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Cross Country Chase Preview - Cheltenham Festival


Published on: 14/03/2018

Cross Country Chase Preview - Cheltenham Festival

March 13, 2018 16:10pm - Cheltenham

Cheltenham Festival

Distance: 3m 6f 37y

Grade: Cross Country Chase

Runners: 16

Winner: £40,235

Going: Heavy (soft in places)

Few horses can boast a Cheltenham Festival record as impressive as Cause of Causes. With a second place and three victories in four appearances, it is no wonder that he is the top tip for Wednesday`s Cross Country Chase. Jamie Codd rode him to victory last year and will take to the saddle once again for this one, the duo seemingly perfectly-matched. Both Bless the Wings and Auvergnat watched from behind 12 months ago as the 10-year-old left a decent field in his tracks.

Punters have had a good record here over the years, so it`s always worth backing those at the top of the betting pile. Cause of Causes was a 4/1 shot last year and will probabaly short just short of that this time. But even at 7/2, he looks good value considering his pedigree.

Josie`s Orders won here in 2016 but it is hard to see him repeating the feat in this field. A better contender could be Tiger Roll who won last year`s National Hunt Chase and has two Cheltenham wins to his name. He came in behind Josie`s Orders back in December but the course and conditions will suit him much better here. One for the each-way punters.

Here`s a quick look at the past winners, the latest odds and our top tip of the race.

Cross Country Chase Winners - past four years:

2014: Balthazar King (10) - Richard Johnson (Philip Hobbs)

2015: Rivage d`Or (10) - Davy Russell (Tony Martin)

2016: Josies Orders (8) - Nina Carberry (Enda Bolger)

2017: Cause of Causes (9) - Mr Jamie Codd (Gordon Elliott)

Latest Betting odds:

Causes of Causes 7/2

The Last Samuri 13/2

Tiger Roll 13/2

Josies Orders 15/2

Auvergnat 9/1

Bless the Wings 10/1

Urgent de Gregaine 18/1

28/1 bar

You can back Cause of Causes at 7/2 or Tiger Roll (E/W) at 13/2.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 14/03/2018

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (14/03/2018 12:04:19) but are subject to change.

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