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Can Cheltenham Stars Follow Up Festival Glory in 2014?
19/03/13
Many National Hunt fans will be suffering from a Cheltenham Festival hangover this week as the reality dawns that they must wait another 12 months before the enjoyment of the four day meeting comes round again, but whilst some will be licking their punting wounds, plenty of ante-post enthusiast will already be looking at last week's races to find the early value ahead of the 2014 Cheltenham Festival.
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Our Conor later in the week, who propelled to a facile success in the Triumph Hurdle to maintain his unblemished record.
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Nicky Henderson reached the marvellous milestone of 50 Cheltenham Festival winners when Sprinter Sacre was fully expected to rout his Queen Mother Champion Chase rivals and he duly obliged with a 17-length romp that saw him cement his place as the finest jumps horse in training, but next year he could be handed a new adversary in stablemate Simonsig.
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Big Buck’s was unable to try and win his fifth consecutive Stayers Hurdle title due to injury and the Stewart Family informed punters that his only run next year will be in the World Hurdle, if he can return from injury that is, so it’s not surprising that Paddy Power are dangling an ante-post carrot at 7/2 about a fifth success for the Paul Nicholls star in 2014 but many will feel that At Fishers Cross can progress again and the 6/1 could well look be a cracking ante-post bet come next March about a horse that is still on the upgrade.
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Elsewhere, Champagne Fever beat the well backed My Tent Or Yours in the Supreme Novices Hurdle last Tuesday and with a chasing career now on the card, the Willie Mullins runner is the current favourite for next year's Arkle and as a previous point to point winner in Ireland, the six year old is sure to be one to keep an eye on over bigger obstacles whilst My Tent Or Yours is a 10/1 shot to win the 2014 Champion Hurdle.
