Cheltenham Festival Betting 2010 / Cheltenham Free Bets

So who will be the top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival, will it be Ruby Walsh or AP McCoy what about outsiders like R Johnson. Paddy Power have put together a book, if you do not already have a paddy power account you can get one now annd get a free £20 bet when you bet just £10

Cheltenham Top Jockey Odds

11-10 R Walsh; 7-2 AP McCoy; 7 B Geraghty; 8 R Thornton; 20 T Murphy, R Johnson; 25 P Carberry, D Russll, D O’Regan, S Thomas; 33 P Brennan

One of the most popular Cheltenham Festival Special Bets for the Cheltenham racing enthusiasts is to work out who will be Top Jockey, that is which jockey will ride most winners. The bookmakers put up these odds in the last couple of weeks before the festival when the jockeys rides are being finalised. Betting on the top jockey is an excellent way of having a bet on the Cheltenham Festival Races as this bet gives you an interest right the way through the 26 races at the festival.

The big punters will also look closely at this market as they are always looking to gain an advantage and they may find some value in this market as against backing the individual horse selections.

The key to looking at backing a selection for Cheltenham’s top jockey is to assess how many good rides your preference has during the 4 days of the Cheltenham festival.

It is also important to take into account how often your selection may finish in the first three of each race as this will count if there is a tie at the end for Cheltenham top jockey.

The main players for the Cheltenham top jockey in 2009 will undoubtedly revolve around;
Ruby Walsh, with the backing of Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins, is Ladbroke’s 11/10 favourite to be top jockey at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, but Tony McCoy looks better value at 7/2 with the magic sign.

Of course, Walsh rides Master Minded in Wednesday’s Champion Chase which effectively gives him one on the board already. However, McCoy’s rides look stronger overall and he may even be a short-priced-favourite after the opening day, at which point we can trade out to ensure a profit.

OK, his Supreme Novices’ Hurdle ride, Ainama (14/1 Skybet), is not everyone’s cup of tea after his Kempton defeat last time, but he could easily improve on his two runs to date. After that, though, he’s in line to ride the next three favourites, including Binocular (6/4 Paddy Power) in the Champion Hurdle. He’s no banker, but McCoy must have big chances on Calgary Bay (6/1 Sportingbet), second favourite for the Arkle, and Wichita Lineman (6/1 Stan James), who has been well-backed for the William Hill Trophy and, according to trainer Jonjo O’Neil, is his best chance of a winner at the festival.

Even if AP draws a blank on the first day, he still has a great book of rides for later in the week, with the likes of Karabak (7/2 Boylesports) and Aigle D’Or (6/1 Coral) well fancied on Wednesday, and a host of other fancied horses in the handicaps. In fact, he’s going to have a ride in virtually every race over the four days, so the current best odds of 7/2 look very generous.

Do have a saver on Choc Thornton, though, at 8/1 (Sportingbet). If there’s a jockey to trouble Walsh and McCoy, it is Alan King’s main man, although his cause hasn’t been helped by JP McManus purchasing Karabak, now the mount of McCoy (McManus’ retained rider). Still, he does have the leg up on Voy Por Ustedes (11/10 Totesport), many people’s idea of a banker in the Ryanair, and has a strong book of rides on Friday, in particular, including Walkon (5/1 Ladbrokes) in the Triumph Hurdle and Bensalem (5/1 William Hill) in the Albert Bartlett.

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