Cheltenham Market Movers: Tuesday

9.06 UPDATE: Welcome to the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. The weather is set fair and a cracking day’s racing is in store.

Going Report
As of 12:00 (Monday) the going for Cheltenham is:
Good to Soft, Good in places
GoingStick: 6.9

Referencing our going report archive, the GoingStick reading is the same as last year and equivalent to ‘good to soft / good’.

Newspaper picks

The most popular horse amongst the newspaper tipsters is Faugheen in the Champions Hurdle (3.20), the choice of five pundits. He is unbeaten in eight starts and his form looks rock solid although he is an unimaginative selection. 

Betting Bias Tips
Our resident racing tipster has three selections for the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

1.30 L’Ami Serge
2.05 Smashing
3.20 Arctic Fire e/w

9.00: Latest Cheltenham market movers

1.30 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Shaneshill+0%
2.05 Arkle Chase Smashing+0%
2.40 Handicap Chase Barrakilla+1.81%
3.20 Champion Hurdle Arctic Fire+0%
4:00 Mares Hurdle Carole’s Spirit+0.9%
4.40 Nationa Hunt Chase Perfect Gentleman+1.03%
5:15 Novices’ Handicap Little Jon+1.03%
% change in implied chance of winning

11.00am: Latest Cheltenham market movers

1.30 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle L’Ami Serge+0%
2.05 Arkle Chase Court Minstrel+0.51%
2.40 Handicap Chase Gallant Oscar+2.42%
3.20 Champion Hurdle Vaniteux+0.51%
4:00 Mares Hurdle Carole’s Spirit+0.9%
4.40 Nationa Hunt Chase Perfect Gentleman+1.03%
5:15 Novices’ Handicap Keltus+1.67%
% change in implied chance of winning