Cheltenham Festival Betting 2012 / Cheltenham Free Bets

Paul Nicholls is training again some of the top national hunt horse at cheltenham, he is the leading national hunt trainer of a generation, in 2007 / 2008 season he had 155 winners and helped win £4m in prize money, he has over 1500 winners in his career. He has won the Cheltenham Golf Cup 3 times. Paddy Power have compiled some special Paul Nicholls bets to predict how succusful he will be this week.l

8/1 Paul Nicholls to train the first three home in the Gold Cup place this bet at Paddy Power Now

Paul Nicholls number of Winners

15/8 Two or less
11/10 Three to Four
5/2 Five or more

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Master Minded Winning Distance

2/1 Up to and Incl seven lengths
5/1 Eight to ten lengths
7/4 Eleven lengths or more

The appointment of the great Irish rider Ruby Walsh as stable jockey has undoubtedly strengthened Nicholls’ hand in the big races. Their major successes include the Queen Mother Champion Chase with Azertyuiop (2004) and Master Minded (2008), consecutive wins in the King George VI Chase with Kauto Star (2006, 2007 and 2008) and the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Kauto Star in 2007. Nicholls’ finest hour came in the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup where he saddled the first three horses home: in finishing order, Denman (ridden by Sam Thomas), Kauto Star and Neptune Collonges. Despite his achievements at Cheltenham, the Aintree Grand National remains the only major British staying chase to elude Nicholls. In recent years, Nicholls’ dominance has extended across the Irish Sea and his horses have plundered Ireland’s most valuable jumping prizes with increasing regularity. Some commentators have speculated that Nicholls is attempting to become British and Irish champion trainer simultaneously, although Nicholls has denied this, telling the Irish Times “It’ll never happen. I’m not chasing it and I was misquoted about chasing it”. [1]

Nicholls is renowned for being approachable and media-friendly. He writes a popular column on Saturdays in the Racing Post and his frank and honest opinions are well respected by members of the racing public. His hegemony over British jump racing looks sure to continue for years to come, despite fierce competition from the powerful Nicky Henderson and Alan King stables. In the autumn of 2008, Nicholls announced that his Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman was suffering from a heart problem, although few would bet against the horse successfully defending his crown in March. In December 2008, Nicholls trained his 50th grade one winner when Master Minded (ridden by AP McCoy) won the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown.

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