Boylesports make Ruby Walsh a 66/1 chance to win the four feature races, Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ladbrokes World Hurdle and totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, at the Cheltenham Festival 2010.
Only the Champion Hurdle evaded Paul Nicholls’ stable jockey last season when he rode a record seven winners over the four days.
He was second in the race, aboard Celestial Halo, his likely ride this time around. Nicholls is 25/1 with Boylesports to win the ‘big four’ in March.
“Ruby and Paul are quite simply a dream team at the moment,” said Boylesports spokesman Leon Blanche. They have the best horses around and already look to have three of the Festival bankers in Master Minded, Big Buck’s and Kauto Star. Celestial Halo was only touched off in the Champion last year and it would be no surprise to see him go one better and power up the hill he clearly loves.”
If Walsh is 66/1 to win all 4 i think you need to look at that in terms of the best prices available on the whole four. So if we were having a pound win acca we could expect to get GBP 67 back.
But is it more beneficial to back them singly. I know prices may contract during the week but let’s do a test
Celestial Halo 10/1 gives us 11 running onto Master Minded
Master Minded at 7/4 gives us 30.25 running onto Big Bucks
Big Bucks at 4/6 gives us 50.41 going onto Kauto Star at 5/4
……….and If Kauto Star wins then it will be GBP113.42
So any punter who takes 66/1 for Ruby to ride the BIG 4 is barmy!!!
Their you go…..maybe back the hotpots singly as i am sure different bookies will be offering different odds to get their accounts right during the week.
Cheers
Richard
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