ed chamberlin’s bet of the day
Skeletons are lethal at these big handicaps so hopefully the home team can win the County Hurdle (2.10). increase.
I want to interview the King of Potatoes after the Gold Cup
Ed Chamberlin
This is the best Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup to date since ITV took over the TV rights in 2017. It has a lot: 13 large fields with bets in each direction, very important in terrestrial television. A potential superstar of the Galopin Des Champs. Defending champions of Blackmore and A Plus Tard. Last year’s Grand National Hero, Noble Yeats. A strong home defense led by King George’s winner Brave Man’s Game. Plus, at just £800, he already has a wealth of stories to tell, including his fairytale Hewick, who won the Bet365 Gold Cup, the Galway Plate and the US Grand National.
The race revolves around a fanatical favorite, the gallopin de champs. At the beginning of the season I doubted if he had the stamina, but Willie Mullins found a secret that calmed him down. I was judging. Paul Townend almost ended up on Dublin’s main street after the Irish Gold Cup. He has the potential to blow the race.
A Plus Tard did just that 12 months ago. We would have given him a bit of a chance earlier in the week, but given the week De Bromhead and Blackmore are having, we can’t rule out the possibility that he’ll be back to his best form.
With the bookmaker offering such generous one-way terms, throw two darts in the Gold Cup (3.30) between Statler and Noble Yates and race at enough pace to be a test of your stamina I pray that it will be done.
Statler, who won last year’s National Hunt Chase, has a very important course form and has prepared well. After winning the Gold Cup, I’m looking forward to interviewing the King of Potatoes, Ronnie Bartlett. He’s very humble and loves the game. That is my wish today.
Ahead of the Cotswolds Chase, it was clear that the genius Emmett Mullins had yet to ‘turn the screws’ on Noble Yeats. I would be surprised if he was one of the first five.
Elsewhere on the card, Willie Mullins wins the Triumph (1.30). I don’t know which one. The English routed again and the results of bumpers, novice hurdles and novice pursuits indicated what would be a long cycle of Irish dominance.
Albert Bartlett (2.50) says the name of the day is Chianti Classico, his rather favorite wine. When he won Wincanton, the horse race card said the owner was Brooke Pilkington, but on ITV I guessed he was a Hollywood actress, Sir Francis Brooke and Richard I was unaware of the fact that Pilkington’s racing royalty. The Corbetts Cross may be a different class to this lot, but I’m keen on Stay Away Fay. After yesterday’s Stage Star winner, Paul Nichols wants to get back into the enclosure and if the ground remains on the soft side he’s a great one-way price. stay.
From the glow of Constitution Hill and the outpouring of emotion over Honeysuckle watched by over 1.3 million people on ITV, to the underdog winning and the punter defeating the bookmakers, what a week it’s been! All in Cheltenham’s magical playground. It was his week that reminded the world that racing is a great sport, free from worries.
Cheltenham Festival 2023, full schedule for Day 4
Friday March 17th – Gold Cup Day
1:30 p.m., JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1), 2m 179 years old
2:10pm, McCoy Contractor County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3), 2 minutes Age 179
2:50pm Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2:07 213
3:30 p.m., Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1), 3m 2f 70y
4:10pm Foxhunter Chase, 3min 2hr 70 years
4:50pm Mrs Paddy Power Mares Chase (Grade 3), 2 min 4ft 127 years
5:30pm, Martin Pipe Conditional Jockey Handicap Hurdle (0-145), 2:04:56
