Cheltenham Top Jockey Betting

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.

While the main players for the Cheltenham top jockey in 2009 will undoubtedly revolve around the great Jockeys listed here there really is only one person that can win it and that is Ruby Walsh and he is a 1/2 chance to do so and you can back him at this price with Paddy Power

Because of this we have put up the odds for the top jockey without Ruby.

Top Cheltenham Jockey Without Ruby Walsh

B Geraghty 11/8
AP McCoy 2/1
D Russell 5/1
R Thornton 7/1
P Carberry 10/1
P Brennan 14/1
T Murphy 16/1
J Maguire 16/1
G Lee 20/1
N Carberry 20/1
P Townend 25/1
R McNamara 25/1

Odds Courtesy of Paddy Power

It would be hard to see a winner of Cheltenham National Hunt top jockey emerging outside these major players. These jockeys will have the majority of the best rides during the four days and are linked to the best trainers and owners.

Once you have gone through the races and identify your selection for Cheltenham top jockey, it would be wise to look at each Bookmakers odds on this market as it will probably vary quite a bit depending on the positions they have on each race and so you can pick out some excellent value here.

The top Cheltenham jockey in recent years has been Robert Thornton and Ruby Walsh, going back further in 2005 it was won by Graham Lee, in 2004 Ruby Walsh was successful and 2003 Barry Geraghty won it in what was a very exciting tussle with Richard Johnson.

Paddy Power are our firm number one choice for your Cheltenham Festival bets. When you open an account with Paddy Power you can claim a free bet of upto £250.

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When the racing starts in March many of the listed bookmakers on our site provide special betting markets and cashback offers. As soon as these are revealed we will be adding them to our site to ensure you have all the latest Cheltenham offers at your disposal.

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