Cheltenham Festival Betting

Gordon Elliott shot into the leading trainer reckoning after paying the winners’ enclosure a couple of visits on Wednesday, and is now 7-1

Sizing Europe is 6/1 joint-fav (StanJames.com) to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2012 after a convincing win in the latest renewal

Hurricane Fly is the 4/1 favourite with totesport to win back-to-back Champion Hurdles after a narrow victory over Peddlars Cross.

The Big Four, Imperial Commander, Kauto Star, Long Run and Denman, are set to dominate market for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

With the last of the 3/1 Time for Rupert and 4/1 Master Minded drying up at William Hill, they have racked-up a £1.5million liability today.

StanJames.com are guaranteeing best-industry price on Cue Card in the Stan James Supreme Novices’ Hurdle during Happy Hour between 11-12.

Peddlers Cross and Khyber Kim are proving popular with StanJames.com in their race the Champion Hurdle, both attracting the money.

Bookmakers William Hill were breathing a huge sigh of relief at around 1.38pm this afternoon as Cue Card failed to win the Supreme Novice

Coral reckon the results on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival will have a huge bearing on the fortunes of bookmakers and punters.

Menorah is the 3-1 favourite with Coral for the Champion Hurdle, following the news that Binocular will not be defending his title.

After the latest declaration stage for the Gold Cup, totesport have cut Kauto Star into 11/2 from 6/1. Imperial Commander is the 10/3 favourite

Following support for Nicky Henderson’s first jockey Barry Geraghty is into 9/4 from 3/1 at Coral to be the Cheltenham Festival’s top jockey.