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Punjabi Victory Leaves Barry Geraghty With Champion Hurdle Decision

Punjabi got back to winning ways at Kempton Park in the Racing Post iPhone app hurdle. This was his first victory since he won the champion hurdle last season. This follows two disappointing runs this season and at least this should lift his confidence before the championship race at the festival on March 16th.

There has been a few who have suggested that races such as this one have no place on the racing calendar. This was a race which was set up for Nicky Henderson's horse due to the abandonment of the Kingwell Hurdle last weekend. The Irish are content to do racecourse gallops a few weeks before the Cheltenham Festival and this will be in evidence on attheraces tomorrow evening after racing at Leoparddstown.

The next question that needs answering is which of the Henderson Champion Hurdle contenders will Barry Geraghty ride. Zaynar who was turned over at long odds on at Kelso, was unbeaten over hurdles prior to last weeks race and for all who saw this race would think that Geraghty will partner Punjabi. This is a question that he will probably leave open until a few days before the start of the festival.

In general the bookies have not made any changes to Punjabi's price for the Champion Hurdle and he can be freely be backed at odds of 10/1 with most bookmakers.

Other Cheltenham Festival News

24 Feb 2010Paul Nicholls To Run 5 In Cheltenham Gold Cup
24 Feb 2010Irish Novice Hurdlers Have the Edge At The Cheltenham Festival
19 Feb 2010Dunguib Most To Fear From Supreme Novice Oscar Whisky
18 Feb 2010Zaynar Drifts In Champion Hurdle Betting Following Defeat At Kelso
18 Feb 2010Captain Cee Bee Looking To Double Up In Arkle Chase
18 Feb 2010Cheltenham Festival Leading Trainer Betting Will See Bookmakers Take No Chances
17 Feb 2010Paul Nicholls Has 6 Of The 19 Left In Cheltenham Gold Cup
15 Feb 2010Dunguib Master Minded Big Bucks Kauto Star The Cheltenham Festival Bankers
11 Feb 2010Ruby Walsh Top Jockey at Cheltenham Festival
10 Feb 2010First Australian Runners On Course For Cheltenham Festival Runs

Cheltenham Festival - Betting Tips

Tom LeeFollowing on from last year, we are delighted to announce that we are featuring horse racing tips from Channel Four Racing presenter, Tom Lee.

Tom appears on Channel 4's Morning Line & covers live Racing in the afternoon as well fronting RTE's Racing coverage in Ireland, his Cheltenham Festival Tips and previews of each day's Racing will be available during the Festival and supported with opinions and views from our Racing writers.

View Tom's Racing Tips
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Cheltenham Festival 2011 Odds

We now have the latest bookmakers betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival Races.

These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.

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Cheltenham Festival Guides

The four days of the Cheltenham Festival play host to a number of high quality races: