Only six days left until the Cheltenham Festival begins. With final declarations being announced from today onwards, we will get a clearer picture as to how the races will shape up. For the likes of Galopin Des Champs, Sir Gerhard and Dusart Dynamo amongst many others, the targets remain unclear. However, with special thanks to Gault Stats and Juicestorm, we try and narrow down the vast fields across the four days, looking at a key trend in every race and how they align with the leading market protagonists.
DAY ONE
13:30 – Supreme Novices Hurdle
KEY TREND: 12/12 – Three or more hurdle runs
GOOD NEWS FOR: JONBON/KILCRUIT/MIGHTY POTTER
BAD NEWS FOR: CONSTITUTION HILL/DUSART DYNAMO/SIR GERHARD
14:10 – Arkle Chase
KEY TREND: 14/15 – Six or seven-years-old
GOOD NEWS FOR: BLUE LORD/COEUR SUBLIME/MAGIC DAZE
BAD NEWS FOR: EDWARDSTONE/RIVIERE D’ETEL/HAUT EN COULEURS
14:50 – Ultima Handicap Chase
KEY TREND: 0/15 – Irish-trained winner of the race
GOOD NEWS FOR: DOES HE KNOW/FANTASTIKAS/FRODON
BAD NEWS FOR: DEATH DUTY/FLOUEUR/THE SHUNTER
15:30 – Champion Hurdle
KEY TREND: NO Horse has ever won this without a season prep run
GOOD NEWS FOR: HONEYSUCKLE/TEAHUPOO/EPATANTE
BAD NEWS FOR: APPRECIATE IT
16:10 – Mares’ Hurdle
KEY TREND: 13/13 – Had an official rating of 140 or greater
GOOD NEWS FOR: TELMESOMETHINGGIRL/CONCERTISTA/ROYAL KAHALA
BAD NEWS FOR: QUEENS BROOK
4:50 – Boodles Handicap Hurdle
KEY TREND: 9/9 – Had won 1 or 2 hurdle races
GOOD NEWS FOR: THE TIDE TURNS/ICARE ALLEN/BRAZIL
BAD NEWS FOR: GAELIC WARRIOR/FIL DOR/PETIT TONNERRE
17:30 – National Hunt Chase
KEY TREND: 0/21 – Beaten favourite last time out
GOOD NEWS FOR: STATTLER/FAROUK D’ALENE/VANILLIER
BAD NEWS FOR: RUN WILD FRED
DAY TWO
13:30 – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
KEY TREND: 16/16 – Aged 5 or 6-year-old
GOOD NEWS FOR: DUSART DYNAMO/GINTO/JOURNEY WITH ME
BAD NEWS FOR: SIR GERHARD/KILCRUIT/THE NICE GUY
14:10 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
KEY TREND: 0/21 – Kauto Star winners
GOOD NEWS FOR: GALOPIN DES CHAMP/AHOY SENOR/CAPODANNO
BAD NEWS FOR: BRAVEMANSGAME
14:50 – Coral Cup
KEY TREND: 15/17 – 32 day or longer layoff
GOOD NEWS FOR: STATE MAN/DROP THE ANCHOR/SAINT FELICIEN
BAD NEWS FOR: GOOD RISK AT ALL/THEDEVILSCOACHMAN/ASHDALE BOB
15:30 – Champion Chase
KEY TREND: Willie Mullins is yet to win the race
GOOD NEWS FOR: SHISHKIN/NUBE NEGRA/PUT THE KETTLE ON
BAD NEWS FOR: ENERGUMENE/CHACUN POUR SOI
16:10 – Cross Country Chase
KEY TREND: 14/17 – Had a previous run on the Cross-Country course
GOOD NEWS FOR: TIGER ROLL/EASYSLAND/MIDNIGHT MAESTRO
BAD NEWS FOR: DELTA WORK/PRENGARDE/SHADY OPERATOR
16:50 – Grand Annual
KEY TREND: 1/17 – Already won a Handicap chase during the season
GOOD NEWS FOR: BUDDY RICH/CIEL DE NEIGE/COEUR SUBLIME
BAD NEWS FOR: BRAVE SEASCA/AMARILLO SKY/THYME WHITE
