CHELTENHAM: SEE HOW THEY WON: DAY 1 of 5: Cheltenham here we come and the search is on for ante-post bets, as Daqman checks out where to find the winners with the stables to watch for today and – from tomorrow – a day by day stats guide to festival week. So see how they won!
11-4 NATIONAL WINNER LANDED YESTERDAY: After three winners on Saturday, Daqman had two more yesterday, including a third Grand National this season, the Cambridgeshire National at Huntingdon, with Court Frontier (WON 11-4). His other winner was Great Field (WON 15-8) at Leopardstown.
DAQMAN MONDAY: Four selections for Daqman this Monday he likes the look of two top weights over jumps at Lingfield and two at bigger prices on the flat at Wolverhampton.
CHELTENHAM ANTE-POST KIT
Get ahead of the game! Don’t wait until next week; bring together NOW your horses to follow; trainers who get the festival winners; and the stats that reveal where those winners come from, short odds or outsiders. Then you can hope to hit the ante-post market.
I shall go, day by day, race by race, through Tuesday to Friday this week, a week in advance of the real thing at Cheltenham, assessing the stats and facts of the last decade, alongside the following:
CHAMPION STABLES: 10 YEARS
Willie Mullins 5 times (highest total 8)
Paul Nicholls 3 times (highest total 5)
Nicky Henderson twice (highest total 7)
LEADING STABLES FOR OUTSIDERS
Nicky Henderson 40-1, 25-1, 22-1, 20-1
Paul Nicholls 28-1, 25-1, 20-1
Venetia Williams 50-1, 33-1.
OUTSIDERS: BEST RACES:
Tuesday: Ultima (50-1, 33-1, 28-1)
Wednesday: Fred Winter (40-1, 33-1, 25-1 twice)
Thursday: Plate 66-1, 33-1. Pertemps 25-1, 20-1
Friday: Grand Annual (40-1, 28-1, 20-1 twice)
FAVOURITES: BEST RACES:
Tuesday: Arkle Trophy (4-5 favourites, all at odds on)
Wednesday: Champion Chase (8-10 winners at 5-1 or shorter)
Thursday: Ryanair Chase (8-10 winners at 6-1 or shorter)
Friday: Foxhunter (7-8 winners at 7-1 or shorter)
Friday: Triumph Hurdle (8-10 winners at 13-2 or shorter)
TOP YARDS: DAQMAN HORSES TO FOLLOW:
Willie Mullins: Douvan, Good Thyne Tara, Vroum Vroum Mag, Yorkhill
Paul Nicholls: Frodon, Le Mercurey, Movewiththetimes, Romain de Senam
Nigel Twiston-Davies: Ballyandy, Blaklion, Wholestone
Nicky Henderson: Altior, Brain Power
TOP TRAINER (Betdaq offers)
Willie Mullins 1.69
Nicky Henderson 3.6
Gordon Elliott 5.7
Paul Nicholls 18.0
TOP JOCKEY (Betdaq offers)
Ruby Walsh 1.69
Bryan Cooper 6.8
Noel Fehily 9.6
NEXT STOP: WOLVER FOR YELLOW BUS
3.20 Lingfield Ardmayle was a winning Irish pointer before being bought for £50,000 by current connections and looks capable of justifying that price tag after a much improved display on his chase debut last time. He has been hit with a 7lb penalty for that win but the manner in which he won suggests that he has further scope for improvement and should be hard to beat. The 1.78 available on BETDAQ looks fair and he is a solid back proposition.
3.50 Lingfield A tight little handicap with only the four runners declared but Eminent Poet looks a likely type. He has proven form on heavy ground and is taking a drop back in class today from a hit Haydock handicap last time. This should be more his pace and at 3.6 on BETDAQ he looks like an interesting play.
3.10 Wolverhampton Derek Duval didn’t show a huge amount on debut when 8th of 10 at Lingfield but has the potential to improve significantly on his second start now switching to the all-weather. There has been bits and pieces of support for him early and his pedigree suggests that artificial surfaces could be up his street. This is also not the strongest of contests and at 7.8 on BETDAQ he looks worth a punt.
4.10 Wolverhampton The Yellow Bus was a useful type in Ireland for the now retired David Watchman and looks capable of making her mark here on her first start for new connections. She has placed form on the all-weather at Dundalk and the booking of Adam Kirby certainly catches the eye. The 7.8 available on BETDAQ is tempting and she is put forward as a back.
DAQMAN’S BETS
BACK 3pts win and place DEREK DUVAL (Wolverhampton 3.10)
BACK 9pts win (nap) ARDMAYLE (Lingfield 3.20)
BACK 7pts win EMINENT POET (Lingfield 3.50)
BACK 6pts win THE YELLOW BUS (Wolverhampton 4.10)
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