When is it?
The 2022 Cheltenham Pageant is sort of upon us, beginning Tuesday 15 March and working for 4 consecutive days to Friday 18 March.
The primary race on every day will begin at 13:30, the characteristic race on every day commences at 15:30, and the motion concludes on all 4 days with the ultimate race going off at 17:30.
The place can I watch it?
The nice information is that capability crowds shall be again at Cheltenham this 12 months. Bear in mind, final 12 months no racegoers have been allowed on account of Covid restrictions however should you want to go to Prestbury Park and watch the very good motion within the flesh then you may.
However failing that, the excellent news is that each one of many 28 Cheltenham Pageant races may be seen dwell from the consolation of your individual armchair.
Racing TV – a subscription paid service – has complete protection of the pageant every day, together with each race dwell, whereas free-to-air ITV Racing begin their protection at 12:40 every day and can present the primary 5 races dwell earlier than going off air at 16:30.
And in even higher information, should you’re on the go or out and about then each single Cheltenham Pageant race may be seen dwell just by having a Betfair account.
Simply log in, go to the race you wish to watch on the Betfair Change or Sportsbook, and click on on the Dwell Video button (as per screenshot under). You may additionally be capable to watch the motion proper right here on Betting.Betfair, on our Cheltenham Hub.
If I attend in particular person then what are the Covid guidelines?
Spectators aged 18 and over shall be required to carry a sound NHS Covid cross or be in possession of legitimate communication offering proof of one of many following:
– The attendee is double vaccinated with an accredited vaccine.
– The attendee has examined and registered a adverse on a Lateral Movement or PCR take a look at throughout the final 48 hours and ideally inside 12 hours.
– Proof of medical exemption by way of the NHS COVID Cross App.
– The attendee is exempt on the idea of medical exemption or medical trial participation.
Organisers say they suggest sporting face coverings in enclosed and crowded areas – with further face masks accessible on the doorway to the racecourse.
What are the principle races?
Each race on the Cheltenham Pageant is efficacious in its personal proper, each when it comes to prize cash and status, however all through the week there are 4 major races, one on every race day, and these are known as the 4 championship races.
They’re listed under, every with a hyperlink to the antepost Sportsbook market, the place Betfair are going Non Runner Cash Again ought to your horse not make it to put up, and the antepost Change market the place Win odds may be much more rewarding.
Are there any antepost preivews and suggestions for the championship races?
In fact! We have now…
Daryl says…
It is not unwise to counsel that the 14-raced unbeaten Honeysuckle continues to be on the improve and will have any quantity of enchancment nonetheless to return.
Kate says…
If Cheltenham will get the standard spring floor accustomed, then that may put additional emphasis on pace which is definitely in Energumene‘s favour.
Daryl says…
His age ought to show no barrier to success, and he might simply be probably the most gifted horse on this subject. You get the sensation it is now or by no means for Champ given his advancing years, and I, for one, do not wish to miss out.
Daryl says…
Galvin arguably must be a favorite for this race and has a wonderful course document, scoring at Cheltenham in two of his 4 visits, together with the Nationwide Hunt Chase on the 2021 Cheltenham Pageant.
Who’re the trainers and jockeys to look out for?
Coach and jockey combo Henry De Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore took final 12 months’s Pageant by storm, every having six winners with the latter ending the week because the main jockey, turning into the primary feminine rider in Cheltenham Pageant historical past to take action.
De Bromhead in the meantime made his personal piece of historical past, turning into the primary coach ever to coach the winner of the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Gold Cup on the identical Pageant.
Each shall be again at this 12 months’s Pageant, and each may have loads of ammunition to fireplace, so that you could be shocked to study that De Bromhead may be backed at across the 20.019/1 mark on the Betfair Change to finish the week because the Cheltenham Pageant Prime Coach, whereas Blackmore is 7.06/1 to retain her Cheltenham Pageant Prime Jockey crown.
The rationale for that is due to the highly effective Willie Mullins/Paul Townend combo who commerce at round 1.454/9 and 1.910/11 respectively to be the profitable most coach and jockey.
And after lacking final 12 months’s Pageant due to the pandemic, newbie jockeys will return this 12 months and you will have to go a protracted solution to discover a extra enthusiastic newbie than David Maxwell who rides all his personal horses.
Maxwell has his horses with Betfair Ambassador Paul Nicholls, and he’ll have a giant probability of a winner aboard Bob And Co within the St James Palace Hunter Chase (Cheltenham Foxhunters) on the ultimate day of the Pageant.
Nicholls himself is hoping to have assembly and together with Bob And Co he holds some robust palms within the handicaps whereas Bravemanasgame is undoubtedly his greatest probability of a winner on the week within the Brown Advisory Novices Chase
Who’re the shortest value favourites?
Just like final 12 months, who wins the battle between the punters and the layers will in all probability boil right down to the robust favourites on the week. And there is loads of them…
Horses buying and selling at 3.02/1 or beneath on the Change:
– Honeysuckle (Champion Hurdle, Tuesday) – 1.728/11
– Bravemansgame (Brown Advisory Novices Chase, Wednesday) – 3.02/1
– Shishkin (Champion Chase, Wednesday) – 1.9210/11
– Facile Vega (Champion Bumper, Wednesday) – 2.1211/10
– Bob Olinger (Turners Novices Chase, Thursday) – 2.447/5
– Galopin Des Champs (Turners Novices Chase, Thursday) – 2.89/5
– Allaho (Ryanair Chase, Thursday) – 1.728/11
– Vauban (Triumph Hurdle, Friday) – 2.8815/8
One other solution to revenue for a lot of will merely to again the Irish-trained horses who loved an amazing Pageant final 12 months, profitable 24 of the 28 races.
Not surprisingly Eire are very robust favourites at 1.091/11 to win the Prestbury Cup with Nice Britain at 17.016/1 and the Tie at 30.029/1, so all eyes shall be on simply what number of Irish-trained winners we’ll see.
Betfair have launched a Sure/No market on whether or not Eire will practice 19 or extra winners (Sure 1.9620/21, No 2.021/1) with the under barometer exhibiting it is a shut name as issues stand.
The place can I get day by day suggestions?
Proper right here >>> Cheltenham Ideas.
There’s already a plethora of content material on our devoted Cheltenham Pageant web page, together with the championship races previewed intimately together with different antepost previews and suggestions, coach profiles, a dwell weblog specializing in the Betfair markets, and far far more.
Every day of the assembly we’ll have unique perception from our ambassador Paul Nicholls, day by day information from Daryl Carter, all of the races lined and his high suggestions from Tony Calvin, plus day by day picks from ITV Racing pundit Kevin Blake, plus far more.
