Sky's The Limit 2006 Coral Cup
Sporazene 2004 County Hurdle
Star De Mohaison 2006 Sun Alliance Chase
Cheltenham Tips - Last Time Out Winners
It makes sense that if a horse is good enough to win one of the most competitive races on the national hunt calendar then they should have been able to win their latest race which wouldnt have been as strongly contested.
This tip is especially helpful in the festival handicaps. A winner of a recent handicap also indicates that the handicapper may not have the horse properly rated. Many handicap winners go on to win again next time out.
Of the last 64 handicaps at the festival, 27 have been won by horses who were successful on their previous start. Thats over 42%! From around 20% of the runners so a great Cheltenham tip!
At last years festival 12 of the 24 winners had won their previous race. Now thats a Cheltenham tip you cant ignore!
Cheltenham Tips - Champion Horses Have Recent Form!
With the big championship races (The Gold Cup, World Hurdle, Champion Hurdle and Queen Mother) you can rule out horses which didnt finish in the first three on their latest start. 31 of the last 32 winners of these races all ran in the last three on their most recent run.
Cheltenham Tips - Age of Championship Winners
Out of the last 32 Championship winners at the Cheltenham festival, 28 were aged between seven and nine. A great tip which will rule out a lot of runners. - cheltenham-betting.co.uk
Cheltenham - Ground For Concern?
Everyone knows Cheltenham drains very well and it is often the case that the Cheltenham Festival ground is on the firm side come March. Only a week before the Festival last year the ground contained heavy patches yet by Gold Cup day the ground was back on the firm side.
The last time the ground was officially heavy was almost 20 years ago (1989) so it seems for the near future mudlarks need not apply when it comes to the Festival. If you are backing a soft ground horse for the Festival then now is the time to start your rain dance.
After one of the wettest summers ever we have had one of the driest winters and it is going to take plenty of rain in the coming weeks to have anything softer than good to soft ground.
Where does that leave the punters? If the ground is genuinely good then it is time to back the speedier horses and the flat bred horses, who are used to firmer ground. If you are backing a soft ground horse for the Gold Cup then it is going to need to pour down the night before Gold Cup day and even that might not be enough.
So, the moral of the story, assume the ground will be good to soft at absolute worse and if the rain doesn’t come expect the softer ground horses to be very much outpaced. - blog.cheltenham-betting.co.uk/
Top Jockey 2007
Choc Thornton was top jockey at the meeting, riding 3 winners for Alan King and 1 for Paul Nicholls.
Ruby Walsh rode 3 winners all for Paul Nicholls.
Tony McCoy had just the one winner for JonJo O'Neill.
Top Jockey 2006
Ruby Walsh was top jockey with 3 winners.
Tony McCoy also had 3 winners.
Choc Thornton rode 2 winners.
Mick Fitzgerald had 2 winners for Nicky Henderson.
Top Trainer 2007
Paul Nicholls was top trainer with 4 winners, Alan King was 2nd with 3 winners.
Top Trainer 2006
Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson had 3 winners each, and Alan King managed 2 winners.
Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap
Enda Bolger horse/s are the ones to follow in this race.
Queen Mother Champion Chase 2007
Voy Per Ustedes became the first six year old to win the Champion Chase for 34 years!
National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup
J P McManus and trainer Jonjo O'Neill have both won this race three times before, and saddled 33/1 winner BUTLERS CABIN in 2007.
Handicap Races
Tony Martin has a knack of turning up with well handicapped horses in the UK and anything he runs should be given consideration.
Ferdy Murphy likes to target staying chase races at the festival and has managed to win 2 races at each festival at big prices in the last couple of years.
2007 William Hill Hcp Chase
2007 Jewson Nov Hcp Chase
2006 Kim Muir
2006 National Hunt Chase
Number of Irish Winners Betting
At least 10,000 racegoers travel over from Ireland for the annual pilgrimage and they havent been disapointed with 24 of the last 72 winners coming from the Emerald Isle! In 2006 the Irish returned home with their biggest ever success with 10 winners!
Each year there is a battle between the Irish and British to see which land can train the most Cheltenham Festival winners. The bookmakers will be betting on the number of Irish winners in 2008.
On 20/02/08, Irish Bookmaker Paddy Power were offering the following odds on the number of festival winners trained in Ireland.
Under 3.5 9/2, 4 5/1, 5 4/1, 6 4/1, 7 5/1, over 7.5 3/1
Irish victories in 2007
Champion hurdle - SUBLIMITY (JOHN CARR)
Champion Bumper - CORK ALL STAR (JESSICA HARRINGTON)
Cross Country race - HEADS ON THE GROUND (ENDA BOLGER)
Supreme Novices Hurdle - EBAZIYAN (WILLY MULLINS)
V. O'Brien County Hurdle - PEDROBOB (A. MULLINS).
Cheltenham Festival Novelty and Fun BetsIrish bookmaker Paddy Power are the specialists in this area and often come up with lots of fun novelty bets. Last year they were betting on how many pints of Guinness would be consumed during the four days of the festival.
How many pints of Guinness will be sold at the raccourse?
170,000-179,999 - 5/2
180,000-189,999 - 11/4
190,999- 199,999 - 5/1
200,000 or more 9/4
In 2006 between 190,000 and 199,999 were sold, but the Irish did get a lot of winners!! - cheltenham-betting.co.uk
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