17:30 – Champion Bumper
KEY TREND: 19/21 – Had their debut run in Ireland
GOOD NEWS FOR: FACILE VEGA/AMERICAN MIKE/REDEMPTION DAY
BAD NEWS FOR: OUR JESTER/MULLENBEG/POETIC MUSIC
DAY THREE
13:30 – Turners Novices’ Chase
KEY TREND: 10/11 – Three or more Chase runs
GOOD NEWS FOR: L’HOMME PRESSE
BAD NEWS FOR: BOB OLINGER/GALOPIN DES CHAMP/JUNGLE BOOGIE
14:10 – Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle
KEY TREND: 2/20 – Won a Pertemps qualifier
GOOD NEWS FOR: WINTER FOG/ALAPHILIPPE/DUNBOYNE
BAD NEWS FOR: SPORTING JOHN/THE BIG GALLOPER/ORBYS LEGEND
14:50 – Ryanair Chase
KEY TREND: 12/12 – Had an official rating of 161 or higher
GOOD NEWS FOR: ALLAHO/FAKIR D’OUDARIES/JANIDIL
BAD NEWS FOR: SHAN BLUE
15:30 – Stayers’ Hurdle
KEY TREND: 20/21 – Aged between 6 and 8-years-old
GOOD NEWS FOR: FLOORING PORTER/THYME HILL/KLASSICAL DREAM
BAD NEWS FOR: CHAMP/PAISLEY PARK
16:10 – Paddy Power Plate (Changed distance in 2015)
KEY TREND: 7/7 – Already had won a race that season
GOOD NEWS FOR: CELEBRE D’ALLEN/IMPERIAL ALCAZAR/THE GLANCING QUEEN
BAD NEWS FOR: THE SHUNTER/GRAND PARADIS/BEN DUNDEE
16:50 – Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Only 6 renewals of the race)
KEY TREND: 5/6 – Trained by Willie Mullins
GOOD NEWS FOR: BRANDY LOVE/DINOBLUE/GRANGEE
BAD NEWS FOR: PARTY CENTRAL/IMPERVIOUS/LOVE ENVOI
17:30 – Kim Muir Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase
KEY TREND: 2/19 – Won last time out
GOOD NEWS FOR: FRONTAL ASSAULT/AIN’T THAT A SHAME/FAKIR D’ALENE
BAD NEWS FOR: OMAR MARETTI/OSCAR ELITE/SCHOOL BOY HOURS
DAY FOUR
13:30 – Triumph Hurdle
KEY TREND: 17/18 – Raced on the flat over 1m4f or further
GOOD NEWS FOR: VAUBAN/PIED PIPER/FIL DOR
BAD NEWS FOR: KNIGHT SALUTE/PORTICELLO
14:10 – County Hurdle
KEY TREND: 15/16 – Had an official Rating between 129-139
GOOD NEWS FOR: TOP BANDIT
BAD NEWS FOR: STATE MAN/ECHOES IN RAIN/WEST CORK
14:50 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
KEY TREND: Gordon Elliott is yet to win the race
GOOD NEWS FOR: HILLCREST/MINELLA COCOONER/JOURNEY WITH ME
BAD NEWS FOR: MINELLA CROONER/GINTO/HOLLOW GAMES
15:30 – Cheltenham Gold Cup
KEY TREND: 18/19 – Raced in calendar year
GOOD NEWS FOR: MINELLA INDO/AL BOUM PHOTO/CONFLATED
BAD NEWS FOR: A PLUS TARD/GALVIN/PROTEKTORAT
16:10 – Hunters Chase
KEY TREND: 15/15 – Yet to win over 3m2f
GOOD NEWS FOR: BILLAWAY/WINGED LEADER/COUSIN PASCAL
BAD NEWS FOR: BOB AND CO/PONT AVEN/SHANTOU FLYER
16:50 – Mares’ Chase
NO KEY TREND: New race – Only had one previous renewal
17:30 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
KEY TREND: 11/13 – Already ran in Graded hurdle
GOOD NEWS FOR: LANGER DAN/CHEMICAL ENERGY/HOLLOW GAMES
BAD NEWS FOR: STATE MAN/GOOD RISK AT ALL/I A CONNECT
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